Click here to visit the new home of ParentDish!

Hot on HuffPost Parents:

 

DogBites 

Does Dog Software Bite? Testing of New Computer Program Aims to Find out

by Tom Henderson, Posted Mar 1st 2010 6:00PM

Call it bytes versus bites. New computer software may help kids avoid getting bitten by dogs. First, psychologists at the University of Alabama want to find out if it works. Any volunteers? They need 100 children ages 3 to 6 from the ...
0 COMMENTS

What to do when the unthinkable happens: amputation

by Angie Felton, Posted Feb 2nd 2008 1:01PM

Blogger Georgia Getz of I am Bossy, recently wrote an entry on her most horrific parenting experiences, the day the neighbor's dog bit off her daughter's lip. But Bossy isn't just bossy, she's also helpful. She included a tutorial of steps everyone ...
2 COMMENTS

Keeping your kids safe around dogs

by Sandy Maple, Posted May 23rd 2007 10:31AM

May 20-26, 2007 is Dog Bite Prevention Week, a good time to think about your children's safety around dogs. With everyone out enjoying the weather, summer is peak season for dog bites and the American Humane Association (AHA) wants to educate kids ...
9 COMMENTS

Why do parents keep "dangerous" dogs around their kids?

by Heather, Posted Feb 5th 2007 9:00AM

Every few months a story pops up in the national headlines about a family whose dog has either mauled or killed a child. The most recent one involves a pit bull puppy that allegedly destroyed the foot of a young boy with spina bifida. Because the boy ...
28 COMMENTS

FollowUs

Flickr RSS

TheTalkies

More Recent Questions: