8 Dangerous Decor Items All Parents Need to Know About

The dangers of cribs for children are perhaps one of the scarier ones. While we equate cots and cradles with peacefulness and sleep, the dangers are varied. Children have died from strangulation after having their clothing caught in hardware or posts, while others have trapped their heads or fingers between the rails. Cribs made after 2011 have much stricter safety standards, so reconsider that secondhand or hand-me-down crib.