Car Seats and Car Safety

Carseat.org - SafetyBeltSafe USA - Dedicated to child passenger safety. A virtual treasure chest of information regarding car seat safety. Go through the technical encyclopedia to get all the information you need about every type of car seat, and each component, from the 5-point harness to the locking clip.

Kids n' Cars - A Car is NOT a Toy! - A mission born of one family's tragedy is changing laws across the nation. Did you know that more toddlers are killed in parking lots and driveways than in actual car accidents? These accidents are often dismissed as freak occurrences, but they happen more often than you might think. See what you can do to insure your child's safety.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - Child Passenger Safety - Besides loads of information about all aspects of car seats, you can check the official car seat recall list, and report any problems you might be having with your child's seat.

Safety Outdoors

The ABCs for FUN in the SUN - From the American Academy of Dermatology. With the days warming up and the kids spending more time outside, it's a good time to review sun safety. Get out the sunscreen, summer's here!

Water Safety Tips from the American Red Cross - General water safety tips, as well as specific safety information for a variety of water activities, from a day at the beach to scuba diving.

Backyard Playground Safety - Questions & Answers about how you can protect your child from injury. The article was written with backyard play in mind, but applies equally to school and other park playground areas.

Safety Indoors

ChildProofing from Your Child's Health - Get basic childproofing recommendations from the National SAFE Kids campaign.

Infant/Child Product Recall list from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Comission - Check here for complete information about safety recalls for children's products (not including toys) and how to get repair kits or replacement products. Click here for toy recall information.

SafetyAlerts.com - For safety information that includes more than product recalls, use the SafetyAlerts site. Besides recall information on a variety of products, they also have health and safety news and information, from scientific studies to food allergy alerts.

Emergency, First Aid, and Medical Safety

First Aid & Safety from KidsHealth.org - Get a quick review of first aid for everything from dog bites to vomiting.

First Aid Tips from Child's Health Care of Atlanta - Includes information on more serious injuries, like amputation, shock, and internal injuries.

Family First Aid Kit - A list of contents for a well-stocked family first aid kit. Make sure you have the basics to treat your child in case of an emergency. Provided by Health A to Z.com

American Red Cross First Aid and CPR courses - Courses are available for the community, workplace, and emergency rescue personnel. If you are looking for a course in your area, just enter your zipcode to find the Red Cross nearest you. Click here for the Canadian Red Cross.

Learn CPR - Illustrated guides for CPR - This website provides quick information about how to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to adults, infants, children, even family pets. While no written material can replace a hands-on course, I'd say knowing the basics is better than nothing. There is even a printable guide so you can take the information with you.

Protecting our Children

How to Reduce Worry - An Exerpt From Protecting the Gift : Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (And Parents Sane) by Gavin de Becker. This is an excellent article to calm every parent's fears about kidnapping and other tragedies. Gavin de Becker is a safety expert and the author of several bestselling books encouraging us to use our instincts and common sense to avoid dangerous situations for ourselves and our children.

More Chills than Thrills: Protecting Children from Frightening Mass Media - Author Joanne Cantor takes a look at the types of movies and television scenes that frighten children in each age group, how to predict their reactions, and most importantly, how to calm their fears. Here's a link to another similar article by the same author.

CyberSitter.com - For a Family-Friendly Internet - Picked as the #1 Internet Filter by PC-Magazine for 2001. Features 30 categories of sites to filter, plus you can add specific sites to block. Nothing replaces parental supervision, but an internet filter can help keep your child's internet use a safe experience.