Dear Parents, Grandparents & Caregivers,

Thank you for visiting our website. Below we have listed just a few of the resources that we feel you may find particularly interesting. Feel free to browse all of the resources that we have found to be useful in the development of our programs by clicking here.

Smart Grilling Keeps Summer Safe

For many of us, the smell of burgers, hot dogs, seafood and steaks sizzling on the grill signals the true start to summer. Before you fire up the barbeque, click here to review the basics for safe cooking all summer long.

BIC play safe! be safe!®

An award winning fire safety program developed by BIC Corporation with Fireproof Children Company and other fire safety and child development experts. The multi-media kit includes a 20-minute video, the Keep Away!/Alejate card game, activity boards and a teacher’s manual. It is designed especially for children ages three to five, and teaches four important lessons in fire safety: My Friend the Firefighter; Stop! Drop! And Roll!; Crawl Low Under Smoke; and Safe for Play! Keep Away!.  Available in English (with English and Spanish video & activities) and French.

To play play safe! be safe! games online or to learn about play safe! be safe! workshops for educators visit: http://www.playsafebesafe.com/

To play play safe! be safe! games in Spanish, visit http://www.ninossegurosninoscontentos.com.

To play play safe! be safe! games in French, visit http://www.jsuisprudentjsuiscontent.com

To download an order form for a play safe! be safe! kit click here or contact us for more information.

American Academy of Pediatrics www.aap.org

The American Academy of Pediatrics’ TIPP (The Injury Prevention Program) age related safety sheets provide safety and unintentional injury prevention information pertinent to each developmental stage. TIPP also has webpages devoted to fire safety in the home. See especially the safety section of the site’s You & Your Family page.

Head Start Information and Publication Center – Health Safety & Nutrition for Young Children www.headstartinfo.org

This site’s health, safety and nutrition information resources page is a comprehensive listing of links prepared by the Head Start Information and Publication Center. Their list includes links to over thirty sites that present information about health guidelines, child care, parenting, disease prevention, nutrition and safety.

National Association of State Fire Marshals www.firemarshals.org

Recently NASFM published “Children are No Match for Fire,” www.firemarshals.org/Children's_Book.asp a fire safety/prevention book for children ages 3-6. The book addresses several safety issues, including the dangers of matches, lighters, candles, sparklers, and grills, and the importance of learning and practicing Stop, Drop, and Roll.

The National SAFE KIDS Campaign http://www.safekids.org/

The National SAFE KIDS Campaign’s mission is “Protecting Children From Their Number One Killer…Unintentional Injury.” Take special notice of the site’s safety tips addressing top causes of unintentional injury in young children including fire & burn, with printable checklists in English and Spanish. SAFE KIDS also offers resources designed specifically for teachers including an activity book and pedestrian safety kit.

Sesame Street Workshop http://www.sesameworkshop.org/

The Sesame Workshop develops educational content for all forms of media. Their work is grounded in research on children's developmental needs and the ways in which children perceive messages in the media. You may be especially interested in the following pages, both of which emphasize prevention, offer suggestions about ways to keep children safe and provide examples of effective ways to teach children safety lessons through skill building and without the use of threats and warnings:

Safe at Home - Surefire Strategies for Household Safety & I'm a Big Kid - Nurturing Independence in Your Young Children .

SOS FIRES http://sosfires.com

SOS Fires’ Juvenile Firesetting Intervention Resource Site offers resources for parents and professionals of all disciplines including articles of interest to those working with juvenile firesetting behavior, a parent/teacher resources page, contact information for juvenile firesetting programs across the country and a resource exchange page allowing the reader to ask questions, share experiences and learn from others.