| Part 1 | Home, Safe Home | 1 |
| 1 | Kids Do the Darnedest Things! | 3 |
| Injury Prevention 101 | 4 |
| The Safety Balancing Act | 4 |
| Ages and Stages | 6 |
| A Little Help from Your Friends | 7 |
| 2 | Caution: Household Danger Zones Ahead | 11 |
| Nursery Nights--and Days | 12 |
| Beware the Bathroom | 14 |
| Bedroom Basics | 15 |
| Living It Up in the Living Room/Family Room | 16 |
| Chef's Little Helper | 18 |
| Garages and Basements | 19 |
| Home Sweet Office | 20 |
| Getting More Help | 20 |
| 3 | The Well-Equipped Parent | 23 |
| Lullaby and Goodnight | 24 |
| Don't Fence Me In | 27 |
| Walkers | 28 |
| Please Be Seated | 29 |
| Strollers on the Move | 32 |
| Safety Devices | 33 |
| 4 | Home for the Holidays: Winter and Summer | 37 |
| Christmas Cautions and Other Holiday Tales | 37 |
| Party Hardy--but Carefully | 41 |
| Toy Shopping | 42 |
| Halloween Scares | 43 |
| Fourth of July Fun | 46 |
| From Memorial Day to Labor Day | 47 |
| 5 | What Was That Noise?: Kids Home Alone | 51 |
| Ready or Not | 52 |
| Caring for Siblings | 53 |
| Self-Care Boot Camp | 53 |
| The House Rules | 57 |
| Supervising from a Distance | 57 |
| Keep Adults in the Picture | 58 |
| Keep Monitoring the Situation | 59 |
| Part 2 | The Most Common Injuries | 61 |
| 6 | Too Hot to Handle: Fire and Burns | 63 |
| Ages and Stages | 64 |
| Smoke Alarms--Gotta Have 'Em! | 65 |
| Fire Extinguishers | 67 |
| The Great Escape | 67 |
| Playing with Fire | 68 |
| Stopping Fires Before They Start | 69 |
| Getting Into Hot Water | 72 |
| 7 | You Put What in Your Mouth?: Poison Prevention | 75 |
| Some Basic Prevention Steps | 76 |
| Poison Control Centers to the Rescue | 76 |
| Medicines | 78 |
| Plants and Wild Mushrooms | 79 |
| Other Poisons Around Your House | 80 |
| Alcohol | 81 |
| The Silent Killer: Carbon Monoxide | 81 |
| Food Poisoning | 82 |
| Get the Lead Out | 83 |
| Sniffing Glue and Other Toxic Substances | 85 |
| 8 | Kids Don't Bounce: Preventing Falls | 87 |
| At the Window | 88 |
| Upstairs, Downstairs | 89 |
| On the Edge | 91 |
| Swings and Things | 91 |
| Shopping Carts | 92 |
| Moving Stairs | 93 |
| Slip Sliding Away | 94 |
| Mt. Everest or Bust | 94 |
| Buckling Up for Safety | 95 |
| 9 | Why Is Junior Turning Blue?: Airway Obstruction | 97 |
| Ages, Stages, and Definitions | 97 |
| Suffocation | 98 |
| Choking | 100 |
| Strangulation | 104 |
| Learn First Aid | 107 |
| 10 | Have Gun, Will Be Careful | 109 |
| Keep Them Away from Kids | 109 |
| Messages to Give Your Kids | 112 |
| BB Guns Are Not Toys | 112 |
| Should You Buy Toy Guns for Your Child? | 113 |
| Parents Can Be Legally Responsible | 114 |
| Safer Guns--an Oxymoron? | 114 |
| So How Do I Get Rid of It? | 114 |
| Part 3 | On the Road | 117 |
| 11 | Use Some (Car) Restraint | 119 |
| Car Seat Basics | 120 |
| Buying a Child Safety Seat | 121 |
| Convertible Seats | 122 |
| Getting It Right: Installing and Using the Seat | 125 |
| Air Bags | 127 |
| Buying a Safer Car | 128 |
| When Others Drive Your Child | 128 |
| Overcoming Kid Resistance | 129 |
| Protecting Kids with Special Needs | 130 |
| 12 | Where the Sidewalk Ends: Pedestrian Safety | 133 |
| Old Enough to Cross the Street? | 133 |
| Teaching Kids to Navigate Streets | 134 |
| Special Danger Zones | 137 |
| How Schools Can Help | 137 |
| Choosing the Safest Route | 138 |
| Words to the Weather-Wise | 138 |
| Making Streets Safer | 139 |
| How Walkable Is Your Neighborhood? | 139 |
| Sidewalk Activism | 140 |
| 13 | A Ticket to Ride: Safe Biking | 143 |
| Helmets: Buying Them, Using Them | 143 |
| Buying the Right Bike | 147 |
| Ticket to Ride | 148 |
| Rules of the Road | 148 |
| Riding to School | 149 |
| Kids as Passengers | 150 |
| BMX Basics | 151 |
| Part 4 | Sports and Recreation | 153 |
| 14 | Life's a Playground | 155 |
| Public Playgrounds | 156 |
| It's What's Underneath That Counts | 158 |
| The Well-Designed Playground | 160 |
| Playground Rules and Etiquette | 161 |
| In Your Own Backyard | 161 |
| Building Playgrounds | 163 |
| 15 | On the Waterfront | 165 |
| Residential Pools | 166 |
| Using the Pool Safely | 168 |
| Hot Tubs, Spas, and Whirlpools | 169 |
| When to Start Swimming Lessons | 170 |
| Swimming Rules | 171 |
| Diving Off the Deep End | 171 |
| Flotation Devices | 172 |
| Natural Bodies of Water | 172 |
| You're on Thin Ice | 173 |
| 16 | Wheels and Blades: Recreation Safety | 175 |
| In-Line Skates | 175 |
| Skateboards | 178 |
| Tubing and Water Skiing | 179 |
| Winter Wonderland | 180 |
| Motorized Sports | 183 |
| 17 | Flex Those Muscles! | 185 |
| How Did Kids Get So Out of Shape? | 186 |
| Phys Ed Classes Are Woefully Inadequate | 186 |
| How to Get Your Kids Moving Again | 188 |
| Strength Training, Kid-Style | 188 |
| Home Gym No-Nos | 190 |
| The Connection Between Obesity and Injury | 191 |
| 18 | Preventing Sports Injuries | 193 |
| Making the Playing Field Safe | 194 |
| When Injuries Happen | 195 |
| Sports Specifics | 196 |
| Part 5 | Beyond Home: Safety in the Community | 203 |
| 19 | Child Care: May I See Your License Please? | 205 |
| Day Care Centers | 205 |
| Family Day Care | 210 |
| When the Caregiver Is a Relative | 212 |
| Hiring Mary Poppins | 213 |
| Protecting Your Child from Abuse | 213 |
| 20 | School Days | 217 |
| Getting to School Safely | 217 |
| Bus Rider Basics | 219 |
| "Sick" School Buildings | 221 |
| Check Out the Playground | 223 |
| Table and Cart Hazards | 223 |
| School Violence | 224 |
| What Your Community Can Do | 226 |
| 21 | It's Off to Camp We Go | 229 |
| What Are My Choices? | 230 |
| Beginning the Search | 230 |
| What to Ask About a Camp | 232 |
| Accreditation | 233 |
| Staff Qualifications | 233 |
| Staff-to-Camper Ratios | 234 |
| Do Their Campers Return? | 234 |
| Medical Accommodations | 235 |
| Transportation | 235 |
| The Facility | 235 |
| Personal Safety | 236 |
| Making the Final Decision | 237 |
| 22 | Travels with My Children | 239 |
| Getting There by Car | 239 |
| Getting There by Airplane | 240 |
| What to Take | 242 |
| Safe Rooms at the Inn | 242 |
| Child-Care Programs | 243 |
| Amusement and Theme Parks | 244 |
| Medical Care While Traveling | 245 |
| Camping Cautions | 246 |
| 23 | The Great Outdoors | 249 |
| Skin Sense | 249 |
| Weathering the Weather | 252 |
| Skin That Goes Itch | 254 |
| Poisonous Plants | 254 |
| Banishing Bug Bites | 255 |
| Avoiding Dog Bites | 256 |
| Food Safety | 258 |
| 24 | Down on the Farm | 261 |
| Horses | 262 |
| Farm Children at Play | 263 |
| Farm Ponds | 263 |
| Children at Work on Farms and Ranches | 264 |
| Animals | 266 |
| Falls | 267 |
| Emergency Response | 267 |
| 25 | It's My Body: Personal Safety | 269 |
| Early Lessons | 270 |
| Life on the Street | 272 |
| Don't Look Like a Victim | 273 |
| Handling Bullies | 274 |
| In Case Your Child Is Missing | 275 |
| Safety in Cyberspace | 276 |
| Part 6 | Coping with the Unexpected | 281 |
| 26 | Nannies Need to Know | 283 |
| Picking the Right Caregiver | 284 |
| Using a Nanny Agency | 286 |
| Sharing a Nanny | 287 |
| Hiring an Au Pair | 287 |
| Orientation | 289 |
| Candid Camera? | 293 |
| The Occasional Baby-Sitter | 294 |
| Baby-Sitting Co-Ops | 295 |
| 27 | First Aid to the Rescue! | 297 |
| Get Thee to a Class! | 298 |
| Stocking Up on First-Aid Supplies | 298 |
| First Aid for Some Other Common Injuries | 302 |
| Going to the Hospital | 306 |
| Appendix | |
| A | More Helpful Resources | 309 |
| Index | 315 |
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