Top Ten Tips for Summer Safety by the Shriners Hospitals For Children
Please read these Top Ten Tips for Summer Safety to anyone caring for kids!
- Teach children to buckle up every time they get into a car, regardless of the length of the car ride.
- Remind kids never to play with matches, gasoline, lighter fluid, or lighters.
- Do not leave children unattended near grills, campfires, fire pits, or bonfires.
- To ensure a safe celebration, leave fireworks to the professionals.
- When participating in any sport, use appropriate and properly fitting safety equipment. Helmets and goggles can greatly reduce the risk of head and eye injuries.
- Show children how to use sports equipment properly.
- Teach children to never go near or in the water without an adult present.
- Give children your undivided attention when they are swimming or near any body of water.
- Have your children wear a properly fitting life jacket while on a boat or around an open body of water.
- Teach children to never play on or around a lawn mower, even when it is not in use.