safety

Health & Wellness

Field guide to summer safety

Do you know what to do if someone's stung by a bee? What about a broken bone while camping? Don't hit the great outdoors without...

Home Safety

Outdoor safety products every family should own

As the weather heats up and your family migrates outdoors, make sure your home is equipped with potentially life-saving safety gear.

Wellness

Lipstick metals toxic?

A new study says repeatedly priming your pout with lipstick or lip gloss could be dangerous.

Tweens, Teens & College

When teen dating violence hits your family

Dating violence can be physical, emotional, psychological or sexual in nature. It can include forceful, abusive acts, as well as...

School Age Kids

Can we really have enough school security?

We drive or walk our kids to school each day and cheerfully wave goodbye, expecting them to be safe and sound until the release bell...

Shopping for Cars & Technology

6 Must-have car features for battling winter

If you live in a cold climate, there will be winter driving. The best way to face those frigid mornings and slippery roads is to arm...

Wellness

Self defense moves that could save your life

You’re on your morning run when a man grabs you and starts dragging you into an alley. Worse, your boyfriend or spouse goes into a...

Exercise & Fitness

Dangerous fitness: Beware of bad personal trainers

Hiring a personal trainer can be great for your health. But there are no state or federal safety regulations someone must meet...

Living

10 Potentially fatal situations and how to survive them

From falling out of an airplane to plunging your car into a lake, you never want to end up in any of these dangerous, potentially...

Dogs

The best dogs for women who live alone

If you live alone, safety ranks pretty high on your list of priorities. From a home burglary to becoming a victim yourself, it’s...

Parenting Tips & Advice

Natural disasters: How to prepare yourself

Hindsight is 20/20, but if we didn't learn anything from natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy, they'd be that much more...

Family Activities

Celebrate Halloween safely

In today's scary world, is sending your kids door-to-door to collect candy from strangers really a good idea? Before you lock your...

Technology

Parenting controls for cell phone safety

School is back in session and the kids are going to be screaming for new cell phones soon (if they're not already). Do you know your...

Baby & Toddler

Safe exploring: Tips for your new crawler

Once baby starts crawling, it's full speed ahead so take precautions to rid your home of safety hazards.

Wellness

How to safely leave an abusive relationship

The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence states that "approximately 1.3 million women are victims of physical...

Baby & Toddler

Crib safety: Is your baby’s sleep space safe?

With more than 46 recalls of over 11 million cribs since 2007, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) decided to take action...

Child Development & Health

Proper or made-up names for genitals?

When it comes to genitals, some parents come up blank, and others have "pet" names for their child's nether regions. But many...

Exercise & Fitness

Self-defense for women: Krav Maga workout

What would you do if a stranger -- or even your date -- grabbed you around the neck and planned to do you harm? Screaming as loud as...

Baby & Toddler

FDA bans BPA from baby bottles and sippy cups

The FDA has banned the use of bisphenol-A, or BPA, from the manufacture of baby bottles and sippy cups -- read on to find out what...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Summer vacation safety for kids

Going on vacation can be stressful for parents and children. There are crowds of new faces, new places, luggage to keep track of and...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Parenting Guru: How to prevent sports injuries

If you're thinking your children practice sports with a different intensity than you ever did as a kid, you're not alone. Young...