July 2018

According to recent statistics from the Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 2.2 million children under the age of 17-years-old were treated in emergency rooms because of bicycle-related accidents in the last decade. Broken down even further, that means that 25 children every hour are injured in bicycle accidents that are severe enough to require emergency treatment. The study also found that the majority of bicycle…

After a car accident, it is common for children to experience some form of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The sudden forces of the accident, breaking glass, police sirens, and trauma can all replay in their memories after the crash. This can be extremely traumatic for young children, who may not have the words needed to express their feelings and their fears. Post-traumatic Stress…