Keeping Kids Safe
The ZAC Foundation for Children's Safety presents "Keeping Kids Safe". This is your number one resource for all things related to your child's emotional, physical, and social well-being. Karen Cohn and Megan Ferraro give you all the tools you need to keep the kids safe and yourself sane. From drowning prevention to food allergies to cyber bullying, this podcast will help you keep your kids safe!
Episodes
On this episode of Keeping Kids Safe, Karen and Megan recap their recent trip to Colorado Springs, CO where they spoke at the 2023 National Drowning Prevention Alliance (NDPA) conference—which, for the first time, was held jointly with the Association of Aquatic Professionals’ (AOAP) annual conference. The joint conference allowed The ZAC Foundation to reach more individuals and raise greater awareness for water safety, a community...
On this episode of Keeping Kids Safe, Karen and Megan welcome Peter Kerin, owner of Foresight Childproofing. Peter is a father of three and is considered a leading expert in his field with over a decade of experience in professionally childproofing homes.
During the conversation, Peter explains how parents can take minor home precautions that ultimately make their home significantly safer for newborn babies and small children. What...
On this week’s episode of Keeping Kids Safe, Karen and Megan are joined by Dr. Melissa Dvorsky—Assistant Professor of pediatrics, psychiatry and behavioral sciences at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She also serves as the Director of the ADHD & Learning Differences Program at Children’s National.
During the conversation, Dr. Dvorsky explains that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD...
On this week’s episode of Keeping Kids Safe, Karen and Megan discuss the upcoming holiday season! Everyone is excited for Christmas! Well, sort of…
Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, or New Years, the holiday season is typically accompanied by a seemingly endless series of chores, obligations, and activities—it’s easy to get overwhelmed. We all want to spend more time enjoying the festivities and less time worrying. So...
On this week’s episode of Keeping Kids Safe, Karen and Megan are joined by Donna Fishman, the Director of the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness. Correlating to the holiday season, December has been declared National Toy Safety Month—is it safe for kids to play with Nerf guns or other toys with projectile components?
Alarmingly, eye injuries are the most common cause of vision loss in children...
On this week’s episode of Keeping Kids Safe, Karen and Megan talk about Thanksgiving—spending time with family, the near impossibility of creating a menu that will appease everyone at the table, and the joys of playing host during the holiday season!
PLUS, is it actually “stuffing” if it was cooked on a stove top? Let the debate begin!
On this week’s episode of Keeping Kids Safe, Karen and Megan speak with Amber Rollins, the Director of Kids and Car Safety—an organization dedicated to raising awareness of “the dangerous social practice of leaving children unattended in or around vehicles.” Astoundingly, Kids and Car Safety is the only organization in the country collecting data on child fatalities resulting from accidental, in-car abonnement. But the phenomenon o...
On this week’s episode of Keeping Kids Safe, Karen and Megan discuss Halloween safety tips, fun costumes, and the complexities of Halloween falling on a Monday this year! During the conversation, Megan provides a unique, helpful candy inspection tip she and her husband use while trick-or-treating with the kids.
PLUS- Do people still carve pumpkins? Of course! But don’t waste the pumpkin seeds!
On this week’s episode of Keeping Kids Safe, Karen and Megan are joined by Paul DelPonte, the Executive Director of the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC). Paul’s work has focused on expanding the NCPC’s impact nationally—specifically via the introduction of McGruff the Crime Dog to a new generation of American children. October is National Crime Prevention month, and to commemorate the occasion the NCPC and McGru...
On this week’s episode of Keeping Kids Safe, Karen and Megan welcome Assemblyman Sean Kean—who has served in the New Jersey State Legislature since 2002. Assemblyman Kean discusses the importance of water safety and drowning prevention —specifically his proposed bipartisan legislation that would provide students from kindergarten through 8th grade with water safety instruction as a requirement of their public-school education.
...On this week’s episode of Keeping Kids Safe, Karen and Megan are joined by the co-founder of The ZAC Foundation (and Karen’s husband!) Brain Cohn. During the conversation Brian discusses the New York Mets organization holding "ZAC Foundation Day" at Citi Field during the team’s August 31st game against the Los Angeles Dodgers—where Brian had the opportunity to throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
The ZAC Foundation was able t...
On this week’s episode of Keeping Kids Safe, Karen and Megan welcome Charon McNabb, founder of the National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Association (NCOAA). After experiencing innumerable ailments and years of being medically misdiagnosed, Charon eventually learned her rapidly deteriorating health was being caused by carbon monoxide inhalation via home appliance leakages. Charon did everything right when she bought her...
On this week’s episode of Keeping Kids Safe, Karen and Megan discuss the upcoming school year—which is suddenly right around the corner! Have the kids completed their summer reading assignments yet? Not quite…
So, how do you keep kids focused on learning during summer vacation? What is the college application process like? And does a glow-in-the-dark backpack have any real, practical value other than just looking cool? Karen and Me...
On this week’s episode of Keeping Kids Safe, Karen and Megan discuss the return of ZAC Camps—which are designed to instruct children ages 5 to 9 how to stay “safe in any body of water.” Karen talks about the origins of ZAC Camp, which began in 2011, and the development of a community-based approach to drowning prevention which involves first responders, elected officials, and local media in order to spread awareness and encou...
On this week’s episode of Keeping Kids Safe, Karen and Megan discuss World Drowning Prevention Day on July 25th—which also happens to be Megan’s birthday! World Drowning Prevention Day, although only recently established, has already proven to be an effective method of bringing world-wide recognition and solidarity to such an incredibly important cause.
Karen recaps a busy schedule which includes commemorating the anniversary of Za...
On this week’s episode of Keeping Kids Safe, Karen and Megan speak with Alexander Hoehn-Saric—who serves as Chair of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Chairman Hoehn-Saric was nominated to the position by President Joe Biden in July 2021 and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate later that year.
During the conversation Chairman Hoehn-Saric discusses the importance of consumer protection, particularly as it pertains to ...
On this week’s episode of Keeping Kids Safe, Karen and Megan discuss the 4th of July weekend—a time when, tragically, preventable drownings are traditionally at their peak. Startlingly, both the Philadelphia and New York-areas are already seeing an uptick in annual drownings through June. How can you prepare your kids for a safe trip to the New Jersey shore, pool, or any other open body of water? Karen and Megan provide you with ev...
On this week’s episode of Keeping Kids Safe, Karen and Megan speak with Dr. Miriam Lynch—the Executive Director of Diversity in Aquatics. Dr. Lynch’s organization advocates on behalf of water safety awareness and drowning prevention, particularly in vulnerable populations, while concurrently advancing equity and diversity in aquatic sports and activities.
Dr. Lynch discusses the historical significance of Juneteenth—a day commemora...
As the busy summer travel season gets underway, Karen and Megan welcome Joe Colella, a nationally recognized expert in car seat safety. Joe is the Director of Child Passenger Safety for the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association. How do you ensure your child is in the right car seat based on their weight, height, and age? Did you know that car seats have an expiration date and do you know where that information is located...
What does the data tell us about drowning? One of the key aspects of successful injury prevention is analyzing relevant data and that is why on this week’s episode of Keeping Kids Safe, Karen and Megan welcome Dr. Ben Hoffman—a professor of pediatric medicine and the Chair of the Council on Injury Violence and Poison Prevention. Dr. Hoffman announces an exciting partnership with The ZAC Foundation in hopes of decreasing the r...
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