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www.httsa.dot.gov: basic traffic safety, bike safety, school bus safety and car seats, furniture, weather, internet safety, games, toys, and family nurturing

Child Safety: How to Prevent Falls: (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) heights, locking windows, installation of safety gates. Simple precautions can help reduce your child's risk of getting injured.

Children's Furniture Safety Publications: (Consumer Product Safety Commission) Cribs, playpens, bunkbeds and highchairs. Includes CPSC recommendations for using these products safely.

Cold, Ice, and Snow Safety: (Nemours Foundation) sledding, snowmobiling, and snowboarding. Take extra steps to keep your family safe in the cold.

Common Childhood Injuries and Poisonings: (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) running, climbing, swimming, biking, and sports. Knowing what to do when minor injuries occur is an important part of caring for a child.

Escalator Safety: (Consumer Product Safety Commission) shoe laces, drawstrings, scarves, and mittens can get trapped in escalators. Learn steps you can take to help prevent escalator injuries, especially injuries to young children

Grandparent's Guide for Family Nurturing & Safety: (Consumer Product Safety Commission)child care, advice, maturity, a sympathetic ear. Grandparents can make their children's job of parenting a lot easier.

Internet Safety: (Nemours Foundation) school report, games, emails. Be aware of what your children see and hear on the Internet, who they meet, and what they share about themselves online.

Internet Safety: (in Spanish from Nemours Foundation)

Leaving Your Child Home Alone: (Nemours Foundation) ground rules, are they ready to be left alone, and childproof your home. With some planning and trial runs where you remain close by you can approach the situation with confidence.

Paper Shredder Safety Alert: (Consumer Product Safety Commission) finger amputations, lacerations, and other finger injuries from paper shredders. Safety tips when using a paper shredder.

Parent's Guide to Internet Safety: (Federal Bureau of Investigation) seduction, exploitation, greatest at risk times. What Are Signs That Your Child Might Be At Risk On-line?

Pesticides and Child Safety: (Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs) chlorine bleach; kitchen and bath disinfectants; rat poison; insect and wasp sprays, repellents and baits; and, flea and tick shampoos and dips for pets. Recommendations for Preventing Accidental Poisoning.

Summer Safety Tips: (American Academy of Pediatrics) heat, sun, swimming pools and bugs. Keep your family safe this summer by following these tips.

Toy Injury: (Safe Kids Worldwide) selecting toys, using toys properly, supervision. Greatly reduce the incidence and severity of such injuries.

Games

Toy Safety: (Consumer Product Safety Commission)

Further Adventures of Kidd Safety: Interactive Games

www.safekids.org:: atv's, covers, car seats, water safety, poison preventions, swimming pools, and shopping carts. Everything having to do with child safety.

ATV Recommendations: (Safe Kids Worldwide) rollovers, collisions and ejections can cause instantly fatal head injuries as well as serious nonfatal injuries to the head, spinal cord and abdomen. Safe Kids Worldwide recommends that no children under age 16 be allowed to ride an ATV under any circumstances.

Children at Risk: (Safe Kids Worldwide) Injury rates vary with a child’s age, gender, race and socioeconomic status.

Hidden Hazards: Why Kids Are at Risk: (Safe Kids Worldwide) poisoning, falls, pools and shopping carts. Lack of supervision increases the risk for some of these hazards.

Outdoor Injury Prevention - Starts in Your Own Back Yard: (Safe Kids Worldwide) Riding mowers, inflatable pools, home playground equipment and natural vegetation. Learn recommended precautions for activities in the back yard.

Safety Tips: Special Needs Children: (Safe Kids Worldwide) ADHD,Child Passenger Safety, Falls, Fire, Toys. Learn how to prevent accidental injuries for children with special needs.

McGruff: and all the stuff he does. Crime prevention, bullying etc.

www.missingkids.com ALERT! Have you seen these children? Report a Sighting, CyberTipline, Get Involved, AMBER Alert, using 911, Donate, Stay Informed

Abduction and Kidnapping Prevention Tips for Parents and Guardians: (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) Talk openly about safety, know where your child is, teach them to run away from danger. Tips for lessening the opportunity for abduction and kidnapping and better safeguard your children.

After-School Safety Tips for Children Who Are Home Alone: (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) Instructions for using 911, looking over the home before entering, daily actiivities list. Important points families should consider prior to allowing their children to be self-supervised after school.

General Tips for Parents and Guardians to Help Keep Their Children Safer: (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) listen, talk, be involved and never leave a child unattended. Learn general safety tips to help families put these challenges into perspective.

Personal Safety for Children: A Guide for Parents: (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) - Large PDF file risks, prevention, warning signs. Learn the What, Who, When and Where in order to protect your child.

Gun Safety(Nemours Foundation)

The Maryland Crime Prevention Institute has a number of brochures available in PDF format. These are available for download at:
MD. Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services