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Home Safety Guide for Kids

Kids face risks at home, outside, and online — from poisons and fire to strangers. Learning a few safety habits now helps you make fast, smart decisions if trouble ever happens. Explore the tips and trusted activities below.

Know These by Heart

In an Emergency

For danger, injury, or fire, call 911. For a possible poisoning, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (free, 24/7). Know your full name, address, and a parent’s phone number too.

House Safety

Whether you’re home with a grown-up, an older sibling, or on your own, it pays to know how to stay safe indoors. Homes hold poisons and chemicals like cleaners and paints, so learn to read warning labels and never taste or mix them. Know how to call 911, understand the danger of fire, and practice your family’s escape plan so you can get out fast.

Yard Safety

Danger isn’t only indoors. Outside, watch out for swimming-pool accidents, insect stings and animal bites, bike crashes, and too much sun. Always wear a helmet when you ride, learn safe riding habits, wear sunscreen and a hat, and never swim without a grown-up watching.

Fire Safety

Fire is one of the most serious dangers, indoors and out. Never play with matches or lighters, and learn how careless fire can harm homes and forests. You’re never too young to learn “stop, drop, and roll” and how to get out of a building safely if the smoke alarm sounds.

Internet Safety

The internet is great for school and fun, but it can be risky too. Strangers are sometimes online looking to chat with kids — and they may pretend to be kids themselves. Only use sites and apps your parents approve, and never share private details like your name, age, school, town, phone number, or address. If anyone online makes you uncomfortable or asks you to keep a secret, tell a grown-up right away.

Stranger Safety

Strangers aren’t only online — stay aware out in your neighborhood too. Always “check first” with a parent or trusted adult before going anywhere with anyone, and if someone makes you feel scared, get to a busy place or a safe adult and tell them right away. Trust your instincts: if something feels wrong, it’s okay to say no and walk away.

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FAQs for Parents

Helping kids build everyday safety habits.

911 for any emergency, and Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 for a suspected poisoning. Make sure your child also knows their full name, home address, and a parent’s phone number, and post emergency contacts somewhere visible.

Keep devices in shared spaces, approve apps and sites, and use parental controls. Teach kids never to share personal details, never to meet an online contact in person, and to tell you if anyone asks for private info or to keep a secret. NetSmartzKids and the FBI’s Safe Online Surfing program are great, kid-friendly starting points.

A properly fitted bike helmet — it can reduce the risk of head injury significantly and should meet U.S. CPSC standards. Add sunscreen and a hat for sun protection, and always supervise young children around water.

Experts favor “check first” over fear-based messaging: teach kids to check with you or a trusted adult before going anywhere with anyone, to find safe adults who can help, and to trust their instincts. A family code word is a useful tool. See our stranger-safety center for kids.

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