Kids Risk Project http://www.kidsrisk.harvard.edu/ "The Kids Risk Project [seeks] to empower kids, parents, and policy makers to improve children's lives by focusing on the risks that children face ... Currently the project website offers information for kids (with some fun activities) and for adults (parents, teachers, and others) who care about kids. The site also provides information about project-related news and events ... " - from the website The site provides valuable resources on such topics as seat belts, choosing appropriate video games and smoking. Especially valuable is the checklist of over 50 ways parents can reduce children's risks. In addition, there are articles zeroing in on minor risks which receive too much media attention while some serious risks are under-reported and how exposure to hazards affect adults differently than children. ~*~*~*~*~ Was this forwarded to you? Want to subscribe? Send an email to 1stpicksites-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=subscribe. For a complete list of email commands for our list send an email to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject line of "info 1stpicksites" without the quotes. If you wish to unsubscribe from our list send an email to 1stpicksites-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe To contact the list moderators send an email to 1stpicksites-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ~*~*~*~*~