As your children get older they will be playing near or around automobile traffic. Follow these guidelines from the FBI and the National Crime Prevention Council to ensure the safety of your children.
Take steps to help ensure the safety of your children. These suggestions follow the recommendations of the FBI and the National Crime Prevention Council.
You can't be with them all the time - so teach safety basics that will help them make good decisions on their own. These guidelines follow recommendations of the U.S. Department of Education.
As many as 10 children are killed each day by guns in the United States. Here are some ways you can provide children the information they need to stay safe.
In our book, "Your Self-Confident Baby," we talk about not interfering with a baby's physical development. Rather than teaching a baby how to fall, we believe it's better to allow him to develop...
As many as 80,000 cases of child sexual abuse are reported each year, and many more cases go unnoticed. There are preventative steps you can take to help keep your child from becoming the next victim.
Thousands of children are injured in shopping cart accidents every year. Children that are 1 year to 5 years in age are at greatest risk for injury because of improper or damaged restraints,...
Make sure that your child's toys were manufactured in accordance with safety standards, and learn how to determine if a toy is appropriate and safe for your child.
Teaching your child safety with matches is very important, and should be done at a fairly young age - as young as two years old. Children imititate adults, and if they see a parent, relative or...
Stop, Drop and Roll is the response fire personnel teach people to do if their clothing catches on fire. Although this technique is usually taught in school, children who aren't in school yet can...
These days children in school are fortunate to have fire drills and fire safety events. Many schools have firefighters come to assemblies to teach the children fire safety. But it is still...
There are many stories of children calling 911 and saving the lives of parents or friends. Teach your child to dial 911 in the event of an emergency.
Teaching your youngster to avoid drugs starts by building her self-esteem and teaching her how to make confident decisions. The U.S. Department of Education recommends the following age-specific...
Teaching your preteen to avoid drugs starts with straightforward discussion about drugs. The U.S. Department of Education recommends the following age-specific guidelines for talking about drugs.
Home offices are becoming more and more common as more people telecommute. Childproof your work area to make sure it is a safe area for your children.
You probably consider your home a safe place, but you might be unaware of certain conditions and products that can harm children, especially the youngest ones. Common sense coupled with some...
Having a child run away is many parents' worst nightmare. Being able to provide an accurate description of your child to law-enforcement officials drastically increases the chances of your child...
Teaching children to be cautious of strangers can be a life-saving lesson. Children are abducted every day around the world. You can protect your child by teaching them not be trusting of...
Children are, almost by definition, innocent. It is difficult to protect a child from the possibility of a rape attack without the subject itself somehow causing them to lose some of their...
The sexual abuse of children is rampant. People we once thought above reproach--teachers, coaches, ministers, daycare operators and close relatives--have made headlines for sexually abusing young...
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