Safe at Home Resources
How safe is your home? You might be surprised by things that pose risks to your family. Check out the resources here on things like babyproofing, childproofing and buying and using safe products and toys. There's also great information what do in a storm, fires and disasters. You'll also find great safety checklist and so much more for you to explore.
Caregiver tools
Helpful tools for when your child is in the care of others.
Tips, tools and checklists for safety and injury prevention at home
Use these checklists to ensure that there are no hidden hazards that can harm members of your family.
- Backyard and pool: household safety checklist
- Bathroom, laundry, and garage checklist
- Bathroom, laundry, and garage: household safety checklist
- Bedroom safety checklist
- Bedrooms: household safety checklist
- Doors, windows, stairways, and home furnishings checklist
- Electrical and equipment checklist
- Fire safety: planning saves lives
- Household safety checklist
- Household safety checklists
- Kitchen safety checklist
- Kitchen: household safety checklist
- Outdoor, pool, and other safety issues checklist
- Choosing safe baby products
- Choosing safe baby products: bathtubs
- Choosing safe baby products: carriers
- Choosing safe baby products: changing tables
- Choosing safe baby products: cribs
- Choosing safe baby products: gates
- Choosing safe baby products: infant seats & child safety seats
- Choosing safe baby products: playpens
- Choosing safe baby products: strollers
- Choosing safe baby products: toys
- Choosing safe toys
- Choosing safe toys for school-age kids
- Choosing safe toys for toddlers and preschoolers
- After a flood: how families can stay safe
- Are infant walkers safe?
- Bathroom water safety
- Being safe in the kitchen
- Button battery safety
- Childproofing and preventing household accidents
- Childproofing your home for poisons
- Choking
- Choking hazards parents of young children should know about
- Crib safety
- Diabetes: getting comfortable with a new babysitter
- Drowning Prevention
- Electrical, heating & cooling: household safety checklist
- Fire safety
- Fireplace safety tips
- First-aid kit
- Food poisoning
- Food safety
- Food safety: fruits & vegetables
- Gun safety
- Gun safety - protecting our children from firearm accidents
- Halloween candy hints
- Halloween safety tips
- Hand washing: why it's so important
- How can parents help prevent concussions?
- How to safely store and dispose of medicines
- Hurricanes: helping your family be prepared
- Lead poisoning
- Leaving your child home alone
- Making the holidays safe
- Medication safety
- Medication storage
- Medicines: using them safely
- Poison Prevention
- Pool safety
- Preventing burns and fires
- Preventing choking
- Preventing cuts
- Preventing dog bites
- Preventing house fires
- Preventing injuries from electrical, heating, and cooling systems
- Preventing injuries from falling, climbing, and grabbing
- Preventing poisoning
- Preventing strangulation and entrapment
- Preventing suffocation
- Protecting kids from water and drowning hazards
- Safe baby sleep
- Storm stress: helping kids stay calm
- Seguridad de armas: Programa Aim for safety
- Summer Gun Safety
- Summer Safety Tips
- Tornadoes: helping your family be prepared
- TV and furniture tip-overs
- Do my kids need vaccines before traveling?
- Flying and your child's ears
- Keeping kids safe from the dangers of hot cars
- Keeping kids safe in cars
- Road rules for kids
- Rules of the road for teen drivers
- Staying healthy while you travel
- Using car seats safely (video)
- When can a child switch to a regular seatbelt?
Need help finding information?
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