Keeping your kids safe is a 24 hour a day job. Fortunately there are lots of resources to help you find the best ways to keep your child safe from injury.
Safety Comes First!
- Home Safety Checklist from the Boy Scouts
Use this safety step checklist to identify safety hazards around the house. - Home and Recreational Safety
Find information about dangers associated to homes and recreation. - Fire Safety Videos
Watch these Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog short videos to learn more about ways you and your family can practice fire safety in the home. - Household Safety Checklist
Use this checklist to help prevent injuries and accidents in your home. - National Crime Prevention: Information for Parents
Find information on lots of common issues and safety concerns, such as bicycle safety, gun safety, and what to teach kids about strangers.
South Carolina Resources
- Safe Kids Midlands
Safe Kids helps your community keep kids safe with safety tips, fitting stations for car seats, and a calendar of safety fairs and classes. - DHEC Health and Environmental Issues
Learn more about health and environmental issues such as diapering, lead poisoning, asthma, and more.
First Aid
All children get injured at one time or another. Find out what you need to know about first aid for your family.
Just for Kids
- Safety Bee Coloring Pages
Print these coloring pages, color, and have fun learning safety tips! - A Kid’s Guide to Surviving First Aid Emergencies
Print these pages and cut them out to make a book telling what to do in first aid emergencies. - Lost!
You and your child can read this online book about children getting lost in a mall, on a beach, and in the park. - Water ‘n’ Kids Water Safety Coloring Book
Print these pages and color to learn more about water safety in pools, boats, and at the beach.