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Passive Smoking
Passive smoking can be just as harmful to your health as active smoking. Smoking near children puts them at risk. Children exposed to smoking are more susceptible to coughing, ear inflammations, asthma, lung inflammation, and a greater risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
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Parents and Parenting
- 21 Oct 2025
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Booster Car Seat: Purchase and Safe Use
Use of age-appropriate car seats lowers the risk of death in an accident by 45% and the risk of serious injury by 50%. This is how you will know which car seats are suitable for your children.
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Parents and Parenting
- 21 Oct 2025
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Prevent Heat-Related Car Tragedies
Certain routines, such as leaving a mobile phone on the back seat near the child can help prevent a tragedy
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Parents and Parenting
- 21 Oct 2025
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Safety on the School Bus and Public Transport
Adherence to the safety guidelines on the way to school can save lives. Instruct your children to wear seat belts, not run, push or act unruly and how to behave when getting off the bus and at the bus stop.
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Parents and Parenting
- 21 Oct 2025
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Safe Riding: Bicycles and Electric Vehicle
Every year, thousands of children under the age of 17 end up in emergency rooms because of cycling and electric vehicle accidents.
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Parents and Parenting
- 21 Oct 2025
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Child Pedestrian Safety
Until the age of 9, children are not physiologically, cognitively or emotionally ready to cross streets on their own and must be accompanied by an adult.
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Parents and Parenting
- 13 Apr 2026
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Hair Tourniquet
The baby seems restless? You might want to make sure it is not hair tourniquet - a dangerous phenomenon every parent should know
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Parents and Parenting
- 21 Oct 2025
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Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention
It is important to know the damage that shaking can cause, and particularly – learn how to avoid it.
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Parents and Parenting
- 09 Mar 2026
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Anaphylaxis - Severe Allergic Reaction
Anaphylaxis is an acute allergic reaction that requires an immediate injection of epinephrine (adrenaline) and urgent medical attention.
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Parents and Parenting
- 21 Oct 2025
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Cyberviolence and Keeping Children Safe Online
One out of three children in Israel has experienced threats and verbal violence on the internet. How can we recognize when children are at risk?
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Parents and Parenting
- 21 Oct 2025
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