Health and Safety for Parents

Adolescent Health Issues - Information on reproductive health, mental health, physical health and nutrition, substance abuse, and healthy relationships.
Anti-Bullying Laws per State - Find out about your state's laws and policies.
Ask, Listen, Learn - How to Talk to Your Adolescent About Alcohol - View or order this publication offers tips on when and how to start a conversation about alcohol with teens.
Ask, Listen, Learn - You Are What You Drink - Guide that features trivia cards explaining facts about alcohol, plus tips on how to avoid peer pressure.
Bike Safety - Learn about bike riding safety tips.
Bike Safety Videos - Viewers will learn about the rules of the road, safe riding practices, and tips for purchasing and correctly fitting a bicycle helmet.
Children's Inn at NIH - Learn about this state of the art facility where children receive treatment for illnesses such as cancer, heart, lung, blood, bone and growth disorders, mental illnesses, and HIV infection.
Click, Check, Protect - Vital safety and recall information to every school and every parent - to protect every child. No child should suffer an injury or worse simply because safety information didn't get to parents, teachers, and caregivers.
Clifford the Big Red Dog - Parents and Teachers - Just like the television show, the Web site for Clifford The Big Red Dog and Clifford's Puppy Days targets children between 3 and 7 years old. While the site is designed to encourage independent play, it is best experienced in the company of a parent, caregiver, or older child.
Coast Guard Coloring and Activity Books - Learn about the U.S. Coast Guard through these coloring and activity books.
Cooking With School-Age Kids - Why encourage your school-age child to join you in the kitchen? Because the lessons learned there can be a benefit both at home and in the classroom.
Crime Prevention For Parents - Gve your children skills to protect themselves and resist negative peer pressure, and to engage them in positive activities.
Distraction.gov - Distraction.gov was created to raise awareness about the dangers of texting or talking on a cell phone while driving.
Drug Abuse Science - Help kids understand the science behind drug abuse.
Drug Facts - Learn the truth about drugs, how to be healthy, and best of all, how to have fun!
Drugs and Drug Abuse Terms - Learn about the effects of different drugs on the body and the brain.
Family Ice Cream Sandwich Night - Ask your parents to join you when you make these homemade, ice cream sandwiches!
FDA for Kids - Songs, quizzes, interactive games, crossword puzzles, and more help kids learn about health and safety.
FindYouthInfo.gov - 12 Federal agencies that support programs and services focusing on youth; promotes the goal of positive, healthy outcomes.
Fire Prevention and Public Education Exchange - Serves as a centralized location for national, state and local fire prevention. Includes life safety practices and public education materials organizations may share with their communities.
The Flu - View or order this publication to learn the symptoms, types of vaccines available, and who is at risk.
Girl Talk - Alcohol and Girls - Guide for mothers and daughters to prevent underage drinking
GirlsHealth.gov For Parents & Caregivers - Resources to help you prepare to deal with some of the issues your girls will likely face as they grow up.
Growth Chart - Printable growth chart for kids. (also available in Spanish)
Health and Nutrition - USA.gov - Find an A-Z list of health topics and resources on insurance, prescription drugs, nutrition, caregiving, and more.
Health Publications - Find booklets and resources from child development to surgery.
Healthfinder For Parents - Get useful links on a wide range of health and safety topics for kids.
healthfinder.gov Health Sites - Find links to help kids learn about health and safety issues.
Hearing and Sound Lessons - How loud is too loud? How does sound travel? Find the answers to these questions and more info on hearing and sound.
Immunizat ions - Frequently Asked Questions About Immunizations - GirlsHealth.gov - Vaccines work by preparing a child's body to fight illness. Each immunization contains either a dead or a weakened germ, or parts of it, that cause a particular disease.
Infection Detection Protection - Learn about microbes, infection the flu and how microbes spread.
It's a Noisy Planet - Learn about causes and prevention of noise-induced hearing loss so that your kid—and you—can have healthy hearing.
Kids' Quest on Disability and Health - Information for Teachers - Parents and teachers work with students to share ideas, learn about people with disabilities and encourage students to reflect about themselves and others.
KidsHealth - Music and Your School- Age Child lists the benefits to children who actively participate in music.
Let's Learn About Safety Activity Book - Learn traffic safety rules with Chuggington.
Let's Move - Gives parents the support needed to provide healthier food in schools, help our kids to be more physically active, and make healthy, affordable food available in every part of our country.
Military Kids on the Move - Developed by military kids, for military kids with real stories and good advice on how to make a move a good thing.
Military Teens on the Move - Find out all about your new installation; discover how to change schools without a hitch; and learn how the move will affect your family.
MyPyramid.gov for Kids - Learn all about the food guide pyramid. (Flash required to play game)
National Children's Museum - Recipes - The National Children's Museum is a nationally recognized cultural and educational institution serving children and families onsite, online, and through national partners and programs. The Museum's mission is to inspire children to care about and improve the world.
Ready.gov - Resources on being prepared and talking to your kids about challenging subjects including emergency preparedness, coping after a disaster and more.
Shots for Your Kids - Make that trip to the doctor a little bit easier by getting your child in the right frame of mind. Use these tips to help prepare for your next trip to the doctor's office for vaccinations.
Sleep For Kids - Parents and Teachers Page - Learning about children's sleep can help you make sure children get the sleep they need to grow and stay healthy.
Stop Bullying Now - Educators Page - As an adult, one of best ways you can help stop or prevent bullying is to be educated about, and sensitive to, the issue.
Sun Safety - We all need some sun exposure; it's our primary source of vitamin D, but it doesn't take much time in the sun for most people to get the vitamin D they need, and unprotected exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays can cause skin damage and eye damage.
Teens, Crime, and the Community for Educators - Helps teens understand how crime affects them and their families, friends, and communities; also involves them in crime prevention projects to help make their communities safer.
U.S. Fire Administration Parents Page - Prepare. Practice. Prevent the Unthinkable. Parents and caregivers should prepare by installing and maintaining working smoke alarms and practicing a fire escape plan with small children and babies.
Underage Drinking Information for Parents - Resources to help parents discuss this important issue with their children and brainstorm ways for them to refuse offers of alcohol from their peers.
Vaccines Guide for Parents - Helps parents and caregivers learn about the role vaccines play in helping keep children healthy.
Walk To School - Walking promotes physical activity, learning safe walking skills and reducing traffic congestion, pollution and speed near schools.
What Kids Say About Bullying - This poll of 1,229 boys and girls to answer some questions about bullying. Nearly half of them said they had been bullied before.