Children and Safety
Unsafe nursery design trends to avoid
Online influencers’ stylish pictures often show dangerous environments and unsafe products.
Kids’ product recalls continue as shopping season approaches
A steady stream of recalls of products for babies and kids is cause for concern.
How to prepare for parenting – the latest tips on baby safety from the ACCC
The national consumer and competition regulator is updating its advice to parents in a new awareness campaign.
Water beads a safety risk for kids, warns ACCC
ACCC urges businesses to stop selling absorptive water beads as sensory activity toys.
Children’s light-up thongs recalled by Big W
CHOICE raises danger of button-battery thongs with ACCC, resulting in recall.
Recalled children’s products are still available online
A CHOICE investigation found dangerous baby sleepers and booster seats on eBay, Gumtree and Facebook Marketplace.
The dangers of inclined baby sleepers
CHOICE is calling for a ban on the baby sleep products that have been linked to 73 deaths in the US.
CHOICE calls for new safety laws to prevent toppling furniture deaths
Urgent changes are needed to reduce the number of people injured or killed by unsecured furniture and televisions.