Sleep Safety (Parent Handouts and Info - Parent)
Call It Courage -- by Armstrong Sperry (Author) (Book - Child)
"Mafatu's name means 'Stout Heart,' but his people call him a coward. Ever since the see took his mother's life and spared his own, he has lived with deep fear. An even though his father is the Great...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Across Five Aprils -- by Irene Hunt (Author) (Book - Child)
"Narrator Terry Bregy adopts an appropriately boyish tone for his reading of Across Five Aprils By Irene Hunt, A Newbery Honor Book in 1965. Bregy compels readers to hear young Jethro Creighton's...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Smith -- by Leon Garfield (Author) (Book - Child)
"This brilliant, picaresque novel follows the adventures of an illiterate young ragamuffin known onnly as Smith. Smith picks the pocket of a stranger, only to witness immediately the strangers murder....
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep -- by Jack Prelutsky (Author) (Book - Child)
"Twelve poems featuring a vampire, werewolf, ghoul, and other monsters." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Gentle Ben -- by Walter Morey (Author) (Book - Child)
"Traces the friendship between a boy and a bear in the rugged Alaskan Territory." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs (Book - Parent)
Guidelines on health and safety needs of children from birth to 12 years in family and group day-care homes and child care centers. Includes licensing, child-to-staff ratio, emergency procedures,...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Safety Plan For Victims Parent Text (Parent Handouts and Info - Parent)
Safety Starts At Home: The Essential Childproofing Guide (Video - Parent)
"While the home may be where the heart is, it's also a place where many children get hurt. In fact, 2000 children die from unintentional injury in the home every year. Make sure that the parents you...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
KIDS FIRST Swim Schools
(Program)
The KIDS FIRST Swim Schools are dedicated to teaching kids to be safe and proficient in the water. We have built Maryland's very first specially designed pools for this purpose. Maintained at 90° with...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
