CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION
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Speakers bureau
We can arrange speakers for groups of at least 25 parents on various child safety topics. Contact Seema Patel at 832-828-1308.

Safe sitter training
The best babysitter is a safe sitter. Safe sitter is a medically accurate instruction series that teaches boys and girls ages 11 to 13 how to handle emergencies when caring for young children. Safe sitters learn:

• Rescue breathing and choking first aid

• Safety precautions to prevent injuries

• Business tips for successful babysitting

• Tips on basic child care and behavior management

Safe sitter notes: printable Acrobat form for parents or care givers to fill out with contact information and give to the safe sitter.

For more information or to register your son, daughter, babysitter, contact Sarah Gangross Valkner at 832-828-1313. Safe sitter classes are held during the summer.

Alex the Astronaut Gets a Boost! program
The Texas Children’s Center for Childhood Injury Prevention has developed a puppet show starring Alex the Astronaut as part of a comprehensive educational program to promote the use of booster seats by children ages four to eight years old, with funding from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Learn more about the Alex the Astronaut Gets a Boost! program.

More information
Call the Texas Children’s Childhood Injury Prevention Center team at 832-828-1303 to learn more about childhood injury prevention and other community education programs offered.

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