Childproofing
Your Home: 12 Safety Devices to Protect Your Children -- A list and
illustration of twelve safety devices/ways to protect your children in the
home. (Spanish)
Home
Safety: A Checklist for Parents -- This checklist provides information
on falls and falling objects; poison; choking and suffocation; child gates;
burns, electrical shock, and fire; drowning; cuts and punctures; automobile
safety; outdoor safety; and pets.
Baby Safety Checklist -- Safety information for different areas of the house.
Information is on a growth chart that you can post in your baby's room.
Front
Page (Spanish)
Back
Page (Spanish)
Protecting
Young Children in the Home - Fact sheet on how parents can make their
homes safe for children ages 0 to 5 years.
Baby-proof Your Home -- How to baby-proof your home.
Safe
Kids Are No Accident -- Ways you can protect your child from serious
injury. (You can listen to this article.)
Take Precautions
to Keep Children Safe -- A list of ways to plan ahead and take precautions
in everyday situations to avoid injury or death.
Only
You Can Prevent Childhood Accidents! A Quiz... -- A quiz on child safety.
Tips are provided with each answer.
Is Your Baby Safe at Home? A four-part series. Information on how to keep
your baby safe at home.
Part 1-- Poison
- A list of possible poisons in different areas of your home. Tips on preventing
poisoning caused by common household products.
Part 2 -- Burns
- Tips on how to prevent burns caused by common household objects.
Part 3 -- Falls
- Tips on how to prevent falls in the home.
Part 4 - Hazards
-- A list of hazards in and around the home. What caregivers can do to keep
babies from being harmed by these hazards.
The
Safe Nursery -- Safety information on cribs, sleep position, toys, cords,
changing tables, clothing, etc. A colorful brochure from Pampers, Babies
"R" Us, and the CPSC.
The Safe Nursery
-- A booklet on how to avoid infant injury due to furniture and equipment
in the nursery.
Baby
Product Safety Alert -- Identifies safety hazards of cribs; window blind
and drapery cords; strollers; bunk beds; toy chests; string, cords, and
necklaces; cushions and beds; mesh-sided playpens; plastic bags; hot tap
water; infant carriers; baby walkers; balloons, marbles, and small balls;
rattles; 5-gallon buckets; bathtubs; toilets; baby bathtub supporting rings;
diaper pails; swimming pools; and medicines and household chemicals. (Spanish)
Protecting
Children from Unintentional Injuries -- This article provides information
on the following: injury death rates by type of injury and age; safety information
for infants, toddlers (small toys, balloons, window covering cords, and
water safety), school-age children, and adolescents; and information on
firearms, car safety, safety equipment and adult supervision, and smoke
detectors.
Keys
to Great Parenting - Safety Tips for Infants and Toddlers -- This is
one of a series of articles. It provides information on common household
hazards for infants and toddlers and how to prevent injuries and deaths.
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Is Your Used Crib Safe?
- Poster on crib safety. (Spanish)
Hotel & Motel Crib and
Play Yard Safety Checklist -- Checklist parents can use when traveling
to check the safety of cribs and play yards. (Spanish)
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Safety Tips for Sleeping
Babies -- Information on how to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
(SIDS). (Spanish)
CPSC Warns Against Placing
Babies in Adult Beds -- Safety hazards when infants are placed in adults
beds.
New Labels on Children's
Sleepwear Alert Parents to Fire Dangers -- Information on safe sleepwear
for children.
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For Kids' Sake, Think
Toy Safety -- The nine dangers of toys. (Spanish)
Which Toy for Which Child:
A Consumer's Guide to Selecting Suitable Toys -- Selecting toys for
ages birth - five.
Toy Safety -- Information
on selecting toys that are age-appropriate and safe. A list of safe toys
for infants is provided.
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Bathing
Babies -- Safe ways to bathe babies.
Preventing
Child Drownings in the Home -- This CPSC publication provides the following
information: number of accidental drownings, deaths associated with common
household products or containers, and ways to prevent drowning.
How to Plan for the Unexpected:
Preventing Child Drownings -- This CPSC article provides facts and figures
on child drownings and information about barriers (fences and gates), door
alarms, power safety covers, above ground pools, and rules for pools.
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Food
Safety: Tips for Feeding Infants and Young Children -- This article
addresses ways to keep food safe to eat and ways to prevent accidental choking
and burns when feeding infants and toddlers.
Careful
Food Handling by Parents Keep Infants Safe from Food-Borne Illness --
How to handle food safely to reduce the risk of illness in infants.
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Child Passenger
Safety Fact Sheet -- Information on child safety seats.
Car
Safety Seats: A Guide for Families 2002 -- This American Academy of
Pediatrics publication addresses the following: Which is the "best" car
safety seat?, Types of car safety seats, Basics of car safety seat use,
Using car safety seats correctly, LATCH, tethers, and double checking second-hand
seats.
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Old Accordion Style
Baby Gates Are Dangerous -- Safety hazards of older baby gates.
CPSC Gets New, Safer
Baby Walkers on the Market -- Information on new and safer baby walkers.
Infants Can Choke on
Plastic Decals From Baby Walkers and Other Products -- The safety hazards
of labels on baby products.
Balloons
can be deadly -- Information on balloons and choking. (You can listen
to this article.)
Thumb
or Pacifier? -- Looks at why babies suck their thumbs/pacifiers and
safety when using pacifiers.
Climbing
Gyms -- This CPSC article addresses the reasons why climbing gyms should
never be put on hard surfaces (indoors or outdoors).
Lead Exposure in the
Home -- Information on how lead impacts children, where it may be found
in the home, how to reduce the risk of exposure, and medical screenings
for lead exposure.
Healthy
Air at Home: A Checklist for Parents -- This checklist provides information
on mold and mildew, dust mites and animal-related allergens, lead-based
paint, radon, tobacco smoke, asbestos, carbon monoxide, and formaldehyde.
Sun Safety
for Babies -- How to protect babies' skin from the sun.
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Never
Shake a Baby! -- Information on shaken baby syndrome and the consequences
of shaking a baby. (You can listen to this article.)
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Baby Safety
Shower -- A guide to holding baby safety showers with activities revolving
around home safety themes. (Spanish)
Thrift Store
Safety Checklist -- Checking thrift store items for safety hazards.
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Caring
for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5 -- Comprehensive child
care/parenting book published by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Includes
safety checklists for home, outdoors, and car; information on injuries,
air bag safety, infant car seats, and age-appropriate toys; and guidelines
for handling medical emergencies, such as choking and electrical shocks.
The ABCs of Safe and
Healthy Child Care: An On-Line Handbook for Child Care Providers --
A comprehensive guide for child care providers published by the Department
of Health and Human Services, U.S. Public Health Service, and the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention. Includes information on establishing
policies that promote health and safety, following protective practices
to reduce the risk of disease or injury, maintaining a safe and healthy
facility, and fact sheets on childhood diseases and conditions.
Child Care Safety
Checklist: For Parents and Child Care Providers -- Safety checklist
for parents and child care providers. (Spanish)
Good Times with
Health and Safety - This resource is part of a training curriculum for
child care providers titled "Good Times with Child Care." This publication
provides information on why child care providers should learn about health
and safety, ways to help children of all ages grow up safely, ages and stages
of safety, and the ABC’s of health and safety.
Handling
Emergencies -- This article for child care providers lists some questions
to help determine when accidents or illnesses become an emergency. Also
addresses planning ahead for emergencies.
The Super Sitter
-- Provides safety guidelines for baby sitters. Covers the need for constant
observation, toy safety, children's furniture, poison prevention, etc.
National
Safe Kids Campaign -- This web site is dedicated to protecting children
from unintentional injuries. It provides age and topic specific information.