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Infant Mental Health Through the Lens of Speech and Language Therapy
September 25, 2009
from 8:30am - 4:30pm
La Cultura y el Cuidado de Niños Pequeños
September 26, 2009
from 9:00am - 2:30pm
Autumn Equinox Festival at Seeds of Joy Early Childhood Nature Program
September
27, 2009
from 10:00am - 4:00pm
Call for Papers to Present at the 6th Annual California Conference on Children and Traumatic Grief
September 28, 2009
Trauma, Resiliency and Recovery in Infancy and Early Childhood
October 1, 2009
from 8:00am - 4:30pm
The Help Group Summit 2009
October
2-3, 2009
from 8:30am - 5:30pm
and 8:30am - 12:30pm
Wendy Greuel's 6th Annual Child Health and Safety Fair
October 3, 2009
from 10:00am - 2:00pm
Camine, Sonria y Viva con Clínica Romero Health Walk '09
October 3, 2009
from 10:00am - 3:00pm
La Cultura y el Cuidado de Niños Pequeños
October
3, 2009
from 9:00am - 2:30pm
CAYEC: Training the Early Childhood Trainer Conference
October 9-10, 2009
all day
Valley Trauma Center Annual Children's Safety Fair
October 10, 2009
from 11:00am - 2:00pm
Developing Self-Care Skills in Toddlers and Pre-School Aged Children with Special Needs
October 10, 2009
from 9:00am - 12:00pm
Guiar a los Niños Pequeños
October 10, 2009
from 9:00am - 2:30pm
Breastfeeding Current Issues: Obesity, Baby Friendly, WIC Changes & H1N1
October 14, 2009
from 9:00am - 4:00pm
Universal Preschool Conference and Education Expo
October 16-17, 2009
from 8:30am - 3:00pm and 8:00am - 2:00pm
Guiar a los Niños Pequeños
October 17, 2009
from 9:00am - 2:30pm
ICAN Nexus XIV: Violence Within the Home and its Effects on Children
October 21, 2009
from 7:15am - 5:15pm
Learn to Play: Supporting Sensory & Emotional Development in Toddlers with Autism
October 23, 2009
from 8:30am - 3:30pm
What's In Your Lunch Box: F.E.E.D. the Kids, Feeding is Much More than McNuggets!
October 24, 2009
from 8:30am - 2:00pm
Infant/Child Mental Health, Early Intervention, and Relationship-Based Therapies: A Neurorelational Framework
October 30, 2009
from 8:30am - 5:00pm
The Get-Permission Approach To Sensory Mealtime Challenges
October 30-31, 2009
from 9:00am - 5:00pm
and 8:30am - 4:30pm
Pediatric Feeding: Foundation for Effective Evaluation and Intervention
November 13-14, 2009
from 8:00am - 4:30pm
Hacia Una Vida Digna y Sana: Promotora and Community Health Worker Conference
December 4-5, 2009
all day
Tuning into Music: For the Child With Special Needs
February 6, 2009
from 9:00am - 12:00pm
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Monday Morning Report To Introduce a Comments Section
By the end of September, First 5 LA will have a "comments section" available for readers to ask questions, state opinions and give feedback on the news and announcements in the MMR. More »
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Partnerships for Families Group Paints for Peace
The First 5 LA-Partnerships for Families Program, Achieving Change Together, recently participated in a mural painting project meant to inspire unity in a sometimes divided community. More »
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Roberta Lanterman
Roberta Lanterman directs the Long Beach Unified School District's Family Literacy Program, and has taken an amazing journey from kindergarten teacher to leader testifying before the U.S. House of Representatives. More »
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Resolution to Declare October California Promotores Month
The influence of Promotores on community health is recognized by many. Learn more about a resolution that would declare October 2009 California Promotores Month. More » |
Car Seat Safety
Last week was National Child Passenger Safety Seat week and to commemorate the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent out reminder guidelines on how to maximize child passenger safety. According to the CDC, child-restraints saved the lives of 382 children ages 4 and younger in 2007. They also reduced the risk of death in car crashes by 71 percent for infants and 54 percent for toddlers ages 1 to 4, and for children ages 4 to 7, booster seats reduced injury risk by 59 percent compared to safety belts alone.
I'd like to share the child passenger safety guidelines issued by the CDC and encourage our readers to click here to explore the CDC's Web site and check out further resources they offer. As stated by the CDC, follow these guidelines for maximum child passenger safety:
- For the best possible protection, keep infants in the back seat, in rear-facing child safety seats, as long as possible up to the height or weight limit of their particular seat. At a minimum, keep infants rear-facing until at least age 1 year and at least 20 pounds.
- When children outgrow their rear-facing seats at age 1 and 20 pounds they should ride in forward-facing child safety seats, in the back seat, until they reach the upper weight or height limit of the particular seat, usually around age 4 and 40 pounds.
- Once children outgrow their forward-facing seats, usually around age 4 and 40 pounds, they should ride in booster seats, in the back seat, until the vehicle seat belts fit properly. Seat belts fit properly when the lap belt lays across the upper thighs and the shoulder belt fits across the chest, usually at age 8 or when the children are 4' 9" tall.
- When children outgrow their booster seats, usually at age 8 or when they are 4' 9" tall, they can use the adult seat belts in the back seat, if they fit properly. The lap belt lays across the upper thighs and the shoulder belt fits across the chest.
- And remember that all children younger than 13 years old should ride in the back seat.
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