Safe Kids
Books About Safety
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Check out these books from your local public library to start a discussion with your child about ways to stay safe.
- Arthur's Fire Drill by Marc Brown
- The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers by Stan and Jan Berenstain
- A Bird and His Worm by James Kaczman
- Don't Talk to Strangers by Kevi
- Emergency! By Margaret Mayo
- Fire Night! by Monical Driscoll Beatty
- Never Talk to Strangers by Irma Joyce
- Nini Lost and Found by Anita Lobel
- No Dragons for Tea: Fire Safety for Kids (and Dragons) by Jean Pendziwol
- Safety in Public Places by Joanne Mattern
- Say No and Go: Stranger Safety by Jill Urban Donahue
More Books About Safety: Children’s Literature about Health, Nutrition, and Safety 
Keeping your kids safe is a 24 hour a day job. Fortunately there are lots of resources to help you find the best ways to keep your child safe from injury.
Safety Comes First!
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Home Safety Checklist from the Boy Scouts
Use this safety step checklist to identify safety hazards around the house. - Safe Kids USA
Safe Kids USA is a nationwide network of organizations working to prevent unintentional childhood injury. - Car Seat Safety – Division for Injury and Violence Prevention Child Passengar Safety and Low Income Car Seat Program
Information on care seat check points and events, and other passenger safety tips. Free child safety seats to Medicaid eligible families -
Danger Rangers Kids Safety for Parents
Use these guides for information, tips, multimedia, links to resources, and more about lots of safety topics. -
Sesame Street Safety Videos
Watch these videos with your child and have fun talking about all the ways your family stays safe! -
Household Safety Checklist
Use this checklist to help prevent injuries and accidents in your home. -
Preventing Falls
Learn how to prevent falls and other unintentional injuries. -
National Crime Prevention: Information for Parents
Find information on lots of common issues and safety concerns, such as bicycle safety, gun safety, and what to teach kids about strangers. - National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Report a missing child, sight of a missing child or child exploitation.
First Aid
All children get injured at one time or another. Find out what you need to know about first aid for your family.
Just for Kids
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Buddy’s Safety Buster Game
Play the safety games with your child to start a discussion about keeping safe at home, play, and school. -
A Kid’s Guide to Surviving First Aid Emergencies
Print these pages and cut them out to make a book telling what to do in first aid emergencies. - Water ‘n’ Kids Water Safety Coloring Book
Print these pages and color to learn more about water safety in pools, boats, and at the beach.
Just for Parents
- 211 or 2-1-1 VIRGINIA
Provides access to services in your community and statewide. All referrals are confidential and you can search for these same services on this 2-1-1 VIRGINIA Web site Hearing Impaired Users:Dial 711 for Virginia Relay then dial 2-1-1 and VideoPhone users dial 1-800-230-6977 - Parent helpline
Call 1-800- CHILDREN or 1.800.244.5373 - Support information and referrals about parenting issues. - Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
Information on down payment assistance, rehabilitation and weatherization - Virginia Housing Development Authority
Assistance to obtain safe and affordable housing.
