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Cribs are possibly the most important investment a parent can make in their child’s safety. Cribs are the only product that a parent is meant to leave their child in alone and unsupervised. In America, there is a huge market… Read More

This summer KID is bursting with an awesome summer staff of people who give their time and effort to getting our life-saving work done. Please take a moment and learn more about our summer staff team in their own words…. Read More

It’s difficult for me to believe it has been almost two years since I moved to Chicago and began my time with KID.   Having spent those two years immersed in the unique world of non-profit organizations, I have been able to… Read More

On Wednesday, KID supporters got together to celebrate KID’s accomplishments this year and our 2014 Best Friend Inez Tenenbaum. Guests nibbled on tasty food from great Chicago chefs, tried their luck at our basket raffle and live auction, and posed… Read More

Here’s the task: design a safer crib, that meets ASTM safety standards, is affordable to low-income families, easily stored away, aesthetically pleasing, and—oh yeah, hasn’t already been designed.  In brief, do what experienced professionals are doing, but do it better!… Read More

With just 3 weeks until the Healthy Children Conference + Expo, KID is getting excited for the dynamic line-up of speakers, presentations and family entertainment. We encourage you to mark your calendars, buy advance tickets, and join us for this… Read More

From all of us at KID, we wish you all a bright new year.  We look forward to a year of building a stronger children’s product safety system.  Here are our safety resolutions for 2014: KID will dedicate ourselves to… Read More

Providing infants with safe sleep environments is a necessary step to insuring their continued health. Every year over 4,000 infants die unexpectedly during sleep-time, but by using the Consumer Product Safety Commission approved crib standards and the American Academy of… Read More

Thursday is Halloween – a great night for fun and treats.  Take some simple precautions to avoid burns or other injuries.  Halloween decorations such as Jack O’Lanterns and decorative candles can represent very dangerous fire hazards when you have children… Read More

Below is a recent blog we provided to our online partners that serve parent and grandparent communities across the nation. The response to the post was so overwhelming positive that we decided to share it with the KID community as… Read More