]> http://www.connectforkids.org/taxonomy/term/619/all en http://www.connectforkids.org/node/4222 <p>Practice prevention and safety. Teach your child safety tips, including always swimming with a buddy, and wearing a bicycle helmet. Teach your child about sun safety, including wearing a hat outdoors and frequently applying SPF 30 sunscreen.</p> Safety Tips Weblinks Mon, 22 May 2006 13:17:26 -0500 http://www.connectforkids.org/node/4221 <p>The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools has pulled together some Safety tips on summer activities including resources on biking, hiking, and swimming, information on sun screen, and much more</p> Safety Tips Weblinks Mon, 22 May 2006 13:18:08 -0500 http://www.connectforkids.org/node/1819 <p>Summer means swimming in pools, beaches and lakes, but are you prepared if there is a problem? The American Red Cross has written a list of safety tips for general water use and specific to types of </p> All ages Child Safety & Protection National Safety & Injury Prevention Safety Tips Weblinks Mon, 22 May 2006 13:16:22 -0500 http://www.connectforkids.org/node/494 <p>Remember your first trip to the top of a really tall playground slide? Remember the kid who got to the top of ladder, but couldn't get up the nerve to slide&#151;or climb back down? Modern safety concerns have made this particular rite of passage rare, and raise the question, does a safe playground have to be boring? By Rob Capriccioso.</p> CFK Articles Improving Communities Maryland Playgrounds Safety & Injury Prevention Safety Tips Virginia Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:10:17 -0500 http://www.connectforkids.org/node/1542 <p>Does your child mow the lawn? How about swim in a pool? Ride in a boat? Go out in the sun? While fun, these activities need to be safe. Check out the American Academy of Pediatrics for advice from</p> All ages Child Safety & Protection National Safety Tips Weblinks Mon, 22 May 2006 13:17:52 -0500