Meghan's Hope

07/10/2025

RECALL ALERT: WLIVE Fabric Dressers recalled due to risk of serious injury or death from tip-over and entrapment hazards; violates the federal safety standard for clothing storage units under the STURDY Act; sold on Amazon.com. Refund available. CONTACT: WLIVE collect at 833-367-7572 or https://www.wlivehome.com/pages/voluntary-safety-recall Always

: WLIVE Fabric Dressers recalled due to risk of serious injury or death from tip-over and entrapment hazards; violations of federal standard for clothing storage units; sold on Amazon.com. Get a refund. CONTACT: WLIVE collect at 833-367-7572 or https://www.wlivehome.com/pages/voluntary-safety-recall

More images: https://cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/WLIVE-Fabric-Dressers-Recalled-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Tip-Over-and-Entrapment-Hazards-Violations-of-Federal-Standard-for-Clothing-Storage-Units-Sold-on-Amazon-by-WLIVE

06/28/2025

Join me in wishing the CPSC's Anchor It! campaign a happy 10th Anniversary!

Join me in celebrating a milestone. Ten years ago this month, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission launched the Anchor It! educational awareness campaign in response to rising numbers of serious injuries and fatalities from furniture and TV tip-overs, like the one that took my daughter's life.

The campaign was created in part because of my advocacy and that of other parents, who insisted for years that the CPSC do more to educate parents about the dangers of tip-overs and how easy it is to prevent them. It has been an honor to advise and collaborate with the agency on this campaign, both in its development and evolution.

The good news: The campaign is working! Over the past decade, according to the CPSC's (formerly) annual tip-over report, from 2013 to 2022 the number of ER-treated injuries (mostly children) has decreased by nearly 50%!

The bad news: The work is NOT done. Here's why:

1) Someone is still rushed to the ER every 53 minutes with a tip-over related injury. That's at least 24 people every day! Some of these people will die from their injuries.

2) There has been a 26% increase in injuries and fatalities to adults over the age of 60! This is a demographic that is largely unaware of the clear and present danger of tip-overs in their homes, and as their balance, strength, cognition, and safety awareness decrease, their risk of a tip-over increases.

3) For the first time since 2008, the CPSC did not issue the annual tip-over report this year. According to the agency's Performance Budget Request to Congress (5/30/25), there is no funding dedicated to the Anchor It! program, and it appears only the website will remain. Moving the campaign "in-house" is unlikely to result in a more robust and effective campaign, and we fear it will be eliminated or stagnate. Parents Against Tip-Overs has met with the Acting Chair and two other Commissioners to express our concerns and advocate for the campaign's continuation and improvement.

4) Anchoring all furniture with drawers, doors, and shelves to the wall is the ONLY way to prevent a tip-over injury or death. Tip-overs happen in the blink of an eye. While more people are aware of the risk of furniture tip-overs, we know most people still don't think it can happen to them, don't anchor their furniture and TVs to the wall. (watch the video below)

5) There is a misconception that now that the STURDY Act is law, there is no longer a need to anchor furniture. This is FALSE! STURDY became effective on 9/1/23 and only applies to dressers and certain other clothing storage furniture (CSUs) manufactured after that date. Older, and thus non-compliant CSUs, are still for sale and in your home right now. STURDY requires CSUs come with a furniture anchor and warnings about tip-overs and why and how to use that anchor to prevent a tip-over.

Please today!

Many parents believe they don't need to anchor their furniture to the wall because they always watch their kids. The truth is that watching is not enough - a...

06/22/2025

Not sure how to ? Our friends at Charlie's House
put together this great infographic. Ensure you anchor all of your furniture with drawers, doors, and shelves, and your TVs to the wall to prevent tip-over injuries. Even new dressers need to be anchored!

06/19/2025

Recall alert: YaFiti white dressers recalled for violation of the STURDY Act and for posing a serious risk of injury and death from tip-over and/or entrapment. Sold at Amazon. Refund available with instructions in the link below.

This is the 12th dresser recalled (with 2 other warnings issued by the CPSC because the manufacturer did not agree to a recall) for not meeting the stability requirements of the STURDY Act.
These recalls tell us that the risk of a dresser tip-over remains high, even if you are purchasing a new dresser, because not all manufacturers are following the law. There are likely others for sale that violate STURDY, they just haven't been discovered yet.

And what about the other furniture in your home??? There were no mandatory safety standards for dressers before 9/1/23 and there are none for other types of furniture at all!

The only way to prevent a potentially deadly tip-over is to make sure all of your furniture with drawers, doors, and shelves are secured to the wall. Put it on the calendar for this weekend and Learn how at www.anchorit.gov

https://bit.ly/YaFitidresserrecall

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled dressers if they are not properly anchored to a wall and place them in an area that children cannot access. Contact YaFiti for instructions on how to dispose of the dressers to receive a full refund. Consumers must submit a photo of the disposed d...

06/18/2025

Did you know you can be in the same room and be powerless to stop a tip-over from happening?

Tip-overs happen in the blink of an eye! Watch this powerful video created from actual footage of real-life tip-overs that happened when parents were in the same room or watching via a camera.
Thankfully, none of these children were seriously injured, not because their parents were watching, but because they were lucky. It could just as easily have been a tragic outcome.

PAT and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's campaign want you to know it's quick and easy to prevent a tip-over from happening by ensuring your furniture, TVs, and even appliances are properly secured to the wall.

Take a moment to watch the video and then today. You can learn how at www.anchorit.gov
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kzkFd1wTqI

Many parents believe they don't need to anchor their furniture to the wall because they always watch their kids. The truth is that watching is not enough - a...

06/17/2025

Let's talk about flat screen TVs and bowling balls. Yes, flat-screen TVs are not as heavy as the older, larger CRT TVs, but because they are lighter, they can also tip more easily.

Think they can't seriously injure or even kill a child? The average 50-inch TV weighs 20-40 pounds. That's the equivalent of 2-4 bowling balls falling onto a child or even your foot. Enough to break bones or cause a catastrophic brain injury.

If you don't want the equivalent of several bowling balls falling onto a child or an older loved one, then you need to secure all of your TVs, even the flat screens, to the wall or to the furniture on which it sits. That furniture should then also be anchored to the wall.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's Anchor It program has great information about how and why to . Help us celebrate Anchor It's 10th anniversary by ensuring all of your TVs are properly secured to the wall. Thank you!

06/16/2025

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's Anchor It! program launched in June of 2015 with a PSA called "Real Moms Urge you to Anchor It."

It featured 3 moms who are also 3 of the co-founding members of Parents Against Tip-Overs (PAT), including me.

I am so proud to have been one of the catalysts for, and a continued partner with, the CPSC's Anchor It! campaign. More people than ever know about the danger unsecured furniture and TVs pose, but statistics tell us less than half of those who know of the risk take any action to prevent it.

Which is why the Anchor It! campaign remains a vital educational program. The momentum and awareness is building, and the education and outreach must continue until the statistics tell us children are no longer being seriously injured or killed from tip-overs.

You can help! Furniture anchors make great baby shower gifts and nothing says I love and care for your young child more than a gift at any time (just because) that could save their life. So please, today and be sure all of your family and friends who have little ones in or visiting their home know how and why to anchor it, too!

Moms share their personal furniture and TV tip-over tragedies in hopes that other children might be saved. Anchor It! and save a child.

06/16/2025

This month marks the 10th Anniversary of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC's) Anchor It! campaign! To celebrate, I will be posting information about the campaign, its successes, and why it's still important to this month.

The campaign was created, in part, because I and other parent advocates demanded the CPSC do more to educate parents and caregivers about the risk of tip-over injuries and deaths and how easy they are to prevent.

According to the most recent CPSC Tip-Over report, the statistics show a significant decline in ER-treated tip-over injuries from 2013 to 2022. While this is great news, and proves that awareness and preventative action have increased thanks to the Anchor It program, the statistics also tell us that someone is sent to the ER every 53 minutes because of a serious tip-over injury. That's more than 24 people, mostly children, every single day! Some of them will die from their injuries. We are on the right track, but there is still work to be done!

As a co-founder and Chair of Parents Against Tip-Overs, I am proud that PAT is a collaborative partner with the Anchor It! campaign, and we are thrilled with the progress that has been made. We look forward to the day every parent, grandparent, and caregiver knows how and why to anchor their furniture and TVs to the wall, and no child has to be rushed to the ER because of a tip-over again.

Visit www.anchorit.gov to learn more and today!

05/30/2025

WARNING! The CPSC has issued a warning for this Aiho dresser sold at Walmart for violation of the STURDY Act. It poses a serious risk of injury or death from tip-over. Please destroy and discard it or ensure it is properly anchored to the wall.
This is the 13th recall or warning for dressers that violate the STURDY Act, which went into effect on 9/1/23. This is why even if you are buying a new dresser today, you need to ensure it, and all your other furniture with drawers, doors, and shelves (not just dressers!) are properly secured to the wall. It's the only way to protect your kids, grandkids, and even elders from serious injury or death from a tip-over. Someone is still sent to the ER every hour of every day because of a tip-over! today!

WARNING! The CPSC has issued a warning for this Aiho dresser sold at Walmart for violation of the STURDY Act. It poses a serious risk of injury or death from tip-over. Please destroy and discard it or ensure it is properly anchored to the wall.

This is the 13th recall or warning for dressers that violate the STURDY Act, which went into effect on 9/1/23. This is why even if you are buying a new dresser today, you need to ensure it, and all your other furniture with drawers, doors, and shelves (not just dressers!) are properly secured to the wall. It's the only way to protect your kids, grandkids, and even elders from serious injury or death from a tip-over. Someone is still sent to the ER every hour of every day because of a tip-over! today!

05/25/2025

One of the many ways the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects you and your family from suffering injury or even being killed by consumer and household products is by issuing recalls and safety warnings, and enforcing pertinent laws and recall actions.
Since the STURDY Act became law in September of 2023, there have been 10 recalls and 2 warnings (because the manufacturer did not agree to a recall) of dressers and other clothing storage furniture covered by the law. There have also been 3 recalls of furniture anchors/straps.
The program has been instrumental in increasing the public's awareness of the very real and present danger of furniture and TV tip-overs in everyone's home. And while the number of injuries and deaths has decreased, someone is still rushed to the ER about every 45 minutes because of a tip-over. Until everyone anchors their furniture with drawers, doors, and shelves properly to the wall, you and your family will be at risk of serious injury and even death as a result of a tip-over.
Don't think it can't happen to you. If it happened to us, it can happen to you. Enlist the help of a friend, family member, or neighbor and anchor it today! Visit www.anchorit.gov to learn more about how and why.

One of the many ways the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects you and your family from suffering injury or even being killed by consumer and household products is by issuing recalls and safety warnings, and enforcing pertinent laws and recall actions.

Since the STURDY Act became law in September of 2023, there have been 10 recalls and 2 warnings (because the manufacturer did not agree to a recall) of dressers and other clothing storage furniture covered by the law. There have also been 3 recalls of furniture anchors/straps.

The program has been instrumental in increasing the public's awareness of the very real and present danger of furniture and TV tip-overs in everyone's home. And while the number of injuries and deaths has decreased, someone is still rushed to the ER about every 45 minutes because of a tip-over. Until everyone anchors their furniture with drawers, doors, and shelves properly to the wall, you and your family will be at risk of serious injury and even death as a result of a tip-over.

Don't think it can't happen to you. If it happened to us, it can happen to you. Enlist the help of a friend, family member, or neighbor and anchor it today! Visit www.anchorit.gov to learn more about how and why.

05/25/2025

Help us save the CPSC and allow them to continue to operate as a bipartisan, independent agency tasked with keeping you and your family safe! It literally takes one minute to use this link to send a letter to those who represent YOU in Congress and tell them why the CPSC is important to you and your family. Feel free to edit the text if you want to make it more personal! Please and thank you!

Don’t let the White House eliminate our product safety agency

05/25/2025

Recall Alert: Dressers sold at Amazon recalled for violation of the STURDY Act. Refund is available, details in link below. Ensure ALL of your furniture with drawers, doors, and shelves are secured to the wall to protect your entire family from injuries and even death from tip-overs.

Consumers should stop using the recalled dressers immediately if they are not anchored to the wall and place them in an area that children cannot access. Areson, through Amazon Logistics Service, is contacting all known purchasers directly. Contact Areson for instructions on how to receive a full re...