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Using Fireworks Safely
Summer means picnics, barbecues, parades and fireworks displays. Summer can also mean injuries from backyard grills, bonfires and fireworks. In 2007, an estimated 10,800 people were treated in emergency rooms for firework-related injuries, nearly half of whom were under 15 years old.
On a typical July 4th, fireworks cause more fires in the U.S. than all other causes combined. When you gather with family and friends, remember that safety is an essential ingredient for Independence Day events.
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Personal Safety
Make sure your children know who they can trust. Create a list of trusted adults they can turn to if you’re not around, including teachers or friends’ parents. Then, come up with locations they can go to if they’re in trouble and you’re not around – this is especially important if they walk home from school or from a bus stop.
Make sure your children know important phone numbers and how to dial them. Talk with them about situations that might arise and when they should ask for help. Make sure they know it is okay to ask for help, and that it’s better to be safe than sorry.
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Online Safety
Your child’s online experience should be safe, educational and enjoyable. Today’s technology environment can present challenges for parents as well as children. As a leading provider of high-speed internet service, the cable industry is fully committed to giving you a full range of tools, information and resources to help better shape and manage your child’s online use.
The cable industry's approach centers around three key concepts: Control, Education and Choice. Control: Set rules and expectations for what your child can – and can’t – do online. Manage your child’s computer use with parental controls and software. Education: Get smarter about your family’s use of the Internet. Choice: Help your child make the right choices by recognizing appropriate and inappropriate online behavior.
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Hurricane Safety
There is no guarantee that this hurricane season will be as quiet for the U.S. as the past two seasons and you need to be ready. Fewer than expected U.S. hurricane landfalls over the past two years may have lulled citizens into a false sense of security. The American Red Cross urges everyone to dust off their disaster supply kit and get better prepared for a new season of hurricanes and high winds. Three basic preparedness actions can get you ready for disasters and other emergencies: get a kit, make a plan, and be informed.
Even if you took action to prepare last hurricane season, it's important that you revisit and update your family's communication plan and check your disaster supplies kit for expired items.
Most important, listen to the advice of your local officials on Bay News 9, your local weather news source. Visit Weather - Hurricane Information - Bay News 9 for the most up-to-date hurricane forecasts.
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Water Safety
Time on the water, at the beach, in the pool or on a boat is supposed to be fun, but failure to practice good water safety can cause injury or drowning. The best thing anyone can do to be safe around the water is to learn to swim. There are a variety of different types of activities involving water all across the country. Whether it is in a swimming pool, at the beach, on a lake, or at a water park, it is imperative to keep kids safe in and around the water.
To keep your kids safe, enroll them in water safety or learn-to-swim classes offered by your local Red Cross. |
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