A Jacksonville mom learned a lesson the hard way when she unknowingly buckled her newborn into a fake car seat, thinking it was safe.

When summer temperatures are searing hot, keeping kids safe during summer is of the utmost importance, which is why child safety advocates reminded parents and caregivers that it only takes a minute for tragedy to strike.

Approximately 87% of children who die in hot cars are age 3 or younger and the majority (56%) were unknowingly left by an otherwise loving, responsible parent or caregiver.

An 18-month-old girl was found dead in a hot car overnight, after her parents left her to attend a Fourth of July party. It's the tenth child to die after being left in a hot car in the country and the fifth child to die in Florida so far this year, according to Kids and Car Safety.

After a teenager died Saturday night following a fall from an electric skateboard in Clay County, a child safety advocate offered a warning for parents.

Jacksonville has seen a number of fatal drownings in just the last couple of months. The many misconceptions about child drowning.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – There’s nearly a 6 in 10 chance that your child’s car seat is installed incorrectly, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Since April, the organization has done more than 150 virtual seat checks. Not installing the car seat tight enough -- the car seat shouldn’t move side to side or front to back more than 1 inch at the belt path. Due to the lack of travel, it is also important you check your child’s car seat to make sure it still works appropriately. So, before you get on the road, double-check that the car seat is in there correctly," Kessenger said.

The importance of water safety this summerPublished: May 29, 2020, 8:37 amNow that some pools will begin opening, we want to remind you about the number one killer of young children, which is drowning. Cindy Dennis with Safe Kids Northeast Florida joins us on The Morning Show to talk about water safety this summer.

National Child Passenger Safety Week teaches caregivers the do's and don'ts when it comes to car seat safety. NHTSA says car seats and boosters are one of the easiest ways to keep children safe -- when they're installed correctly. Car seats can reduce the risk of fatal injury in a crash by 71% for infants and by 54% for toddlers. Safe Kids Northeast Florida makes it their mission to educate and conduct car seat safety checks year around. If you're interested in getting your car seat checked, all you have to do is call Safe Kids Northeast Florida and schedule an appointment.

When bark isnt worse than biteIn 2018, there were 317 children and teens under 18 seen in Baptist Health emergency departments for dog bites. Of those, 147 were seen at Wolfson Childrens Hospital and 113 were seen at Baptist and Wolfson Childrens freestanding emergency departments. There, a team of pediatric emergency medicine specialists with Emergency Resources Group and pediatric maxillofacial surgeons with the UF College of Medicine - Jacksonville, rushed to repair the damage on Copals face. Even though theyre the family dog and you love them, when an adult leaves the room, the dog is in charge, Poulos said. Offer the dog your hand to sniff and pet the side or chest of the dog rather than its head.