Bicycle Helmet Safety
Bicycles are associated with more childhood injuries than any consumer product except the automobile. Head injury is the leading cause of permanent disability and death in bicycle crashes. The single most important way to reduce head injury from bike crashes is to wear a helmet. Requiring your children to wear a helmet every time, everywhere they go, is the best thing you can do to protect them. more...
Bicycle Safety
It is important to teach your children that a bicycle is a vehicle, not a toy. Riding a bike - especially around traffic - is an important responsibility. more...
Car Safety
Motor vehicle crashes remain the leading cause of accidental death and injuries in children. Even if you're a careful driver, you cannot control other driver's behavior or eliminate the possibility of a crash. The single most important thing you can do to protect your child from injury or death in a motor vehicle crash is to buckle them up properly every time. more...
Safe Gun Storage
Having a gun in your home, especially if it is not stored properly, can be a significant risk factor for injury and death in children. In fact, firearm related injuries are a leading cause of death in children, and include deaths from unintentional injuries, homicide and suicide. more...
Pedestrian Safety
Walking is a great way to get exercise and simply to get around. Unfortunately, walking is not always safe. Each year nearly 1000 children ages 14 and under die as a pedestrians. Thousands more are seriously injured. Protect your child by following these safety tips. more...
Poison Safety
Because children are naturally curious and tend to put everything in their mouths, they are at much greater risk for poison exposure than adults. Children are more susceptible to the serious consequences of poisoning because they are smaller, they have faster metabolic rates, and their bodies are less capable of handling toxic chemicals. Children 5 and under account for the majority of all poison exposures - children 2 and under are the most vulnerable. more...
Preventing Childhood Injury
Injury is the leading cause of death for America's children. More than 6,600 children die and more than 14 million are injured seriously enough to require medical attention each year. The good news is that most injuries can be prevented if more care is taken. The first step to successful injury prevention is adequate adult supervision. more...
Suicide Warning Signs
Noticeable changes in eating or sleeping habits. Unexplained, or unusual severe or violent behavior. Withdrawal from family or friends. more...
Water Safety
Drowning claims the lives of over 4,000 people every year. Although all age groups are represented, children 0-4 have the highest death rate due to drowning. Most drowning and near-drowning happen when a child falls into a pool or is left alone in the bathtub. more...