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A p ril 9, 2014
Preventing Window Falls
Book engages kids and families on safety
Becca arid Jason Keen
Cunningham’s three-year-old
son Thomas fell out of his sec-
ond-floor bedroom window in
2010. Now, the local couple is
hoping to teach others about
window safety so others do not
have to experience what they
did.
“If Kids Could Float: A Win-
dow Fall Prevention Story,” is
written by Becca Cunningham
with illustrations by Charlie
Donkin.
Published with young children
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Washington
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‘Spider Kid’ is a character from a Portland mom’s new
book designed to engage children and their families about
the importance of staying safe around windows.
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and their parents in mind, the
book is designed to engage chil-
dren and their families about the
im portance of staying safe
around windows. The majority
of window falls occur between
the months of May and Septem-
ber, typically during warmer
weather when windows are
open for cooling and ventilation.
In the United States, over
3,300children, ages six years old
and younger, are injured from
falling from windows every year
—50 children in Oregon are ad-
mitted to the trauma system from
falling from windows annually,
As for Thomas, he suffered a
traumatic brain injury that day;
but is now okay,
The Cunningham’s remain on
their crusade to keep other kids
and families from experiencing
what they went through,
“If Kids Could Float” is avail-
able at Amazon.com. For more
inform ation about window
safety, visit at the Campaign to
Stop W indow Falls at
stopat4.com.
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Charles Washington
Past Publish er of the Portland O bserver
Jn memory of an outstanding and dedicated
member of Portland's Longest Standing
Minority Publication.
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