Children should not wear bicycle helmets while playing on playground equipment, warns the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The warning was issued after a recent tragedy in Pennsylvania.

Parents should actively engage while at the playground. This allows them to keep ... Adults are encouraged to wear helmets to keep themselves safe and model this safety practice for children.

"That’s paramount: safety," he said ... "Helmets are a really good thing in general, but a helmet and a playground don’t mix well." he said. "You might think the helmet is protective in ...

The Children’s Museum of St. Tammany is offering hands-on safety events and demos every Sunday in June to celebrate National ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission now has to warn ... Several children have died of strangulation after their helmets caught in playground structures. In other words, what’s called for ...

not the larger helmets. Improving the safety standards for playground sounds like a no-brainer, but it is complicated on many levels, Hudson says. First, there is the question of who pays the bill ...

Essick Playground was the setting for the ... Police Department also were on hand to offer tips on helmet use, bike maintenance and road safety. Other activities included a bike tire pumping ...