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[quote=Anonymous]My main things that I teach my young kids (7 and 5) are based on the most likely things that could hurt them:
-Water safety: don't ever get in water without an adult who is watching you and told you it is OK to go in. If you see another kid get in water without an adult, go run and get an adult right away but don't get in the water to try to help the other kid. I even reiterate this w/ my 7 year old who is a decent swimmer.
-Traffic safety: Always wait for an adult to walk w/ you/hold your hand when walking in a parking lot. Don't ever just start walking in the parking lot after getting out of the car. Always look around you before you open the car door to get out. As you walk in the parking lot, watch for car's back up lights as you walk by to make sure they're not about to start driving. Always stop at every street corner, driveway, and alley to look in all directions for cars. Don't ever assume a car is going to stop even if there is a stop sign/crosswalk/red light. [b]Always[/b] wait until the car actually comes to a full stop before stepping out to cross. Never go into the street to get a ball or anything else. Always ask an adult to get it for you.
-Car seat safety: let an adult know if you're not fully buckled before they start driving. I've taught them how to make sure their car seat straps fit correctly so they can test it themselves after I buckle them in. Now that my 7 year old is in a booster seat, we've had to go over w/ him how he needs to sit correctly every time in the car (with seat belt shoulder strap across his shoulder and never take the shoulder strap off). With my 5 year old in the 5 point harness still, we teach her to make sure her car seat is always actually buckled in with the seat belt because sometimes (especially when we have grandparents visiting) it accidentally gets unbuckled. We also do a lot of the this for them of course by making sure they stay in the safest car seat for them and checking their height/weight often to make sure it's still the best/safest seat for them.
-Gun safety: if you ever see a gun, even if you think it's a toy gun, never touch it and go tell an adult right away. If someone else is playing with a gun, go away from that area and tell an adult. And again we do some of this for them by asking if people own guns before our kids ever go in their house and by not owning a gun or even toy guns ourselves.
-Eating safely: always sit when you're eating, take small bites and chew them well before swallowing--especially if it's something tough and chewy-- do not throw food into your mouth or play with your food in any way. And I always cut any choking hazards up small still even at their ages and I don't give them choking hazards (raw carrots, big whole grapes, etc.) in their lunches at school.
-Fire safety: don't ever go near fire, don't ever touch the oven or stove even if you think it's off, don't ever touch a pot/pan that's on the stove, don't ever play with lighters or matches, if you hear a smoke alarm or smell/see smoke, go outside right away.
-Safe touch: as others have said, teach proper names of private areas and make sure they know no one is to touch them or ask to see them and they are not to touch anyone else or see anyone else's either. To never keep secrets from parents and that if anyone ever does or says anything that makes them uncomfortable, to tell us right away.
-Stranger danger: don't ever go anywhere with a stranger. Don't walk away from us in a public area. Grown ups never need help from kids and shouldn't ever be asking a kid for directions or assistance finding something and to never take anything from a stranger (food, toy, etc.) unless a parent says it's ok. I teach them my full name and that if they do get separated from me stay put and say my name really loudly. If I don't come right away, ask a parent w/ young kids for help. When we go to a super crowded place, I write our name and phone number on their arm in sharpie in case they get separated from us. Either my spouse or I always go with our kids into public bathrooms or at least wait right outside the door if it's a single stall. [/quote]

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