Seat belts and child safety restraints have saved countless lives in road accidents. Suffice to say the road toll would be much higher without them. We do know that a lack of belts, or failure to fasten them to restrain the body during collisions, ranks with other deadly risk factors, such as speed, alcohol or…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – An Alabama lawmaker says it is time to step up and protect the children of Alabama online. Representative Chris Sells is pushing a bill that would require app stores to verify the age of users and get parental consent before teens download the app. Rep. Sells says with over 1.5 million…
A new published by the child safety groups Heat Initiative and ParentsTogether Action details the alarming presence of inappropriate apps that are rated as suitable for children as young as four years old on Apple’s App Store. The groups worked with a researcher to review as many apps as possible in the span of 24…