Children's Injury Attorneys serving Oklahoma City, Tulsa and cities throughout Oklahoma for Over 40 Years
Children having fun at an Oklahoma daycare facility. Too many Oklahoma children are injured by unsafe playground conditions, negligent supervision, or other preventable incidents.
A Special Message to Parents from James Self
As a parent, I understand how upsetting it can be when a child is injured, especially when that injury may have occurred while your child was under someone else's care.
If your child has been injured, I know this may be a stressful and uncertain time for your family. You probably have important questions about what happened, how the injury occurred, and what steps you should take next.
For more than 40 years, I have had the privilege of helping Oklahoma families through difficult situations involving serious injuries. If you would like to speak with someone about your concerns, please feel free to contact our office anytime for a free consultation.
Thank you for visiting our website, and I wish the very best for you and your family.
— James Self
Founder, Self & Associates
July, 2026: Far too many Oklahoma children will be seriously injured or killed in 2026 because of someone else's actions or negligence: at Child Care, Day Care, Child Learning & Development Centers, water parks or amusement parks, or because of defective or dangerous children's products.
If your child has been seriously injured, we can help.
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Even though most serious injuries to Oklahoma children are caused by car and truck accidents, far too many other child injuries and deaths result from: negligent supervision, child care injuries, birth injury, daycare or school injury, school bus accidents, defective children's products, furniture tip-overs, medical malpractice, dog bites, bicycle accidents, water park injury, trampoline facility injury, defective amusement park rides, game and activity center injury, and gun shots. (See complete descriptions below)
There is a strict Oklahoma Statute of Limitations relating to any Personal Injury Claim you may have on behalf of your child, that limits the amount of time you have to file a legal claim.
For over 40 years, attorney James Self and our Oklahoma Child Injury Law Firm Self & Associates, have successfully represented and recovered millions of dollars for our children's injury and other personal injury clients.
Parents meeting with daycare staff regarding a child safety concern. Serious Oklahoma child injuries may involve neglect, poor supervision, unsafe conditions, or other preventable circumstances.
OK CHILD INJURY NEWS UPDATE
Oklahoma Daycare Injury: Was Neglect, Poor Supervision, or Unsafe Conditions Involved?
July 2026
Parents trust daycare facilities to provide a safe and supervised environment for their children. Unfortunately, serious injuries can sometimes occur when proper supervision, safety procedures, or staffing practices break down.
During the summer months, many Oklahoma daycare facilities experience increased enrollment as children are out of school. This can make proper staffing levels, employee training, and child supervision especially important to maintaining a safe environment.
In some situations, a child's injury may be related to:
Inadequate supervision
Unsafe playgrounds or equipment
Dangerous conditions inside the facility
Failure to follow safety procedures
Staff misconduct or inappropriate behavior
Understaffing or poorly trained employees
Many parents are initially told that a child's injury was simply an "accident" or an unavoidable event. However, important questions may still need to be answered about supervision, safety procedures, staffing, and the circumstances surrounding the injury.
Serious daycare injuries can involve falls, playground incidents, unsafe conditions, and other situations that may have been preventable with proper care and supervision.
Self & Associates has been helping Oklahoma families with serious injury claims for over 40 years.
Why Choose Self & Associates for Your Oklahoma Child Injury Claim?
When a child is injured because of possible neglect, poor supervision, unsafe conditions, or other preventable circumstances, families often have difficult questions and concerns about what happened and how it could have been prevented.
Over 40 Years of Experience Helping Oklahoma Families
For more than four decades, Self & Associates has helped Oklahoma families navigate serious injury claims involving children and other vulnerable individuals. We understand the concerns parents face when a child is harmed while under someone else's care.
We Take Child Safety Concerns Seriously
Whether an injury may have involved poor supervision, unsafe conditions, inadequate staffing, failure to follow safety procedures, or other preventable circumstances, we understand the importance of carefully examining the facts and circumstances surrounding a child's injury.
We Help Families Obtain Answers
Many parents simply want to understand what happened and whether reasonable safety measures were followed. A thorough investigation can help identify important facts and determine whether preventable mistakes contributed to a child's injury.
We Prepare Every Case as If It Will Go to Trial
Insurance companies and responsible parties often take claims more seriously when they know a law firm is prepared to fully investigate and pursue a case when necessary.
No Fee Unless We Recover Compensation
We work on a contingency fee basis, which means you pay nothing unless we recover compensation for your family.
Free Consultation – Available 24/7
If your child has suffered a serious injury in Oklahoma, you can contact Self & Associates for a free, no-obligation consultation to discuss your concerns and learn more about your options.
Summer, 2026 Alert: Oklahoma Child Care, Day Care, Child Learning Centers, and Child Development Center Injuries Suddenly Spike
Recently, there have been numerous reported cases of serious injuries to Oklahoma kids in Day Care and Child Care, as well as larger Child Learning Centers and Child Development Centers. Anytime a child is seriously injured while under the care or supervision of a trusted adult, parents should seek immediate legal advice. If your child has been seriously injured, We Can Help.
ALERT: Oklahoma Children At Risk of Serious Injury by Furniture Tipping Over
Far too many Oklahoma children are seriously injured each year by poorly designed furniture that can tip over crushing them. Recently, IKEA settled a case in California for $46 Million after one of their dressers tipped over killing a toddler. If your child has been seriously injured in a furniture tip over accident, please contact Self & Associates immediately.
OKLAHOMA TRAMPOLINE PARK INJURIES: You have probably seen the recent news stories relating to horrible injuries and even death resulting from injuries sustained at some Trampoline Parks. Devastating neck, spine and brain injuries have resulted from actions as simple as bouncing at the same time as someone else on a trampoline. Oklahoma premises liability laws are designed to protect Oklahoma children and adults from these kinds of injuries using trampoline equipment, with or without supervision, but many times these cases also involve defective trampoline equipment.
ALERT: Oklahoma Cases of Child Poisoning and other Serious Injuries from Detergent Pods
Recently there has been an alarming rise in Child Poisoning Cases, Serious Burns, Blindness, Coma and even Death resulting from children accidently ingesting Laundry Detergent "Pods". The small, brightly colored pods are designed in such an attractive way, that they can appear to be candy, especially to young, or developmentally challenged children.
Types of Child Injury Cases Our Oklahoma Law Firm Represents:
Negligent Supervision: If your child was injured as the result of the inattention, actions or negligence of an Oklahoma teacher, Child Care worker, sports coach, scout leader, church leader, after school activity leader, or any other person who was charged with supervising your child.
Birth Injury: If your child was injured or harmed in any way and at any time during or immediately following birth by any Oklahoma doctor or medical professional.
Water Park Injury: If your child was injured because of negligent supervision, slipping and falling, or a defective water slide design at an Oklahoma water park.
Trampoline Park Injury: If your child was seriously injured in any way, regardless of the presence of parents or supervision at an Oklahoma Trampoline Park or any facility offering trampolines.
Amusement Park Injury: If your child was injured because of poor supervision, or a defective park ride at an Oklahoma amusement park.
Learning Center, Daycare & Child Care Injury: If your child was injured in any way while they were in the care of an Oklahoma daycare, child care, child learning center, or child development facility, or any after-school program or caregiver.
School Injury: If your child was injured in any way while they were at an Oklahoma school, or any school function or activity.
School Bus & School Bus Collision Injury: If your child was injured while entering, exiting, or while on any school bus in Oklahoma.
Negligent or Irresponsible Actions of Someone Else: This covers a wide array of possible Oklahoma child injury cases including: injured or poisoned while at a neighbor's house or pool, injured by a bully, slipping and falling in an Oklahoma store or business, injured in a poorly maintained or unsupervised play facility, and many others.
Injured in a Car Accident or Truck Collision: Most Oklahoma Children's Injuries occur because of a motor vehicle accident. Children are especially vulnerable because many times they are seated in the rear seat, which makes them extremely vulnerable to injury in any car or truck collision, especially a rear end collision where defective car seat backs in the front seat could collapse on children sitting in the rear seat.
Injured in a Bicycle Accident: Most Oklahoma kids are injured in bicycle accidents near their homes and that were not their fault, many times caused by a distracted or drowsy driver, or a defective bike helmet.
Falling Furniture and Appliances, or Flat Screen TV Tip-Over Injuries: Many Oklahoma children are seriously injured or killed when a heavy flat-screen TV, or other household appliance tips over or falls on them. Manufacturer design, or faulty professional installation is many times to blame.
Injured by Defective Child Product or Defective Baby Product: Any product designed and marketed to be used by children should be safe. Far too many Oklahoma kids are injured or killed each year by defective and dangerous children's products or baby products, including: toys, playground equipment, cribs, strollers, car seats, window blinds, and many more.
Child & Infant Medical Malpractice: You would be surprised to learn that each year there are many, many cases of Medical Malpractice involving children and infants here in Oklahoma. Children are especially vulnerable to medication mistakes, surgical errors, misdiagnosis, hospital infections, and other forms of negligence at the hands of Oklahoma doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals.
Dog Bite Injuries: Far too many Oklahoma children are seriously injured when they are attacked by a neighbor's dog. Oklahoma dog owners are responsible for the actions of the dogs, even if the dog somehow escapes a fenced or gated barrier. Some dog breeds, such as Pit Bulls are especially dangerous, and their bites can be deadly for any Oklahoma child, regardless of age.
Bicycle Accidents: Oklahoma drivers are responsible for hundreds of serious injuries and the deaths of many Oklahoma children who are simply riding their bicycle. Many times excessive speed, DUI, or distracted driving are to blame.
Gun Shot: Sadly, far too many Oklahoma children are seriously injured or killed each year by accidental gun shots, many occurring at a friend or neighbor's home where there was an unsecured hand-gun or rifle.
At Self and Associates we seek out and locate the child injury, and other personal injury experts necessary to best represent our Oklahoma child injury victims. With over 40 years of experience in handling personal injury, defective products injury, and wrongful death cases, James Self has the knowledge to assist you in navigating this complex area.
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Oklahoma Child Injury Law Library Entry for Wednesday July 01, 2026
Oklahoma Birth Injury Rates on the Increase
A birth injury caused by any Oklahoma doctor or hospital can be devastating to any Oklahoma family. The birth of any child should be a joyous event, and every child deserves a chance for a normal life.
Unfortunately a serious birth injury can cause a lifetime of pain and suffering, not only for the infant, but for the entire family -- many times including the extended family who musr assist in the care of the injured baby.
If your baby has suffered ANY form of birth injury, please contact us as soon as possible. Many Oklahomans are not aware that there is a statute that limits the amount of time you have to file a claim if your baby has been injured/
A birth injury caused by any Oklahoma doctor or hospital can be devastating to any Oklahoma family. The birth of any child should be a joyous event, and every child deserves a chance for a normal life.
Unfortunately a serious birth injury can cause a lifetime of pain and suffering, not only for the infant, but for the entire family -- many times including the extended family who musr assist in the care of the injured baby.
If your child has been seriously injured or died as the result of someone else's actions or negligence, James Self wants to talk to you. Please contact our Oklahoma personal injury law firm today to schedule a free case evaluation.
Self & Associates is interested in investigating the claims of
child injury victims from cities across the state of Oklahoma, with locations statewide to serve you better. If you'd like to contact us locally about your child's injury, please use one of the convenient city location links below.
Disclaimer: The content of this web site is provided by the Oklahoma personal injury lawyers of Self and Associates. It is not intended to constitute legal advice and is for general information purposes only on topics such as car accidents, workers compensation and medical malpractice. Nothing on this site establishes an attorney client relationship. Only a signed representation contract accepted by Self and Associates will establish an attorney client relationship.
Our Oklahoma personal injury law firm has locatons in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Edmond, Midwest City, Duncan and Norman. We serve injury victims throughout the state, including the cities of Altus, Ardmore, Broken Arrow, Chickasha, Del City, El Reno, Enid, Lawton, Moore, Muskogee, Mustang, Ponca City, Shawnee, Stillwater, and Yukon.
If you need legal advice about your injury case, please contact us today to schedule a case evaluation with an experienced injury attorney.
