Meghan's Hope in the news!
Motherly 6/30/21: "The overlooked safety issue parents need to know about"
Sentinel and Enterprise 6/6/6/21: "Gov. Baker declares June 2nd Massachusetts Tip-Over Awareness Day"
Worcester Telegram and Gazette 6/1/21: "Gov. Baker Proclaims June 2nd Mass Tip-Over Awareness Day"
MetroWest Daily News 6/1/21: "Be Careful of Furniture. June 2nd is now Mass Tip-Over Awareness Day"
Press Release 5/30/21: Governor Baker proclaims June 2, 2021 Massachusetts Tip-Over Awareness Day
Scary Mommy Blog 5/14/21: "Unanchored furniture is a major risk to our kids, and we need to address this ASAP."
Motherly 5/7/21: "The overlooked safety issue parents need to know about - it's time to pass legislation to make furniture safer for our kids"
KOAA News Colorado 3/8/21: "Parents asking lawmakers for better furniture tip-over safety regulations"
Boston Fox 25 news 2/25/21: "Sterling mom advocating for tougher laws after her 3-year old daughter was killed by tipped-over dresser"
Worcester Telegram and Gazette 2/21/21: "Sterling mom, child safety advocate, says IKEA's new policy on bureau safety doesn't go far enough"
CBS10 News Ohio 2/1/21: "She wasn't able to call for help. Mother, Columbus doctor, warning parents of furniture not attached to the wall"
Baystate Parent November 2020: "Advocate like a Mother: Sixteen years after her daughter's tip-over dresser death, Sterling mom still fighting for safer furniture standards"
Newsner 10/1/20: "Mom starts safety campaign after her toddler was crushed to death by dresser"
Cafe Mom 9/29/20: "Mom whose twin toddler died in a furniture tip-over accident fights for new laws"
Metro UK news 9/28/20: "Mom of girl, 3, crushed to death by "sturdy" dresser, pushes for new furniture safety law"
ABC News/Good Morning America Website 9/28/20: "After her 3-year old died in a furniture tip-over accident, mom makes desperate plea to parents"
USA Today op-ed by Kimberly 9/4/2020: "My daughter should have been the last child to die from a furniture tip-over"
Consumer Reports 9/1/20: "Their children were killed by furniture tip-overs. Now they're fighting to protect other kids"
Babies in Common Podcast 7/1/20: "Childproofing, it's more important than you think. With child safety advocate Kimberly Amato"
The Landmark 1/8/2020: "Holidays were bittersweet for Sterling mom"
PediMom podcast: "The dangers of furniture tip-overs and Meghan's Story"
Sterling Lancaster Community TV 12/5/19: Interview with Lex Thomas about Meghan's Hope, furniture safety, and The STURDY Act
Netflix Documentary November 2019 Broken: Deadly Dressers (features Parents Against Tip-Overs):
The Miller Chat 8/26/19: Tip-over prevention Meghan's Hope and Parents Against Tip-Overs
CBS4 Boston News 1/3/17: "Mother on a mission to prevent tip-over deaths says viral video is teachable moment"
Yahoo news 12/3/2015 :"How furniture can kill kids, and how you can prevent it"
The Today Show 7/22/15 : http://www.today.com/video/ikea-warns-consumers-about-risk-of-dressers-falling-on-children-489064003539
WFLA NBC News 7/22/15: "Bay area expert shows how to make furniture safe"
The Worcester Telegram and Gazette 7/1/2015: As I see it: Anchor it to save lives by Kimberly Amato
CBS4 News 2/7/14: "Sterling mom on a mission to prevent tip-over tragedies"
Worcester Telegram and Gazette/The Miller Chat 7/12/2013: "Preventing accidents in the home"
Fair Warning 8/9/12: "Unthinkable but real. Tipping furniture, TV's sometimes deadly to children."
Fox News/Inside Edition 2/3/11: "Falling Furniture"
Sentinel and Enterprise 6/6/6/21: "Gov. Baker declares June 2nd Massachusetts Tip-Over Awareness Day"
Worcester Telegram and Gazette 6/1/21: "Gov. Baker Proclaims June 2nd Mass Tip-Over Awareness Day"
MetroWest Daily News 6/1/21: "Be Careful of Furniture. June 2nd is now Mass Tip-Over Awareness Day"
Press Release 5/30/21: Governor Baker proclaims June 2, 2021 Massachusetts Tip-Over Awareness Day
Scary Mommy Blog 5/14/21: "Unanchored furniture is a major risk to our kids, and we need to address this ASAP."
Motherly 5/7/21: "The overlooked safety issue parents need to know about - it's time to pass legislation to make furniture safer for our kids"
KOAA News Colorado 3/8/21: "Parents asking lawmakers for better furniture tip-over safety regulations"
Boston Fox 25 news 2/25/21: "Sterling mom advocating for tougher laws after her 3-year old daughter was killed by tipped-over dresser"
Worcester Telegram and Gazette 2/21/21: "Sterling mom, child safety advocate, says IKEA's new policy on bureau safety doesn't go far enough"
CBS10 News Ohio 2/1/21: "She wasn't able to call for help. Mother, Columbus doctor, warning parents of furniture not attached to the wall"
Baystate Parent November 2020: "Advocate like a Mother: Sixteen years after her daughter's tip-over dresser death, Sterling mom still fighting for safer furniture standards"
Newsner 10/1/20: "Mom starts safety campaign after her toddler was crushed to death by dresser"
Cafe Mom 9/29/20: "Mom whose twin toddler died in a furniture tip-over accident fights for new laws"
Metro UK news 9/28/20: "Mom of girl, 3, crushed to death by "sturdy" dresser, pushes for new furniture safety law"
ABC News/Good Morning America Website 9/28/20: "After her 3-year old died in a furniture tip-over accident, mom makes desperate plea to parents"
USA Today op-ed by Kimberly 9/4/2020: "My daughter should have been the last child to die from a furniture tip-over"
Consumer Reports 9/1/20: "Their children were killed by furniture tip-overs. Now they're fighting to protect other kids"
Babies in Common Podcast 7/1/20: "Childproofing, it's more important than you think. With child safety advocate Kimberly Amato"
The Landmark 1/8/2020: "Holidays were bittersweet for Sterling mom"
PediMom podcast: "The dangers of furniture tip-overs and Meghan's Story"
Sterling Lancaster Community TV 12/5/19: Interview with Lex Thomas about Meghan's Hope, furniture safety, and The STURDY Act
Netflix Documentary November 2019 Broken: Deadly Dressers (features Parents Against Tip-Overs):
The Miller Chat 8/26/19: Tip-over prevention Meghan's Hope and Parents Against Tip-Overs
CBS4 Boston News 1/3/17: "Mother on a mission to prevent tip-over deaths says viral video is teachable moment"
Yahoo news 12/3/2015 :"How furniture can kill kids, and how you can prevent it"
The Today Show 7/22/15 : http://www.today.com/video/ikea-warns-consumers-about-risk-of-dressers-falling-on-children-489064003539
WFLA NBC News 7/22/15: "Bay area expert shows how to make furniture safe"
The Worcester Telegram and Gazette 7/1/2015: As I see it: Anchor it to save lives by Kimberly Amato
CBS4 News 2/7/14: "Sterling mom on a mission to prevent tip-over tragedies"
Worcester Telegram and Gazette/The Miller Chat 7/12/2013: "Preventing accidents in the home"
Fair Warning 8/9/12: "Unthinkable but real. Tipping furniture, TV's sometimes deadly to children."
Fox News/Inside Edition 2/3/11: "Falling Furniture"