SAFETY TIPS

Safety Tips and educational websites by topics we teach at Kids Safe City!


  Children are precious and should be treated and protected as such.


                            Stranger Danger & Playground

  5 Million Pedophiles are online at any given time looking for their next victim.

    Websites

Safety Cops -Online magazines very educational for parents, updated monthly.
www.safetycops.com

My Child Safety -Teaching Children about Stranger Danger- Parent Guide

www.mychildsafety.net/stranger-danger.html

 

                            Pedestrian & Traffic

Children are injured in car accidents for not being in the appropriate seat for the age, height, and weight. 4'9 is the magical number for children to NOT be in a booster seat.

    Websites

Safe Kids USA
www.safekids.org/safety.../safety...byrisk-area/pedestrian 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

www.nhtsa.gov/Pedestrians

 

Tucson Fire Department – Many topics great website.
www.cityoftucson.org/fire/index.html

                            Police & Gun

   Guns are in more than 1/3 of all U.S. households.

    Websites

Just For Kids – Normal Police Department

www.npd.org/SafetyTips/JustForKids.asp

 

McGruff

www.mcgruff.org

 

Citizen Corps – Youth Preparedness features online activities and other links.

www.citizencorps.gov/ready/kids.shtm

 

Gun Safety – Protect yourself and learn!

www.kidshealth.org/kid/watch/house/gun_safety.html

 

Kids Gun Safety

www.savetheguns.com/for_kids_only.htm

 

Parents’ Guide to Gun Safety

www.nrahq.org/safety/eddie/infoparents.asp

                            First Aid & Dog

    Websites

First Aid & Safety
www.kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe

AAP Children’s Health Topics

www.aap.org/healthtopics/safety.cfm

 

First Aid for Children

www.heart.org

                            Fire Prevention & 911

• Practicing fire drills on a monthly basis is extremely important for children.
• Having a meeting place for them is important for you and for them.
• Make sure your children know about emergency procedures, phone numbers, and back up plans.
• Keep lists of names and numbers of the people they can seek help from.

    Websites

FireSafety.gov for Kids

www.firesafety.gov/kids/flash.shtm

 

Fire Safety For Kids

www.firesafetyforkids.org

 

USFA for Kids – U.S. Fire Administration

www.usfa.dhs.gov/kids/flash.shtm

 

Fire Administration Kids Page

www.usfa.dhs.gov/kids

                                Home & Poison

• Children should know their home phone number and address by age 3.
• Unintentional home injury deaths to children are caused primarily by fire and burns, suffocation, drowning, firearms, falls, choking, and poisoning.
• Each year, unintentional poisonings from consumer products commonly found in the home kill about 30,000 children.

    Websites

Code Red Rover

www.coderedrover.org

 

Home safety Council
www.homesafetycouncil.org/GreatSafetyAdventure/gsa_kids......

 

USFA for Kids

www.usfa.dhs.gov/kids

 

Safe Kids USA

www.safekids.org

                            Healthy Habits & Positive Life Skills

    Websites

Nutrition & Fitness
www. kidshealth.org/parent/centers/fitness_nutrition_center.html

 

Healthy Habits
www.eatinghealthykids.org/healthy-eating-habits-for-kids/


                            School Bus & Train

    Websites

Kids Net Bus Safety Page
www.kids.usachoice.net/bussafety.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kids the School Bus and You
www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/buses/kidsschoolbus_en.html

 

School Bus Passenger Safety
www.ntsb.gov/Surface/Highway/childseat.htm

                            Bicycle & Weather

  Wear the proper safety gear when you are swimming, riding a bike, or playing sports.

   Websites

Bike Safety
www.kidshealth.org/kid/watch/out/bike_safety.html

Nation Highway Traffic

www.nhtsa.gov/.../bike/kidsandbikesafetyweb/index.htm

 

Teaching Children Bicycle Safety
www.ibike.org/education/safety-kids.htm

 

Bike Safety
www.kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/outdoor/bike_safety.html

 

FEMA for Kids
www.fema.gov/kids

 

NOAA’s National Weather
www.nws.noaa.gov/pa/forkids.php

 

Weather Coloring Books
www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/bm/bm_main.html