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What do I need to know to keep my child safe?
Here are some great age-related safety tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics:
Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers
School-Aged Kids
Which children are at highest risk for accidental injury or death?
For more detail, see Children
at Higher Risk for Accidental Injuries, a fact sheet from
the National Safe Kids Campaign, and the American Academy of
Pediatrics'
policy
statement
on preventing
injury among American Indian and Alaskan Native children.
How can I get more specific and detailed safety information?
Visit these safety topics on YourChild :
Safe at home:
Recreational Safety:
Safety Out and About:
Other Safety and Injury Prevention Links, Organizations and Resources:
- Safe
USA is a working alliance of major public and private partners
dedicated to reducing significantly the high rates of injuries
and deaths in the United States and increasing the levels of
safety in the nation's homes, schools, work sites, transportation
areas, and communities.
- The US Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is an independent Federal
regulatory agency that helps keep American families safe by
reducing the risk of injury or death from consumer products.
For product safety information, to report unsafe products,
and for other agency information call: 1-800-638-2772. Go
directly to a listing
of child safety publications from the CPSC.
- The CPSC
Kid's Page
- The mission of the Think
First Foundation is to prevent brain, spinal cord and other
traumatic injuries through the education of individuals, community
leaders and the creators of public policy. Phone 1-800-THINK56.
- The Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Injury
Prevention Website offers a parent's safety handbook online,
and fun stuff for kids.
- Safe Kids Worldwide is a global network of organizations
whose mission is to prevent accidental childhood injury, a leading
killer of children 14 and under. More than 450 coalitions in
16 countries bring together health and safety experts, educators,
corporations, foundations, governments and volunteers to educate
and protect families.
- National
Safe Kids Campaign's mission is to prevent the number one
killer of children - unintentional injury. They work at a national
level through grassroots coalitions to educate adults and children,
provide safety devices to families in need, and pass and strengthen
laws to empower families and communities to protect children
ages 14 and under.
- Children's
Safety Network provides resources and technical
assistance to state maternal and child health
agencies and other organizations seeking to reduce unintentional
injuries and violence to children and adolescents. Telephone:
617-969-7101, ext. 2207.
- General childproofing and safety
tips for your home from the AAP.
Still have questions about this topic? Go to
our survey to ask your questions, and we’ll try
to answer them on an upcoming
YourChild podcast.
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Compiled by Kyla Boyse, R.N. Reviewed by faculty and staff at
the University of Michigan
Updated November 2006
U-M Health System Related Sites:
U-M Pediatrics
Our editorial policy
The information and links we provide are reviewed by University of Michigan developmental and behavioral pediatricians and child psychologists who are experts in child behavioral health. In choosing the links we provide, we use strict criteria to ensure that the information is accurate, and the source is reputable. As much as possible, we focus on information that is based on research. In areas where there is inadequate research, we include information compatible with prevailing expert opinion.
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