Safe and Secure : The Loving Parent's Guide to Child Safety Book

Keeping a child safe and secure is a parent's biggest challenge. Now Christina Elston, health editor of L.A. Parent magazine (and mother of a six-year-old) has compiled a most comprehensive guide to child safety. Organized alphabetically for parents on the go, Safe and Secure: The Loving Parent's Guide to Child Safety is loaded with easy-to-find and easy-to-use advice for keeping children safe - at home, at school, on vacation ... even on the Internet. If you have a question, this book can answer it - usually in a few minutes - with real solutions and straightforward common sense. Includes information on: Baby-proofing: point-by-point hazard checklists for each stage of child development, and quick tips for visits to unprepared homes Food: safe preparation of your family's meals, choking hazards for infants School: safe school facilities, safety rules for teachers and staff, emergency preparations Strangers: teaching your child to avoid dangerous situations, common lures strangers use to catch kids off guard Computers & television: surfing the Internet safely, reducing the impact of sex and violence on television