<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Child Safety: News &amp; Videos about Child Safety - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Child_Safety</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Child Safety from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:35:31 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Child Safety: News &amp; Videos about Child Safety - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/US/10/17/colorado.balloon.boy/tztop.balloon.boy.father.kmgh.jpg</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Child_Safety</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Child Safety from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Charges expected in Colorado balloon case</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/17/colorado.balloon.boy/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/17/colorado.balloon.boy/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Authorities in Colorado say criminal charges are expected to be filed against Richard Heene, a storm-chasing father whose giant Mylar balloon ascended into the sky earlier this week, sparking fears that his 6-year-old was aboard.</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Balloon family was featured on 'Wife Swap'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/10/15/heene.wife.swap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/10/15/heene.wife.swap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The family behind a dramatic flight of a helium balloon that floated free appeared on a reality show that highlighted concerns about the children's safety.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: Making schools safe takes money, will</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/13/cornell.student.violence/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/13/cornell.student.violence/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>I was saddened, but not surprised, by reports of the Chicago, Illinois, street fight that resulted in the death of 16-year-old Derrion Albert.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Matthew McConaughey Had to 'Super Child Proof' House</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20303281,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20303281,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>With his first-born "motoring around" the home and a second now due, the star takes no chances</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dutch court halts girl's solo sailing plans</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/28/dutch.teen.sailor.court/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/28/dutch.teen.sailor.court/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A Dutch court intervened Friday to stop a 13-year-old girl from attempting to sail around the world by herself, stripping her parents of sole custody.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:33:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Toys R Us: Trade in your baby gear</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/26/news/companies/cash_for_cribs_toysrus/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/26/news/companies/cash_for_cribs_toysrus/index.htm</guid><description>Toys R Us Inc. has launched a trade-in program for potentially unsafe used cribs and other baby gear, the toy giant announced Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Infant car seats can trim babies' oxygen levels</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/24/car.seat.blood.oxygen/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/24/car.seat.blood.oxygen/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Infant car safety seats can -- and do -- save newborns' lives in traffic accidents. In fact, you can't leave the hospital without one.</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Be aware of hidden household hazards</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/27/hidden.home.hazards/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/27/hidden.home.hazards/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The death of boxing champion Mike Tyson's 4-year-old daughter after a treadmill accident highlights the issue of hidden dangers in the home.</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 14:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Columbine massacre changed school security</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/04/20/columbine.school.safety/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/04/20/columbine.school.safety/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>In the wake of the tragic shootings at Columbine High School, some schools across the country turned themselves into near-fortresses.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>N.C. officials: 2,116 of state's sex offenders found on MySpace</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/10/nc.sex.offenders/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/10/nc.sex.offenders/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>More than 2,100 registered North Carolina sex offenders were found on the social networking site MySpace, the state attorney general's office said Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>New lead rules may be toxic to thrift stores</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/08/thrift.stores.lead/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/08/thrift.stores.lead/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>As Marilyn Seitz helps customers find just the right size, she wonders how much longer before she's forced to close her doors.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:37:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Texas drops custody case over 'prophet's' daughter</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/03/texas.polygamy.jeffs/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/03/texas.polygamy.jeffs/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Texas child protection officials are dropping a custody case involving the 17-year-old daughter of jailed polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, a spokesman said Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Some ignore law to prevent pools from being child deathtraps</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/15/entrapment.pools/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/15/entrapment.pools/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Children's lives are at risk in swimming pools across the country as government agencies waffle on how to enforce a new federal law, child safety advocates say.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Aunt faces charges in shackled teen mystery</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/03/shackled.teen/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/03/shackled.teen/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Police arrested a third suspect in the case of an emaciated, nearly naked teenager who is said to have escaped his captors and wandered into a gym with a shackle on his ankle, authorities said Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Police look for aunt of boy allegedly shackled, tortured</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/02/shackled.teen/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/02/shackled.teen/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Police in California say they are searching for a woman whose nephew allegedly escaped captivity and wandered to a gym with a shackle on his ankle.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:54:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Mom follows dark path from icy rescue to murder charge</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/25/kehoe.mom.charged/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/25/kehoe.mom.charged/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Less than a year after four strangers risked their lives to save Michelle Kehoe and her sons from an icy Iowa River, the mother is accused of slashing the two boys' throats and leaving them to die.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>How to accident-proof your kids</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/09/22/accidents.kids/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/09/22/accidents.kids/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>I've made my share of safety mistakes -- like leaving change on a hotel nightstand where my 3-year-old son Nate could reach it. He swallowed a penny and we spent five hours in the local ER. (He passed it without harm the next day.) That was the last time I've let loose coinage linger, but I'm bound for other blunders down the road -- all moms are.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>FLDS leader's alleged bride, 14, sent to foster care</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/19/polygamy.foster.care/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/19/polygamy.foster.care/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A 14-year-old girl believed to have married jailed polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs was ordered to foster care by a Texas judge on Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>What to know before buying your kid a cell phone</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/08/11/cellphones.kids/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/08/11/cellphones.kids/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>He was gone. Kristi and Claudio Lai turned around for just one minute and their son had disappeared at Sea World.</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>State requests foster care for 8 FLDS children</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/05/polygamy/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/05/polygamy/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Texas child welfare officials on Tuesday asked a court to order foster care for eight children at a polygamous compound, saying their mothers have refused to limit the children's contact with men suspected of being involved in underage marriages.</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Four new airline fees -- and how to avoid them</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/08/05/avoiding.airline.fees/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/08/05/avoiding.airline.fees/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The airlines don't want you to read this.</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Court Upholds Web Material Ruling</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1825602,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1825602,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>A federal appeals court agreed with a lower court ruling that struck down a 1998 law intended to protect children from sexual material on the Internet</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Judge allows sect girl's release, with conditions</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/04/texas.polygamist/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/04/texas.polygamist/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A teenage girl removed from a polygamist sect's compound can be released to her guardian, a judge ruled, as long as she's kept away from a person accused of abusing her, and from her father, sect leader Warren Jeffs.</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Polygamist case price tag: $7 million</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/03/flds.price/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/03/flds.price/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Removing 460 children from a polygamist sect compound and then reuniting them with their families will cost Texas $7 million, according to the state Department of Family and Protective Services.</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>1st Reunions Begin for Sect Families</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1811194,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1811194,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Members of a polygamist sect have begun emotional reunions with their children, who were taken from the group's ranch amid an abuse investigation nearly two months ago</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>DNA taken from sect leader in inquiry</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/30/texas.polygamists/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/30/texas.polygamists/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Texas authorities say they collected DNA swabs from jailed polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs in connection with a criminal investigation involving "spiritual marriages" to four girls ages 12 to 15.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 23:40:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Texas high court: Removal of sect kids 'not warranted'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/29/texas.polygamists/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/29/texas.polygamists/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Texas officials had no right to remove about 460 children from a polygamist sect, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 03:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Some Texas sect kids reunited with parents</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/23/flds.next/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/23/flds.next/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Child welfare officials have agreed to return 12 children taken from a polygamist sect's ranch to their parents while the courts weigh hundreds of other cases, a family spokeswoman said Friday.</description><pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 13:13:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sect children's future uncertain</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/23/flds.next/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/23/flds.next/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Children from a polygamist sect who one mother says are "hurting very badly" in state custody are likely to be returned to their parents, a CNN legal analyst says.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 16:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Court Overturns Sect Custody Case</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1808591,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1808591,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>A state appellate court has ruled that child welfare officials had no right to seize more than 400 children living at a polygamist sect's ranch</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 18:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Facebook Sets Predator Safeguards</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1738560,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1738560,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Facebook, the world's second-largest social networking Web site, will add more than 40 new safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators and cyberbullies</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 20:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sect's boys may have been abused too, agency says</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/30/polygamist.abuse/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/30/polygamist.abuse/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Investigators are looking into the possible sexual abuse of some of the boys taken from a polygamist sect's ranch in Texas and into how several children apparently suffered broken bones while there, officials said Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dozens of sect children moved to foster care</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/22/polygamy.testing/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/22/polygamy.testing/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>About 100 of the 437 children taken from a polygamist sect's Texas ranch amid allegations of sexual abuse were moved Tuesday to foster homes, the Texas Department of Health and Family Services said.</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>ACLU weighs in on Texas polygamist custody case</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/20/polygamy.sect/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/20/polygamy.sect/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The Texas branch of the American Civil Liberties Union said it was concerned that the basic rights of the children and mothers connected to a Texas polygamist ranch were violated during a recent raid and custody hearing.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sect children will stay in state custody, judge rules</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/18/polygamy.custody/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/18/polygamy.custody/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Hundreds of children who were taken from a polygamist ranch by Texas child welfare authorities will remain in state custody, a judge ruled Friday night. </description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Witness: Teens at ranch said any age OK to marry</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/17/polygamy.custody/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/17/polygamy.custody/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A child protection supervisor testified Thursday that she encountered several pregnant teen girls at a polygamist ranch who called each other "sister wives" and who believed it was acceptable to be "spiritually united" with a man at any age.</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: Can Texas take the children?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/16/sunny.child/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/16/sunny.child/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>It's every mother's nightmare: Someone takes your child. </description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sambora May Face Child Endangerment Charge</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1731492,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1731492,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Police are asking the district attorney to file a misdemeanor child endangerment charge against Richie Sambora, who had two children in his car when he was arrested for investigation of drunken driving last month</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>State now a danger to children, sect's mothers say</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/15/sect.mothers/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/15/sect.mothers/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The mothers of some of the 416 children taken from a polygamous sect's ranch say that authorities have denied them their constitutional rights and that they want their children back.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:32:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: A view from the CDC on autism</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/04/04/cdc.commentary/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/04/04/cdc.commentary/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>This week, the world has come together to focus on a major public health issue that affects thousands of children and their families around the world -- autism.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>219 children, women taken from sect's ranch</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/06/texas.ranch/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/06/texas.ranch/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>More than 200 women and children have been removed from a Texas ranch that's home to members of a polygamist sect, but authorities have not identified the girl who called them with allegations of abuse.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Possible standoff looms at polygamist ranch</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/05/texas.ranch/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/05/texas.ranch/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Ambulances rolled into a Texas ranch that's home to members of a polygamist sect, as authorities continued their search Saturday night for possible victims of physical and sexual abuse.</description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Agents at polygamist ranch checking 'safety of children'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/04/texas.ranch/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/04/texas.ranch/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Texas authorities are investigating "the safety of children" at a ranch occupied by about 400 followers of polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, officials said Friday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:46:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: A view from the CDC</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/04/03/cdc.commentary/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/04/03/cdc.commentary/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>This week, the world has come together to focus on a major public health issue that affects thousands of children and their families around the world -- autism.</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>One million Evenflo car seats recalled</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/01/autos/carseat_recall/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/01/autos/carseat_recall/index.htm</guid><description>About one million child safety seats made by Evenflo are being recalled because they could fail to protect children from vehicle side-impacts.</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:11:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>NYPD detective pimped runaway, 13, authorities say</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/01/31/cop.prostitution/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/01/31/cop.prostitution/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A New York City police detective faces charges including child endangerment for allegedly forcing a 13-year-old runaway to work as a prostitute at parties, police say.</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:57:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>New effort to protect kids online</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/14/technology/hempel_myspace.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/14/technology/hempel_myspace.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>MySpace has long been under fire by parents and politicians alike for exposing children to online sexual predators. Now, the industry's largest teen social networking site is calling on the industry to make kids safer.</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Parents, use caution at toy-shopping time</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/family/11/26/hm.toy.safety/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/family/11/26/hm.toy.safety/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Amy Granelli started her holiday shopping weeks ago. As she aimlessly pushed her cart through towering aisles of toys she still found herself overwhelmed by choices.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:56:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Congo militia releases 232 child soldiers </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/11/17/congo.child.soldiers/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/11/17/congo.child.soldiers/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>More than 200 children recruited to serve with militias in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been released by the fighters and are being returned to their families, an official for the U.N. children's agency said Saturday.</description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:16:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>How to keep your baby safe: 4 biggest at-home hazards</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/family/11/13/par.baby.safe/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/family/11/13/par.baby.safe/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Leah McCammon was just five days short of her first birthday when she was severely burned in her grandmother's bathtub. "My mother stepped out for just 30 seconds to get my other daughter from the living room," recalls Leah's mom, Shelly McCammon, an Atlanta, Georgia, interior designer. "In that time, Leah pulled herself up by grabbing the faucet and turned it on, sending 128-degree water splashing down." Three days later, Leah died.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>New Xbox timer limits gamers' screen time</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/07/technology/xbox_timer/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/07/technology/xbox_timer/index.htm</guid><description>Leading up to the winter holidays, Microsoft unveiled a new tool for its Xbox 360 video game console allowing parents to limit the amount of time kids spend on video games.</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Despite allegations, Oprah's school supported</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/31/oprah.school/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/31/oprah.school/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A mother whose daughter and granddaughter attend Oprah Winfrey's school in South Africa considers the talk-show host heaven-sent, despite allegations of abuse being investigated there.</description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Abuse alleged at Oprah Winfrey's South African school</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/30/oprah.school/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/30/oprah.school/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>South African police are investigating abuse allegations at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy, the talk-show host's $40 million school for disadvantaged girls near Johannesburg.</description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>CNN Student News Learning Activity: School Safety</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/studentnews/10/10/sn.activity.school.safety/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/studentnews/10/10/sn.activity.school.safety/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Students will identify school-related safety concerns and learn about the safety measures that are in place at their school.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>AT&amp;amp;T suspends parental controls on cellphones</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/24/news/companies/att_parents/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/24/news/companies/att_parents/index.htm</guid><description>AT&amp;amp;T Inc. said Monday it will temporarily suspend its parental controls feature, Smart Limits, which allows parents to restrict their children's cell phone use because of concerns about connecting with 911 emergency services.</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 06:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Taking the kids -- and keeping them safe</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/traveltips/07/02/summer.safety/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/traveltips/07/02/summer.safety/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>It's never going to happen to you, right?</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 03:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Selling cells to 8 year-olds</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/18/magazines/business2/kids_phones.biz2/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/18/magazines/business2/kids_phones.biz2/index.htm</guid><description>How many 8 year-olds do you see running around, gabbing or furiously text-messaging on their cell phones?</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Protect your children from online predators</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/03/23/safeonline.101/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/03/23/safeonline.101/index.html</guid><description>For parents, the Internet can be like navigating a minefield.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Safety mistakes even good moms make</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/01/26/safety.mistakes.parenting/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/01/26/safety.mistakes.parenting/index.html</guid><description>You turn your head, and your toddler is gleefully shredding the work papers you brought home. Or you put the laundry basket on the floor, and next thing you know the baby's tipped it over and is covered with underwear.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Car seat installation: Make sure your baby's safe</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/01/26/car.seat.parenting/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/01/26/car.seat.parenting/index.html</guid><description>Of course you have a car safety seat, but are you using it properly? The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates misuse to be as high as 80 percent.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:42:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Consumer Reports recalls car seat study</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/01/18/car_seat/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/01/18/car_seat/index.html</guid><description>Consumer Reports, the consumer product testing magazine, announced Thursday that is withdrawing a recent report on rear-facing infant car seats after learning of a problem in the way some of the tests were conducted.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Keep your kids safe</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/12/05/magazines/moneymag/cybersafety_kids.moneymag/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/12/05/magazines/moneymag/cybersafety_kids.moneymag/index.htm</guid><description>Chances are, your child will spend most of his Net time instant messaging with the same kids he sees all day in school, doing homework, playing video games or finding other fans of his favorite obscure band.</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 19:50:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>How to keep the kids safe, in day care or with a Saturday-night sitter</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/09/29/kids.safety.par/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/09/29/kids.safety.par/index.html</guid><description>When I went back to work part-time, my husband and I hired Dawn to care for our baby, then 18 months old. Dawn seemed the perfect sitter: She and Oliver were crazy about each other, and she had plenty of experience with other kids who adored her.</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2006 19:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Report: Toyota recalling Tundras</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/10/autos/tundra_recall/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/10/autos/tundra_recall/index.htm</guid><description>In order to comply with federal safety regulations, Toyota will recall its Tundra pickup truck to disable an airbag cut-off switch designed to protect children riding in its front passenger seat.</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Can this man make MySpace safe for kids?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/07/10/8380854/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/07/10/8380854/index.htm</guid><description>Perhaps MySpace - the social-networking site that is home to more than 80 million users - has always been a lawsuit waiting to happen. But when a 14-year-old Texas girl and her mother filed a $30 m... </description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2006 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>$25 million initiative to boost child safety seats</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/02/13/booster_seat_push/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/02/13/booster_seat_push/index.html</guid><description>Pointing to statistics showing that only one in five children between the ages of four and eight rides in a booster seat when traveling by car, Transportation Secretary Norman Minetta announced a federal initiative to increase booster seat use.</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Study: SUVs no safer for kids</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/01/03/suv_rollover/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/01/03/suv_rollover/index.html</guid><description>New research indicats that, as far as children are concerned, SUVs'  benefits of size are offset by their increased risk of rolling over, making them no safer than ordinary passenger cars.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2006 16:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Travelers younger than 2 still fly for free</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/08/25/airline.seats/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/08/25/airline.seats/index.html</guid><description>Airlines can still allow children younger than 2 to fly for free as "lap children," the Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2005 23:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>High court bars Internet porn law enforcement</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/29/scotus.web.indecency/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/29/scotus.web.indecency/index.html</guid><description>The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked enforcement of a law intended to protect children from pornography on the Internet, saying the law probably violates free-speech guarantees.</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2004 15:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Report: Most children who drown are supervised</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/05/27/drowning/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/05/27/drowning/index.html</guid><description>As 30 revelers enjoyed a pool party, 7-year-old Paolo Ayala sank to his death. At least two hours passed before anyone noticed his absence, and a cloudy pool meant two days would elapse before anyone would see his body at the bottom of the pool.</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2004 14:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Greatest Auto Safety Device Over 25 years,             low-tech, low-glamour seat belts have saved more than             100</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/06/01/323299/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/06/01/323299/index.htm</guid><description>Though most car safety innovations--from windshield wipers to center, high-mounted brake lights--have made road travel less hazardous, the unequivocal leader of the safety pack is the humble seat b...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2002 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Safe Is Your Car? THE FIRESTONE TIRE CRISIS IS A SCARY REMINDER THAT CARS REMAIN VERY DANGEROUS. HERE'S HOW TO SPOT TROUBLE </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/11/01/290851/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/11/01/290851/index.htm</guid><description>The image of Ford Explorers mangled after their Firestone tires failed is a stark reminder that danger still lurks behind the wheel. But as the confusion over the Firestone recall shows, it has bec...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2000 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>April Buys</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/04/01/276484/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/04/01/276484/index.htm</guid><description>HOTEL DEAL Business and pleasure. Nearly 30% of U.S. business travelers build vacation time into their work trips, according to the Travel Industry Association of America. Hotels have taken notice....</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2000 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Update On Side Air Bags And Child Safety</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/12/01/269605/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/12/01/269605/index.htm</guid><description>Last month, when we rated 90 cars, trucks and vans for safety, we told you that side air bags provide valuable protection in a crash. Now the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 1999 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Read This Story, Or We'll Drop This Toddler* THE CHILD-SAFETY PRODUCTS INDUSTRY</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/08/02/263657/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/08/02/263657/index.htm</guid><description>Have a baby, and you'll see the world through new eyes. If the manufacturers and marketers of child-safety devices get their message across, you'll see your toilet as a deathtrap. Then you might sp...</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 1999 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>PRESIDENT CLINGRICH AND SPEAKER GINGTON</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/04/28/225525/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/04/28/225525/index.htm</guid><description>Despite the volcanic scandals that periodically erupt for their amusement, the pundits tell us that Washington is dull these days, sunk in a slough of ennui. I hate to say this, but the pundits, fo...</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 1997 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>MAGNA INTERNATIONAL THE PERILS OF TOO MUCH FREEDOM</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/01/11/77361/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/01/11/77361/index.htm</guid><description>IT ALMOST flunked out, but these days Magna International deserves a diploma cum laude. In the last decade it emerged from nowhere to become one of the top ten auto parts makers in North America. I...</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 1993 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>CUT YOUR TAXES </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/06/01/85847/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/06/01/85847/index.htm</guid><description>Tenancy-in-common ownership of assets can protect children from heavy estate taxes after both parents die. 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