16 March 2008

Never shake a baby

if a baby is shaken with force in a moment of anger, it can lead to a lifetime of effects:


shaking can damage a child's brain.


shaking can cause blindness, paralysis, hearing loss, speech and learning difficulties, problems with memory and attention, mental retardation, or seizures.


shaking can even cause death.


children less than 1 year old are particularly at risk. older children can also be seriously injured if they are shaken violently.


no child, at any age, should be shaken.

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