Put babies to sleep alone on their backs. Keep pillows, blankets and toys out of cribs. Do not hang anything with strings or ribbons over cribs. Mobiles should be removed once the baby starts to sit-up.

Children can choke on small things like buttons, coins, jewelry and toys. If something is small enough to fit in a toilet paper tube, it is not safe for little children.

Read the labels of all toys before you let your child play with them. Make sure your child is old enough to use that toy. The label will tell you the safe age.

Cut your toddler's food into very small bites.

Always make sure children eat while sitting down. Do not let them have round food like peanuts or hard candy.

Window blind cords should not have a loop. Cut any loop in two pieces.

Place blind cords up high where children cannot get them.

Make sure a smoke alarm is inside or near every bedroom. Test each smoke alarm every month. Push the test button until you hear a loud noise. Put new batteries in your smoke alarms at least one time each year.

If your smoke alarms are more than 10 years old, replace them with new smoke alarms.

If possible, get “interconnected” smoke alarms. These alarms are linked together so if one alarm sounds, they all go off.

In a fire, go to your meeting place outside. Call the fire department from there. Do not go back inside for any reason.

Lock up all matches and lighters where children cannot see or touch them.

Use safety gates at the tops and bottoms of stairs. For the top of stairs, gates that screw to the wall are more secure than “pressure gates.”

Wipe up spills when they happen.

Put cleaners, medicines, alcohol and other poisons in a cabinet with a child safety lock or latch. Have child safety caps on all chemicals, medications and cleaning products.

Store large buckets turned over, so water cannot collect inside them. Very young children can drown in 1-2 inches of water.

Babies and young children have thin skin. Install special tub spouts and shower heads that prevent hot water burns.