BabySteps of Idaho

12/25/2024

Enjoy the New Year too! 😁

12/06/2024

Winter can be a tricky time when it comes to child safety. Wearing heavy coats and blankets in a car seat creates extra space between the child and the harness. This causes a loose fit, putting the child at risk for injury in the event of a crash. The best practice is to secure the child in a properly fitted harness, and then cover the child with a blanket or coat.

For winter car seat safety tips, visit: www.nhtsa.gov/keep-your-little-ones-warm-and-safe-their-car-seats
or

For winter driving tips, visit: www.nhtsa.gov/winter-driving-tips

12/06/2024

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December 4, 2024 is the last day for signups for Christmas!

11/10/2024

⚠️🚨**FOOD DISTRIBUTION ALERT** 🍎📦🚗

Nampa Neighbors, there will be a food distribution next Wednesday, November 13th, at the Idaho Center. These are the details:

WHEN? Wednesday, November 13th
TIME? 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM (or until food runs out)
WHERE? 16114 N Idaho Center Blvd
Nampa, ID, 83687
WHAT? Free Food (no requirements)
QUESTIONS? Call 208-336-9643

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Vecinos de Nampa, va a haber una distribución de comida el proximo miércoles:

CUANDO? Miércoles, el 13 de noviembre
TIEMPO? 11:00 AM- 2:30 PM (o hasta se acabare la comida)
DONDE? 16114 N Idaho Center Blvd
Nampa, ID, 83687
QUE? Comida sin precio
PREGUNTAS? Llame 208-336-9643

10/15/2024

The safest place for your baby to sleep is in the same room as you, but in their own separate sleep space, for at least the first 6 months. Sharing a bed with your baby significantly increases the risk of sleep-related injury or death. Adult mattresses, pillows, and blankets can create dangerous conditions, increasing the chances of suffocation or rebreathing carbon dioxide. A firm, safety-approved crib or bassinet offers the best protection for your baby during sleep.

10/12/2024

So true..

10/09/2024

⚠️🚨**FOOD DISTRIBUTION ALERT** 🍎📦

Nampa Neighbors, there will be a food distribution next Wednesday, October 9th, at the Idaho Center. These are the details:

WHEN? Wednesday, October 9th
TIME? 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM (or until food runs out)
WHERE? 16114 N Idaho Center Blvd
Nampa, ID, 83687
WHAT? Free Food (no requirements)
QUESTIONS? Call 208-336-9643

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Vecinos de Nampa, va a haber una distribución de comida el proximo miércoles:

CUANDO? Miércoles, el 9 de octubre
TIEMPO? 11:00 AM- 2:30 PM (o hasta se acabare la comida)
DONDE? 16114 N Idaho Center Blvd
Nampa, ID, 83687
QUE? Comida sin precio
PREGUNTAS? Llame 208-336-9643

10/09/2024

A trick or treating checklist makes sure that kids have scary fun on Halloween, while staying safe!

10/03/2024

October is Safe Sleep Month!

The safest sleep position for your baby is always on their back, for every nap and bedtime. Sleeping face-down can trap air around their nose or mouth, increasing the risk of rebreathing carbon dioxide instead of oxygen. This danger is heightened when sleeping on a soft surface, with blankets, or in a smoke-filled environment. Always choose safe sleep practices to protect your baby.

09/18/2024

Today’s post is all about crib placement safety.

Even if they are still tiny and in the crib there are safety precautions you can take.

✅Ensure the safe sleep space is well away from any windows and at least a foot from other furniture.

✅Cords should be minimum 3 feet away or affixed to the wall in such a way that baby can’t access them.

✅Avoid hanging anything above the crib (whether on the wall or ceiling) to ensure nothing can fall in.

“Crib placement. Unless you don’t mind a bit of redecorating and rearranging when your baby starts to get around, we suggest you place your crib well away from any windows and no less than an arm’s reach away from any nearby dressers or table-tops. Knowing that it won’t be long before anything and everything within reach will be fair game, we also recommend limiting your over-the-crib wall decorations to painted walls and wallpaper. Picture frames and mirrors over cribs are often an accident waiting to happen. Be forewarned that even paper borders placed within reach of the crib, while safe, don’t often stand up well to prying fingers.”

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/sleep/Pages/Suitable-Sleeping-Sites.aspx

“To prevent the most serious of falls and to keep children from getting caught in cords from hanging window blinds or draperies and strangling, don’t place a crib—or any other child’s bed—near a window. The Consumer Product Safety Commission recommends using cordless window coverings if possible.”

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/at-home/Pages/Make-Babys-Room-Safe.aspx

09/18/2024

September is Baby Safety Month! Keeping baby safe and healthy is a number one priority! Learn more at http://babysafetymonth.org!

09/12/2024

You're invited to join us on Saturday, October 19 for an inspiring day at the WCA! Discover how we're making a difference, meet our passionate team, engage in mission-driven, family friendly activities, and learn how you can get involved providing safety, healing and freedom from domestic abuse and sexual assault in our community. Learn more at wcaboise.org/events or contact Zoë at [email protected].

09/12/2024

Today’s topic is Bumpers.
Do NOT use bumpers or liners of any kind as they aren’t safe nor are they necessary.

The hazards:
🚨Suffocation
🚨Strangulation
🚨Choking
🚨Entrapment
🚨Falls in older infants who used them to climb

As of June 2011 cribs manufactured in the USA have been required to limit crib slat spacing to no more than 2 3/8 inches apart to prevent head entrapments which had previously occurred, leading to death – the reason bumpers were even created.

Since that change (which has now been adopted in most countries) bumpers and liners are no longer necessary.

The Safe Sleep for Babies Act banned all types of bumpers except for mesh liners, making them illegal to manufacture, sell, or even give away. Yes, even on marketplace platforms!

Mesh bumpers were involved in 13% of incident reports between 2008 and 2019.

Limbs going through the slats are typically more of an annoyance than anything else. On a few occasions in the rare instances that slats are closer together it may cause a bruise or in rare cases if entrapped, a broken bone.

Still worried?
✅ Wearable blankets or “sleep sacks” can help limit the likelihood of legs going through
✅ A play yard or “pack n play” can be used instead of a crib and are safe for sleep as long as they pass the necessary safety standard.

09/10/2024

09/10/2024

More facts!

Pacifiers have been found to be protective against SIDS.

☑️ Offer it but don’t force it.

☑️ Ensure you know your babies feeding cues so you’re not offering pacifier instead of feeding.

☑️ Use a pacifier for the correct age (per the manufacturer) and replace per the manufacturer instructions.

☑️ Check pacifier for any tears before offering to baby.

☑️ Protection still occurs if pacifier falls out during sleep.

❌ Don’t use pacifiers attached to toys or clips for sleep.

❌ Don’t use teethers for sleep.

❌ Don’t try to turn a pacifier into a teether by adding water and freezing it (or freezing it without liquid) this can ruin the integrity and make it crack.

❌ Don’t cut the pacifier and offer it back to the child as a way to wean from the pacifier.

09/10/2024

Health just got mobile! This Thursday (09/13), The Idaho Foodbank will be partnering with the CHAS Health Mobile Clinic to offer free blood pressure checks, patient education, and other resources in Lewiston. Stop by!

09/04/2024

⚠️🚨**FOOD DISTRIBUTION ALERT** 🍎📦🚗

Nampa Neighbors, there will be a food distribution next Wednesday, September 11th, at the Idaho Center. These are the details:

WHEN? Wednesday, September 11th
TIME? 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM (or until food runs out)
WHERE? 16114 N Idaho Center Blvd
Nampa, ID, 83687
WHAT? Free Food (no requirements)
QUESTIONS? Call 208-336-9643

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Vecinos de Nampa, va a haber una distribución de comida el proximo miércoles:

CUANDO? Miércoles, el 11 de septiembre
TIEMPO? 11:00 AM- 2:30 PM (o hasta se acabare la comida)
DONDE? 16114 N Idaho Center Blvd
Nampa, ID, 83687
QUE? Comida sin precio
PREGUNTAS? Llame 208-336-9643

09/04/2024

September is and we are going to be sharing safety information and tips throughout the month to help you keep your babies as safe as possible.

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