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Have You Checked Your Child's Dental Health?
What you do now to take care of your child's dental health from infancy through the teen years will affect your child later on as an adult. Oral diseases, which are progressive and become more complex over time, affect your child's ability to eat, the foods he chooses, his appearance, his manner of communication, and his attention to learning. |
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Help Kids Eat and Exercise for Better Health
When you talk to your child about exercising, does he just look at you and contine to click his computer mouse? When was the last time your child willingly ate a vegetable or a piece of fruit? |
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Take Action Against School Bullying
The stereotype of the school-yard bully who hits, shoves, pushes, shuns, or sneers his way to getting lunch money, prized possessions, or recognition can no longer be dismissed as "boys will be boys" by todays schools or parents.
For more information on bullying check out our Safety Smart bullying resources. |
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Where Are Your Matches and Lighters?
Do you know where your matches and lighters are? Your children do. Just ask them. |
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Safe Toys for the Holidays
Poor selection of toys and lack of parental supervision contributes to a wide variety of injuries to children and can lead to injury-related deaths... |
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Will Infants and Children Survive in Your Home?
Every day, many families everywhere face a "survivor" challenge in their own homes. Babies and children are the most likely to be injured or die... |
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Halloween Safety for Your Ghosts, Monsters, and Goblins
Trick?.or Treat? The traditional evening of costumes, candy and fun is right around the corner! Whether your child is tricking, treating or attending a Halloween party, there are several safety tips that you can follow as your child celebrates this holiday. |
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Fire Safety is for Everyone
Fires happen -- anywhere and at anytime. Anyone can be involved in a fire. Would you and every member of your family, regardless of age, know what to do? |
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Make Going to Sleep a Family Priority
Americans of all ages are not sleeping well.Latest surveys and statistics show that as a nation, many of us have trouble going to sleep at night and staying awake during the day. |
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Keep Children First in Hoosier Communities
What are you doing to help the number one priority in our state? Not your job? If you stop to think about it, taking care of children is a job for all of us, not just our newly elected politicians... |
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Does Your Baby Sleep Safely?
We all should cuddle with our babies and want them to feel loved. Many special moments with babies come a bedtime. Some parents or care providers sleep with a baby on a bed, chair or couch because it is convenient... |
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Second Hand Smoke-Second Rate Breathing for Kids
"Smoking?" or "Non?" How often do you hear that phrase when you go to restaurants? Do we give our children that same choice? |
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Safety Smart Kids Stay Out of Emergency Rooms
Summertime is fast approaching, a season of fun and high activity for kids. It is also the most dangerous time of year for kids, with the majority of injuries for children taking place between May and August, the "trauma season"... |
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Safety While on the Move
"Spring is here, summer is rolling in and our children are on the move. Bicycles, inline skates, skateboards and scooters can be found on many neighborhood and city streets as our kids "wheel" right past us! Are your children "wheeling" safely? |
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Be Safety-Smart on Playgrounds
Summer is in full swing and so are our children! Since the number of chidlren on backyard swing sets and at public playgrounds increases in the summer monts, it is important that we help our children experience the safest playground setting possible... |
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Choosing the Best Medical Care for Your Child
Children are not just "little adults." From infants to teens, children come in all sizes and go through many stages of growth and development. When children have medical problems, they need services and medical equipment that fit their size... |
