Our number one job as nannies is to keep kids safe. This week Elizabeth Henschen, a pediatrician hospitalist and mom, joins us to talk about gun safety. We discuss ways to start the conversation and how to talk to kids about gun violence. Simply asking about guns in a house before a play date can make a big difference in the safety of your nanny kids' lives. For more resources, click the links below.
Resource Websites:
https://www.safekids.org/safetytips/field_risks/guns?gclid=CjwKCAiAyrXiBRAjEiwATI95mVln1rZHJZTLwWdyhzxh9IPaPcW2GqTK1fIP0U1_53sFnVwjMFm4cBoC54QQAvD_BwE
https://www.projectchildsafe.org/
CDC's National Violent Death Reporting System:
https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/nvdrs/index.html
https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html
Policy papers from the American Academy of Pediatrics:
https://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/federal-advocacy/Pages/AAPFederalGunViolencePreventionRecommendationstoWhiteHouse.aspx
https://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/child_death_review/Pages/Gun-Violence.aspx