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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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How to Buy Safe Toys

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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
Baby Walkers: A Dangerous Choice
Babysitting Reminders
Button Batteries: Damaging if Swallowed, Put in Ears or Nose VIDEO
Child Abuse and Neglect
Childhood Exposure to Violence
Childproofing Home Exercise Equipment
Childproofing Tips for Grandparents
Childproofing Your Home for Poisons
Choking Hazards Parents of Young Children Should Know About VIDEO
Choosing Safe Art & Craft Supplies for Children
Controlling Cockroaches
Disaster Supplies List for Families
Disasters and Your Family: Be Prepared
Earthquake Disaster Fact Sheet
Extreme Heat: Keeping Kids Safe When Temperatures Soar
Face Paints & Makeup: Choose Carefully to Avoid Toxic Ingredients
Fireplace Safety Tips for Families
First Aid Guide for Parents & Caregivers
Flash Flood Recovery Information for Families
Formaldehyde Exposure and Common Household Products
Garage and Basement Safety
Holiday Decorating Safety Tips VIDEO
Holiday Party Safety Tips for Parents VIDEO
Home Safety: Here's How
How High-Powered Magnetic Toys Can Harm Children
How Small Batteries Can Become Dangerous to Children
How to Buy Safe Toys
Hurricane Preparedness: Tips for Families
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
Liquid Nicotine Used in E-Cigarettes Can Kill Children
Lithium Coin Batteries: A Home Safety Walkthrough
Make Baby's Room Safe: Parent Checklist
Microwave Safety Tips to Prevent Burns
Pacifier Safety
Playing in the Backyard: 5 Ways to Make it Safer for Kids
Playpen Safety
Preventing Furniture and TV Tip-Overs
Safety Around Household Chemicals VIDEO
Safety at Home Alone: Information for Parents
Sexual Abuse
Tips for Choosing the Right Pet for Your Family
Tornado Preparedness: Tips for Families
Toy Box Safety
Tsunami Disaster Fact Sheet
Twinproofing
Understanding Disasters
Water Beads: Harmful if Swallowed, Put in Ears
What Parents Need to Know about Button Batteries and Lithium Coin Batteries
Wildfires: What Parents Need to Know
Winter Storm Disasters: Facts for Families