child safety

October is SIDS Awareness Month, and there are new recommendations out of the American Academy of Pediatrics to help promote a safe sleeping environment for babies.

The bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act comes amid mounting frustration in Washington that apps like Instagram and YouTube aren't doing enough to protect their youngest users.

The social media platform announced ways to help its youngest users and their parents a day before the app's head, Adam Mosseri, is to testify about Instagram's potential risks to kids and teens.

At eight-years-old David Hall was taken from his mother’s house in Canadian County and placed into foster care. He had been abused most of his life and…

Google and its YouTube subsidiary are settling allegations that YouTube collected personal information from children without their parents' consent, the Federal Trade Commission said.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission says it identified a rollover hazard and that people should stop using the sleeper immediately. More than 30 deaths have been attributed to its use.

When a shooting begins, should a school lock down or evacuate? The advice runs the gamut and some want a more standardized approach.

Oklahoma’s Department of Public Safety is joining in the National Child Passenger Safety Week.KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Lieutenant Joe Williams…

A new state law makes changes to how child car seats are used.Beginning on Sunday, children under the age of two must be in a rear facing car seat, the…

Spending 15 minutes to focus on safety could save a child's life.KOSU's Crystal Huffman tells us how.This Saturday the Oklahoma Department of Health is…