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When planning ways to keep your child safe, remember that she is constantly changing. Review your family's home and habits often to make sure your safeguards remain appropriate for your child's age.

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5 Bathroom Safety Tips for Infants & Young Children
5 Common Household Products that are Dangerous to Curious Toddlers
6 Quick High Chair Safety Tips
Abusive Head Trauma: How to Protect Your Baby
Arts and Crafts: Are Your Kids Safe? AUDIO
Baby Walkers: A Dangerous Choice
Babysitting Reminders
Backyard Safety
Button Batteries: Damaging if Swallowed, Put in Ears or Nose VIDEO
Button Battery Injuries in Children: A Growing Risk
Child Abuse and Neglect
Childhood Exposure to Violence
Childproofing Tips for Grandparents
Childproofing Your Home
Choking Hazards Parents of Young Children Should Know About VIDEO
Controlling Cockroaches
Dangers of Magnetic Toys
Disaster Supplies List for Families
Disasters and Your Family: Why to Be Prepared
Earthquake Disaster Fact Sheet
Family Room Safety AUDIO
Fireplace Safety Tips
First Aid Guide for Parents & Caregivers
Flash Flood Recovery Information for Families
Formaldehyde Exposure and Common Household Products
Garage and Basement Safety
Guns in the Home
Healthy Children Radio: Concentrated Packets of Laundry Detergent AUDIO
Healthy Children Radio: Disaster Preparedness for Families with Special Needs Children AUDIO
Healthy Children Radio: Dog Bite Prevention AUDIO
Healthy Children Radio: High-Powered Magnets AUDIO
Healthy Children Radio: Is Your Family Prepared For a Fire? AUDIO
Healthy Children Radio: Lawn Mower Injuries AUDIO
Healthy Children Radio: TV Tipovers AUDIO
Holiday Decorating Safety Tips VIDEO
Holiday Party Safety Tips for Parents VIDEO
Home Safety: Here's How
How to Buy Safe Toys
Hurricane Preparedness: Tips for Families
If Your Child Tells You They Have Been Sexually Abused VIDEO
Is Your Child Ready to Stay Home Alone?
Keeping Children Safe in Sandy’s Wake
Kitchen Safety
Laundry Room and Detergent Safety
Lawn Mower Safety VIDEO
Lead in Tap Water & Household Plumbing: Parent FAQs
Lightning and Storm Safety AUDIO
Liquid Nicotine Used in E-Cigarettes Can Kill Children
Make Baby's Room Safe: Parent Checklist
Microwave Safety Tips to Prevent Burns
Pacifier Safety
Playpen Safety
Poison Alert: Keep Hand Sanitizer Out of Children’s Reach
Preventing Furniture and TV Tip-Overs
Protecting Children from Extreme Heat: Information for Parents
Safely Keeping Turtles as Pets AUDIO
Safety Around Household Chemicals VIDEO
Safety at Home Alone: Information for Parents
Sexual Abuse
Stair Safety AUDIO
Terrorism Disaster Fact Sheet
Tips for Choosing the Right Pet for Your Family
Tornado Preparedness: Tips for Families
Toy Box Safety
Toy Chest Safety Tips AUDIO
Tsunami Disaster Fact Sheet
Twinproofing
Understanding Disasters
Water Beads: Harmful if Swallowed, Put in Ears
Wildfires: Information for Parents
Window Safety AUDIO
Winter Storm Disasters: Facts for Families