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Keep Holidays Fun and Safe
Holidays are important times for families to get together. If you are going to be traveling long distances or just across town, be sure to buckle yourself and your child in safely. Review the one-minute safety checklist at the Child Passenger Safety website.
Cooking together can be a wonderful experience for families. Explore these
ideas for how to teach kitchen safety to children. Hurts
and Hazards: Kids, Kitchen Accidents and Safety. This fact sheet addresses
hot, heavy, sharp and electrical kitchen hazards and how to prevent injury and
accidents.
Which of these holiday foods are often responsible for childhood choking? (a) hot dogs, (b) hard candies, (c) grapes, (d) nuts? Check out the answer in Only You Can Prevent Childhood Accidents! A Quiz...
A surprising large number of serious accidents and injuries happen at home.
If young children will be visiting your home this holiday season, take a few
minutes to check out Home
Safety - A Checklist for Parents and Protecting
Young Children in the Home. These helpful articles cover many aspects
of home safety and offer great suggestions for improving safety around the home.
Before you make out your holiday gift list, you may want to check out: For
Kids' Sake Think Toy Safety. This publication is a guide to choosing,
buying and maintaining toys for children and infants. Information on toy labeling
and the Child Safety Protection Act is included.
Another great resource to check as you make your gift list is Toy
Safety Shopping Tips
Learn what toys are appropriate for what age groups from this fact sheet. It
contains general toy-safety guidelines for children through age twelve.
