Smart Parents Safe Kids is a home safety education program for family service providers and educators. It is designed to expand the capacity of Family Resource Centers (FRCs) and other family service agencies to deliver child injury prevention and home safety education to the parents/caregivers in their service areas. The curriculum and tools provided in the program will help FRCs raise awareness of home injury risks and increase parent/caregiver capacity to keep their children safe.
This program was made possible with generous support from Wells Fargo.
Why should my agency participate in Smart Parents Safe Kids?
Every year, more than 2,200 children die from injuries that happen at home. And for every death there are many more children who are seriously injured. Suffocation, drowning, fires and burns, and falls account for many of these deaths. But while many parents are worried about home safety issues like fires and falls, a recent study by Safe Kids Worldwide shows that they are less aware of other risks that actually cause more injuries to children.
Safe Kids surveyed 1,010 parents in the U.S. with children ages 12 and under. What we learned was surprising. For example, the risk of sleep-related death did not make the list of concerns, although unsafe sleep environments are the leading cause of unintentional death for children less than one year of age. Only 4 percent of parents surveyed said they were worried about poisoning, although poisoning is one of the leading causes of death and injury of young children. Just 1 percent said they are concerned about drowning, yet drowning is the number one cause of death for children ages 1-14 in California, with 75 percent of deaths occurring among children 1-4 years old. Nearly half of parents surveyed said they have left their child unattended in a bathtub, despite the fact that young children can drown in just a few inches of water in the time it takes to answer the phone.
Historically, FRC focus has been on parenting education, mental/dental health, crisis intervention, access to basic needs and violence prevention. The addition of the Smart Parents Safe Kids program will build the capacity of your FRC to include child injury prevention in your arsenal of parent/caregiver services. It will give you the tools to teach parents the simple things they can do to protect their children at home.
How does the program work?
Safe Kids California will conduct 10 FREE webinars (approximately 60-75 minutes long) in a train-the-trainer format. Each webinar will be recorded and available online to service providers. Additional resources, including training power points and tip sheets, are available below.
1) Home Safety – Why It Matters
Home Safety – Why It Matters – Recorded Webinar
2) ABC’s of Drowning Prevention
3) Demystifying Child Product Recalls
4) Child Passenger Safety/Safety In and Around Cars
Safety In and Around Cars – Recorded Webinar
5) Safe Sleep Baby
Safe Sleep Baby – Recorded Webinar
6) Home Fire/Burn Prevention
Home Fire Safety – Recorded Webinar
7) Cooking Safety
Cooking Safety – Recorded Webinar
8) Falls Prevention and Furniture/TV Tip-overs
Falls Prevention – Recorded Webinar
9) E-cigarette Poison Prevention
E-cigarette Poison Prevention – Recorded webinar
Why Home Safety Matters Toolkit
- Home Safety Why It Matters Presentation
- Simple Home Safety Devices
- Safer in Seven – English
- Safer in Seven – Spanish
- Home Safety Study 2015
- Simple Home Safety Devices
- Home Safety Tips – English
- Home Safety Tip Sheet – Spanish
- Home Toy Safety Poster – Spanish
- Home Safety Challenge
Burn/Fire Prevention Toolkit
- Home Fire/Burn Prevention Presentation – English
- Home Fire/Burn Prevention Presentation – Spanish
- Fire Safety Infographic
- Fire Escape Plan Grid – English
- Fire Escape Plan Grid – Spanish
- Plan and Practice Fire Escape Tips – English
- Plan and Practice Fire Escape Tips – Spanish
- Fireplace Safety
Child Passenger Safety Toolkit
- Safety In and Around Cars – Webinar Recording
- Car Heating Video
- Class Presentation – English
- Class Presenter Notes – English
- Class Presenter notes – Spanish
- Class Pre Test
- Class Post Test
- Class Evaluation – English
- Class Evaluation – Spanish
- Car Seat Safety – English
- Car Seat Safety – Spanish
- Trunk Entrapment Safety Tips
- Heatstroke Safety Tips – English
- Heatstroke Safety – Spanish
- Driveway Safety Tips
Cooking Safety Toolkit
- Cooking Safety Presentation – English
- Cooking Safety Presentation – Spanish
- MSH Kitchen Safety Checklist
- Cooking Safety Program Guide – English
- Cooking Safety Program Guide – Spanish
- Cooking Safety Pre/Post Test – English
- Cooking Safety Pre/Post Test – Spanish
- Cooking Workshop Discussion and Activities – English
- Seguridad Al Cocinar Actividades Adicionales
Drowning Prevention Toolkit
- ABCs of Drowning Prevention
- ABCs of Drowning Brochure
- VIDEO: ABCs of Drowning Prevention
- Media Talking Points ABCs of Drowning
- Press Release Template ABCs of Drowning
- Sign-in Sheet
- Pre-Survey
- Post-Survey
- Answer Key
- Caregiver Evaluation
- Tracking Form
Falls Prevention Toolkit
- Prevention of Falls Presentation
- Falls Prevention Tips
- TV and Furniture Safety Tips
- Furniture Tipover Poster – English
- Furniture Tipover Poster – Spanish
- TV Tipover Safety Infographic
- Baby Walkers
- Bunk Beds
- High Chair Safety Tips
Infant Safe Sleep Toolkit
- Caregiver Training 2015
- Provider Training
- Safe Sleep Baby Video
- Bare is Best Poster – English
- Bare is Best Poster – Spanish
- Crib Safety – Spanish
- Crib Safety for Service Providers – Spanish
- Pre-Survey
- Post-Survey
- Myth or Fact Activity – English
- Myth or Fact Activity – Spanish
- Conversation Starters Scenarios – English
- Conversation Starters Scenarios – Spanish
Poisoning Prevention Toolkit
- Poison Prevention Slideshow – English
- Poison Prevention Slideshow – Spanish
- Protecting Youth from E-cigarettes – webinar recording
- Protecting Youth from E-Cigarettes slideshow
- Protecting Youth from E-Cigarettes slideshow – with presenter notes
- More Poison Prevention Resources
Child Product Recalls
Visit our Recalls page to find out more about recent recalls of child products.