Safe Home and Travels Resources
Looking for ways to keep your kids safe at home and when you’re traveling? Here you’ll find home safety tips to prevent injuries indoors and outdoors. We’ve also included information like packing first aid kits and childproofing accommodations to create security and safety when traveling, and what to look for when visiting other people’s homes. Whether at home or on the go, staying vigilant, teaching safety rules, and having emergency plans in place are key to keeping your family safe and sound.
- After a flood: how families can stay safe
- Are infant walkers safe?
- Backyard and pool: household safety checklist
- Bathroom water safety
- Bathroom, laundry, and garage: household safety checklist
- Bedrooms: household safety checklist
- Button battery safety
- Childproofing and preventing household accidents
- Choking
- Choosing safe baby products
- Choosing safe baby products: bathtubs
- Choosing safe baby products: carriers
- Choosing safe baby products: changing tables
- Choosing safe baby products: cribs
- Choosing safe baby products: gates
- Choosing safe baby products: infant seats & child safety seats
- Choosing safe baby products: playpens
- Choosing safe baby products: toys
- Choosing safe toys
- Choosing safe toys for school-age kids
- Choosing safe toys for toddlers and preschoolers
- Crib safety
- Diabetes: getting comfortable with a new babysitter
- Electrical, heating & cooling: household safety checklist
- Fire safety
- First-aid kit
- Flying with babies
- Food safety
- Gun safety
- Halloween candy hints
- Halloween safety tips
- Hand washing: why it's so important
- Household safety checklists
- Hurricanes: helping your family be prepared
- Keeping kids safe from the dangers of hot cars
- Kitchen: household safety checklist
- Lead poisoning
- Leaving your child home alone
- Making the holidays safe
- Medicines: using them safely
- Pool safety
- Preventing burns and fires
- Preventing choking
- Preventing cuts
- Preventing dog bites
- Preventing house fires
- Preventing injuries from electrical, heating, and cooling systems
- Preventing injuries from falling, climbing, and grabbing
- Preventing kids from getting trapped in parked cars
- Preventing poisoning
- Preventing strangulation and entrapment
- Preventing suffocation
- Protecting kids from water & drowning hazards
- Storm stress: helping kids stay calm
- Tornadoes: helping your family be prepared
- Walls & floors, doors & windows, furniture, stairways: household safety checklist
- Water safety
- What if my child was exposed to lead at school or daycare?
Home safety checklists
Use these checklists to ensure that there are no hidden hazards that can harm members of your family.
- Kitchen Safety Checklist
- Bedroom Safety Checklist
- Bathroom, Laundry, and Garage Checklist
- Doors, Windows, Stairways, and Home Furnishings Checklist
- Electrical and Equipment Checklist
- Outdoor, Pool, and Other Safety Issues Checklist
Safe travels
- Air bag safety for children
- Are you using your rear-facing-only car seat safely?
- Baby carriers: backpacks, front packs, and slings
- Booster seats for school-aged children
- Bullying on the bus: how should parents handle it?
- Car seat checkup
- Car seat installation information: seat belts & latch
- Car seats for children who are overweight or obese: suggestions for parents
- Car seats: information for families
- Easing babies & toddlers into Halloween fun: 8 tips for parents
- Flying with baby: parent FAQs
- Forward-facing car seats for toddlers & preschoolers
- Holiday travel tips
- Hotel dangers that put baby’s safety at risk
- How to build an essential summer first aid kit
- How to choose a safe baby stroller
- How to dispose of old car seat video
- Prevent child deaths in hot cars
- Rear-facing car seats for infants & toddlers video
- Safe RV travel with children
- Safe shopping with children
- Seat belts for older children
- Shopping for car seats: tips for parents
- Tips for safe & stress-free family travel
- Walking and biking to school: how to keep kids safe
- Where we stand: car seats for children
- Where we stand: safety restraints on the school bus
- Why children should not ride e-scooters
- Winter car seat safety tips: keeping kids safe & warm