Playground Safety
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Fact Sheet, Revised 2024
This fact sheet outlines the steps parents and caregivers can take to protect children from playground-related injuries. It includes a checklist to assist with monitoring local playgrounds to ensure they are safe and well-maintained.
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How to Choose a Bicycle Helmet for a Child
Fact Sheet, Revised 2022
This fact sheet provides information to caregivers about bicycle helmet safety standards, the types of helmets, and how to adjust a helmet for proper fit.
NOTE: Remember to always refer to the bicycle helmet manufacturer’s instructions for information about the size, use, and expiry date (if specified) of the helmet.
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Home Safety Tips: 5 to 9 Years
Booklet, Revised 2025
All children depend on the adults around them to provide safe, healthy environments to learn, grow, and develop new skills. This booklet will support caregivers in preparing for each stage of child development, to better predict and prevent injuries to children from 5 to 9 years of age.
Safety tips are included for at home and in the community and address the following topics: falls, playgrounds, trampolines, choking, poisoning, bike and wheel safety, pedestrian safety, drowning, and car seats.
Also available: Home Safety Tips: Birth to 1 Year, and Home Safety Tips: 1 to 4 YearsSKU: 4-025 -
Child Pedestrian Safety
Fact Sheet, Revised 2025
This fact sheet provides information about how child development impacts the skills and abilities needed for safe pedestrian crossings. It also provides tips for talking to children about pedestrian safety and step-by-step instructions on how to cross a street safely.
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Walking School Bus: A Guide for Parents and Teachers
Guide and Manual, 2010
A Walking School Bus (WSB) is a group of children (passengers) and adults (drivers and conductors) who walk to and from school along a designated, safe route. The “bus” picks up students and drops them off in the reverse order in the afternoon. This guide identifies the benefits, such as safety, environmental, and health of a WSB. It also goes through the process needed to set up a Walking School Bus.
SKU: 4-305