Hospital urges child safety restraints program
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale launches prenatal and postnatal education on child restraint use to reduce auto injury. Only two percent of young children are properly restrained. unrestrained children in the front seat face triple fatality risk in crashes.
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Illinois Legislature weighs mandatory infant restraints in cars
Springfield faces a clash between curbing infant deaths and limiting government intrusion as Illinois weighs a law to require use of child safety harnesses. Advocates cite state and national injury data, while opponents warn of enshrining policing power and enforcement challenges.
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Dear Ann Landers Letters Mixed Advice on Dads Heels and Teen Gifts
A reader asks how to explain to his children why a 30-year-old husband enjoys wearing women's clothes without rushing to reveal his feminine side to the kids. Ann Landers advises staying in the closet around children to avoid confusion or encouraging imitation. In Canada, a 38-year-old man asks whether his 15-year-old daughter should keep a $600 fur cape from a 19-year-old boyfriend. the column urges returning the gift, calling the relationship inappropriate for a minor.
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