These toolkits were created by Prevent Child Injury and other partners, each addressing a different child safety topic. Each toolkit is released to support a week-long campaign to raise awareness of the issue and provide parents and caregivers with clear, concise messaging about preventing that type of injury. After the campaign week, toolkits remain available for use in your outreach efforts.

Learn more about how Prevent Child Injury creates campaigns and tips for using the toolkits.

By Location
In & Around the Home
Out & About
On the Road
Miscellaneous

By Age
0 – 4
5 – 9
10 – 14
15+

Age 5 – 9

This section will be updated with new toolkits and resources as they become available.

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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.

ATV Safety

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

Booster Seats

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

Carbon Monoxide Safety

An alarm is the only way to know if there are dangerous levels of carbon monoxide in your home.

Child Passenger Safety

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

Distracted Driving

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

Farm Safety: Fencing for Safe Play

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

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?

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.

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.

High-Powered Magnets

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

Home Exercise Equipment Safety

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

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.

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.

Playground Safety

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

Portable Pools

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

Sledding Safety

Thousands of children end up in the hospital every year due to sledding injuries. Keep your child on the hill by preparing ahead of time.

Sun Safety

Showing children the importance of sun safety when they’re young lays the groundwork for a lifetime of healthy skin habits, protecting them from painful burns in the short-term and skin cancers when they’re older.

Swimming Pool Safety

Drowning is the leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 4 years and the second leading cause of injury death in children ages 5 to 9 years.

Toy Safety

Toy-related injuries send a child to a U.S. emergency department every three minutes.

TV Tip-Overs

Every three weeks in the U.S., a child dies from a TV tip-over, and hundreds more are injured.

Why Injury Prevention Matters

Unintentional injuries still account for 40% of the child deaths in the United States—more than any other cause.

Youth Sports Injuries

Every 25 seconds, a young athlete suffers a sports injury severe enough to be treated in an emergency department.

Toolkits (Age 5-9)

Age 5 – 9