There are several issues related to breathing issues for our infant that are preventable. We just need to be aware of them. When you leave your child with a childcare provider or use an infant product, make sure they meet these safety issues.

As we continue to tighten our belts in this economy we look for all kinds of ways to cut back on costs. Since childcare can be a huge portion of most families budgets, it is natural that we look at this category for some cinching. But can we keep a safe environment as an affordable expense?

Some parents are creating co-ops, sitter sharing and more. Here are some things you should ask yourself when you are looking to cutback:

Julia Castillo showed up to pick up her son at an early learning center in Rhode Island. She wound up frantically beating on the doors and trying to get in because she found the center locked. No one was there and she relied on a nearby neighbor to help her gain access to the center where she found her son in a crib in tears. He had been left alone for over 45 minutes.

In a study by the University of Alabama at Birmingham, researchers found that parents thought their children were less susceptible to hazards which suggested parents thought their children knew better or were less vunerable than other children or toddlers. Less than half of the parents of young children were able to identify potential safety hazards for their children. Worse yet, these parents did far better than the daycare workers themselves!

I'm sure our immediate reaction is a physical reaction. To make sure you meet your childs needs in the best way possible, use these steps:

A daycare negligence lawsuit was filed today in Pennsylvania following the death of a two year old child who was left in a hot car to suffer from hyperthermia. The child was forgotten more than six hours in a backseat of a daycare van on July 1, 2009. While the investigations are pending, and criminal charges have not been ruled out, the parents are taking action against the negligent daycare.

In what is sure to be a shocking investigation, child welfare officials and daycare inspectors have arrested two daycare operators for child endangerment.

A disturbing and deadly summertime hazard has been appearing in headlines across the nation: children left unattended in hot cars. Maybe it's better news coverage and information dissemination, but it seems more parents and child care givers are negligently leaving their children trapped in a hot car.

As the weather warms up and kids gear up for summer, parents should be preparing as well. Before your child goes to summer camp, parents have the somber responsibility of making sure their child does not become the latest victim of child abuse or child neglect.

Sometimes it takes a tragedy to get things done.

Last Friday afternoon, 142 babies, toddlers, and children were watched by six employees of a government-run daycare center, located in a working class neighborhood in Sonora.

Investigations will determine how the fire started and why it spread so quickly - but 38 children died from smoke inhalation and asphyxiation that afternoon.