Growing Up Safe

Now that your child has started school, the crawling and toddling have stopped. The new challenge is keeping up with your active and growing child!

Children this age have a lot of energy. They explore the world around them as they grow. Your family may be growing as well, and two or more children can be a handful.

You cannot watch your child every moment of the day, but you can take some simple steps to help keep them safe at home. From the kitchen to the stairs to the play set in the backyard, follow the Home Safety Council's advice to make your home safer.

Home Safety Tips

Use the following tips and checklists to make sure that your children and the entire family stay safe at home.

• Falls Prevention for Children
• Playground Safety Tips
• Poison Prevention Tips
• Fire Prevention Tips
• Step-by-Step Fire Drill
• Water Safety Tips
• Swimming Safety Tips

Tour MySafeHome

HSC has created a first-of-its-kind online tool to help people find and fix the leading causes of accidents in the home. Visit MySafeHome to tour a virtual home, room-by-room. You will learn about the leading causes of serious home injuries and you'll see what you can do to keep your loved ones safe.