Children are growing and learning to explore their environment. With each new stage of development comes new skills and abilities as well as new risks to injury. These resources offer information on how to keep children free from serious injury while supporting their growth and development.
Early childhood safety
- Baby's best chance: Parents' handbook of pregnancy and baby care - HealthLink BC
- Health and safety, birth to 2 years - HealthLink BC
- Health and safety, ages 2 to 5 years - HealthLink BC
- Toddler's first steps: A best chance guide to parenting your 6-to-36 month-old child - HealthLink BC
Childhood safety
- Are recreational trampolines safe? - Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS)
- Child safety - BC Children's Hospital
- Child safety: Preventing falls - HealthLink BC
- Electrical safety for kids - BC Hydro
- Injury Prevention Committee position statements - Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS)
- Is your child safe? - Health Canada
- Keeping kids safe - Caring for kids
- Playground safety - HealthLink BC
- Preventing injuries. Saving lives. - Parachute
- Safety and injury prevention - Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS)