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Summer Safety Tips for Children

Summer is fun, but it can also pose health risks for children. Here are some safety tips to help make your child's summer a safe one.

Bike Safety

Scooter/Skateboard/Skating Safety

Water Safety

Sun Safety

Backyard/Playground Safety

Insect Safety

RESOURCES:

Consumer Product Safety Commission
https://www.cpsc.gov

Safe Kids Worldwide
https://www.safekids.org

CANADIAN RESOURCES:

About Kids Health—The Hospital for Sick Children
http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca

Canada Safety Council
https://canadasafetycouncil.org

REFERENCES:

Bike safety. Kids Health—Nemours Foundation website. Available at: http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/bike-safety.html. Accessed July 6, 2021.

Sun-protective hats and clothing. Sun Safety for Kids website. Available at: http://www.sunsafetyforkids.org/sunprotection/hats. Accessed July 6, 2021.

Sunscreen FAQs. American Academy of Dermatology website. Available at: https://www.aad.org/public/everyday-care/sun-protection/sunscreen-patients/sunscreen-faqs. Accessed July 6, 2021.

Ticksmart prevention. The University of Rhode Island website. Available at: https://web.uri.edu/tickencounter/ticksmart. Accessed July 6, 2021.

Trampolines and trampoline safety. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons website. Available at: hhttps://www5.aaos.org/uploadedFiles/PreProduction/About/Opinion_Statements/position/1135%20-%20Trampolines%20and%20Trampoline%20Safety.pdf. Accessed July 6, 2021.

Trampolines: What you need to know. Healthy Children—American Academy of Pediatrics website. Available at: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/at-play/Pages/Trampolines-What-You-Need-to-Know.aspx. Accessed July 6, 2021.

Water safety. Kids Health—Nemours Foundation website. Available at: http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/water-safety.html. Accessed July 6, 2021.

Last reviewed July 2021 by EBSCO Medical Review Board