Description
Book SynopsisParents can take simple and easy steps to protect their children from tragic injuries. Among US children ages 1 to 14, injuries cause more deaths than all other causes combined.
Raising Kids Who Choose Safety addresses the severity of accidental injury as a child-health concern and introduces a groundbreaking new method, TAMS: Teach, Act, Model, Shape. This simple, step-by-step plan based on the latest scientific research instills a culture of safety in the household.
Practical injury-prevention advice is presented by developmental stage, from the infant, toddler, and preschool years, to the elementary school and early adolescent years. Injury topics that span all age groups are covered as well: sports injuries, time with babysitters, during holidays, and much more.
Parents learn the secrets to safety, gathering basic steps to safeguard their home, car, and yard. They also learn how to create safety in their household by modeling safe behavior, teaching children rules and skills to stay safe, and modeling a culture in which safety is practiced automatically by all family members.
Raising Kids Who Choose Safety helps families avert tragedy, prevent the preventable, and stay injury free. Table of ContentsPart I
1... Are Accidents Really a Problem?
2... Creating a Culture of Safety
3... So What Should I Do? The TAMS Method
Part II
4... Infancy: Ages 0–11 Months
5... Toddler and Preschool Years: Ages 1–4 Years
6... The Early School Years: Ages 5–8 Years
7... The Later Elementary School Years, Ages 9–12 Years
Part III
8... Special Situations: Risks That Cross All Age Groups
9... A Walk Through the Calendar: Child Safety During Holidays and Celebrations
10. What About When the Kids Are Being Watched by Someone Else?
11. Injury Prevention for Children with Special Needs
12. After an Injury
13. Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Index
