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6 in 10 parents of children 2 and under gave their children over-the-counter cough and cold medicine within the last 12 months. About half of parents who use OTC cough and cold medicine report that their young children’s health care providers say these types of medicines are safe and are effective.

Tobacco smoke is reported as a cause of asthma attacks by 73% of parents of asthmatic kids. Nearly half of parents with asthmatic children say their kids spend time with smokers – who are often the parents themselves.

Most adults would strongly support new strategies to encourage greater responsibility for teen fathers, and to provide ‘teen and tot’ programs for teen mothers in high schools.

Over half of parents who do not own a gun have never talked with their children age 5-17 about gun safety. 1 in 4 parents who do not own a gun are very worried that their children could get hurt with a gun when at a friend’s home.

Safety of vaccines and medicines top the list of children’s medical research topics that parents view as very important. Research about environmental links to child health and research on cancer are viewed as more important than research on leading causes of injuries.