keeping kids safe
- safer sleep for your baby – never sleep with your baby if you have been drinking or taking drugs...
– Aboriginal brochure
– safer sleep poster
– Aboriginal safer sleep poster - Methadone and your child's safety
Advice for parents on storing methadone, safe sleeping and settling babies
– Methadone poster - Never shake a baby – many people do not realise that babies can die or suffer permanent brain injury if they are severely shaken...
- Kids in cars – on a typical Australian summer day, the temperature inside a parked car can be as much as 30-40 degrees hotter than the outside temperature...
- Safe sexting: no such thing – parents are urged to warn children about the dangers of ‘sexting’– the growing trend for young people to send provocative images of themselves to their friends via mobile phones.
- Safety net: protecting the online generation –
Parents are urged to get cyber-savvy and talk to their teens about the potential risks of the internet. This includes online chat rooms and social networking sites.
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Game over! Knowing when to stop – Information for parents about managing online computer gaming.
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Surviving teenage parties – tips for parents
- child safety – suggestions for the home, neighbourhood and when driving...
- toddler safety – toddlers need to have a safe environment. They are too young to behave safely...
- water safety – guidelines to make sure everyone plays safely in the water...
- farm safety – important guidelines if you live on or are visiting a farm...
- kids and poisons (NSW Health fact sheet)
- Spot It, Help Stop It - child abuse and neglect
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To report suspected child abuse or neglect, call the Child Protection Helpline on 132 111 (24 hours/7 days)