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Button Battery Safety

If swallowed, button batteries can cause serious injury or death in as little as two hours.

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Amusement Ride Safety

Amusement rides are not regulated as closely as you may think. Learn how to keep your child safe before they get on a ride.

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ATV Safety

ATVs are powerful, complex machines. Think twice before you allow your child to ride.

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Booster Seats

Booster seats before belts: Many children are moved to seat belts too early.

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Child Passenger Safety

Car crashes continue to be a leading cause of death for children in the U.S.

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Distracted Driving

Demonstrating good driving habits will show your children that you take safety seriously.

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Farm Safety: Play Areas

Give them a spot of their own: a safe, fenced-in play area keeps children away from hazards on the farm.

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Fire Escape Plans

Every 86 seconds, a home fire breaks out in the U.S. Could your family get out in two minutes or less?

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Firearm Safety: ASK Day

ASK Day is June 21st, but gun safety matters every day. Before dropping your child off at a friend’s house, ask about firearm storage in the home.

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Food and Drink Scalds

Scalds from hot food or drinks are one of the most common burns requiring hospital care for children under age 5.

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Food-related Choking

More than half of choking incidents among children are caused by food. Learn how to keep your kids safer for meals, snacks, and every bite in between.

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High-Powered Magnets

High-powered magnets are a “hidden hazard” that put all children—including older children and teens—at risk.

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Home Exercise Equipment Safety

By taking some simple safety steps, you can protect the whole family while still using your home exercise equipment.

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Laundry Detergent Packets

Highly-concentrated laundry detergent packets are more poisonous than traditional liquid or powder detergent.

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Lawn Mower Safety

Keep young children away from lawn mowers, preferably inside the home with an adult, to protect them from lawn mower-related injuries.

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Liquid Nicotine

Each year, U.S. poison control centers receive thousands of calls about young children who have been exposed to vaping-related products.

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Medication Safety

Nine out of every 10 poisonings for children ages 12 and younger involve medication errors or unsupervised children taking medicine on their own.

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Playground Safety

Most playground injuries are caused by falls. Keep your child safer by choosing a playground with safe surfacing under and around equipment.

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Portable Pools

In the summertime in the U.S., a child drowns in a portable pool every 5 days.

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Product Recalls

Millions of unsafe products are recalled every year. Go to SaferProducts.gov to learn about and report safety problems with items your family uses.