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Child Safety: Strollers and Shopping Carts

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Overview

Strollers

Taking your child out of the house allows your child to have new experiences and interactions. You may start using a stroller as soon as your baby is born and can keep using one well into early childhood. Take some general precautions to avoid injuring your child.

Shopping carts

Most injuries from shopping carts involve children younger than 5 years. Broken bones, internal injuries, and concussions are the most common injuries.

Instead of carts, you might use supervised child play areas in stores, take another adult with you to watch your child while you shop, or use a stroller or wagon instead of a shopping cart.

Shopping carts are not safe. But, if you need to shop with your child, protect your child from injury as much as you can.


Credits for Child Safety: Strollers and Shopping Carts

Current as of: October 24, 2023

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