Website Archive - February

Spotlight on Safety

Children

Children may not always care about safety but parents and caregivers do, so this month, CyberStart is focussing on Safety. There are many websites that help children understand how to become safe kids – in CyberSpace and in the real world. Here are a couple sites that can help promote “Safe Kids”.

Knowing My 8 Rules for Safety
A colorful, printable chart which outlines 8 simple rules for children to follow in order to stay safe.

McGruff Safety
Kids love the McGruff character, and this site offers a number of educational activities featuring McGruff. Try the Problem Solver series. You’ll have to read the stories to preschoolers but they can figure out the answers themselves.

Parents

SAFE KIDS safety check list covers many topics, including: Baby, Bike/Helmet, Car, Fire, Firearms, Hidden Hazards, Home, Pedestrian, Poison, School/Playground, Special Needs, Sports/Recreation, Summer, Toddler, Toys, and Water safety.

Kids.us
Finally, there’s a place on the Internet that parents, educators, and children under 13 can trust for appropriate online education and entertainment: kids.us. It’s the first and only “child-friendly” Web space established by the United States, and it’s complete with advanced technical, policy, and operational mechanisms that keep children informed and protected. The following information or content is not permitted within the kids.us domain: – Mature content, Pornography, Inappropriate language, Violence, Hate speech, Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco, Gambling, Weapons. For now, look for Disney, PBS, NBC and a few others, and hopefully a lot more organizations will come on board to create a large safe haven on the web.

SafeKids.Com
A great beginning for parents who want to learn more about the Internet. This site offers Guidelines for Parents, Kids Rules for Online Safety, a Family Contract for Online Safety, a list of good sites for kids and families, a list of child safe search-engines, lots of articles and how to’s about varied technology issues, and lots more.

Teachers

National SAFE KIDS Campaign: TEACHERS DESK.
If you’re looking to develop or improve your classroom safety program, visit the SAFE KIDS TEACHER’S DESK. Sign up for the free newsletter, browse lesson plans, or check out the latest product recalls. You’ll also find brochures and fact sheets (see below).

Safety Brochures from Safe Kids
SAFE KIDS brochures are downloadable, printable, and e-mailable and provide easy to understand information on Bike Safety, Falls, Pedestrian Safety, Home Safety, Poison Safety, Water Safety, Fire Safety, and Toy Safety. They are available in both English and Spanish. Check them out today!

Safe Kids Fact Sheets
SAFE KIDS Fact Sheets provide details on injury statistics including injury and death rates, who is most at risk, how injuries happen, costs associated with the injuries, and tips on prevention of injuries, including Airway Obstruction, Burn, Bicycle, Crib Safety, Water Safety, Fire, Falls, Poisoning, and many more. Share some fact sheets with parents and staff!

 

[Updated on March 7, 2005]