Parents Call for Water Bead Ban After Child’s Brain Injury
In 2023, a 10-month-old child died after swallowing the beads, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Now ...
Mom urges ban on water beads after daughter's injury: "It breaks my heart"
Water beads may look harmless and fun, but the authors of a new report​ — including a mom whose daughter was seriously ...
Parents urge ban on water beads after child's brain injury
They're small, colorful and marketed as safe sensory toys but water beads have sent thousands of kids to the emergency ...
New study sounds alarm on water bead dangers—what parents need to know
The Pediatrics report highlights the case of Kipley Haugen, a 13-month-old child who developed severe intestinal obstruction, ...
Focus at Four: HealthPoint explains hidden dangers of water beads
“These beads are filled with water, and when you add them to water or any liquid they do swell. So, the danger is if they do ...
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Mom speaks out on dangers of water beads, urges ban after daughter's injury: "It breaks my heart"
Haugen runs an advocacy website called That Water Bead Lady to help families whose children have been injured by consumers products. Kipley had this message for lawmakers: "Please work together to ...
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Parents Call for Water Bead Ban After Child’s Brain Injury
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- They're small, colorful and marketed as safe sensory toys but water beads have sent thousands of kids to the emergency room -- and now, experts and ...