The Off Duty Network - Public Safety Education
Children should always protect their head (its the law), elbow and knees when riding their bikes. When wearing roller skates or roller blades also protect their wrists.
Child passenger restraint
Children are safest in the back seat
Children up to at least 20 pounds and at least 1 year old should use a rear facing infant seat or convertible seat and should be used until the seat is completely outgrown based on the car seat manufacturer recommendations for height and weight.
Children weighing at least 20 pounds and more than 1 year old should use a forward facing car seat and should be used until the seat in completely outgr0wn based on the car seat manufacturer recommendations for height and weight.
Children weighing at 40 pounds and up to at least age 8, unless they are 4 feet 9 inches tail, should use a belt positioning booster seat .
Children over 8 or 4 feet 9 inches should use a lap and shoulder seat belt
Home Safety
Store cleaning supplies and household chemicals in upper cabinets or purchase special childproof latches.
Secure all medications high and out of reach, this includes colorful plastic multicompartment pill boxes that may hold a week's worth of medication. These bright and easy open containers look like toys to children.
Keep your purse out of reach. Prescription medications, over the counter pain relievers and make-up are interesting but dangerous to young children.
Install special covers on electrical outlets and secure electrical and drapery cords that might be tempting.
Watch for sharp corners on coffee tables and fire place hearths; move the table and place padding or a thick blanket on the hearth.
Install safety gates at stairways; but remember that gates can be pushed down and are not a guaranteed deterrent to curious youngsters. Extra vigilance is always necessary when there is a staircase in the house.
Slip-on doors locks prevent access to certain rooms, closets and exterior doors.
Be especially careful with curling irons, they get very hot, and it's easy to forget they are on. Children have pulled them off the bathroom counter and received second and third degree burns.