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Child
Safety Resources and Web Links
Organizations
Provides tip sheets on household hazards.
Elk Grove Village, Il.
Web site: www.aap.org
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Car Safe Kids offers
classes in the Seattle Metro area on using appropriate car seats for your
baby.
Web site: www.carsafekids.org
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National Transportation Safety Association
Provides recall information and to report safety concerns. Great resource
for information on your child's safety in the car.
Web site: www.nhtsa.dot.gov/
See below for additional links.
Child Passenger Safety (This site provides a list of new child
restraints and features; new vehicles and Child Safety features; proper
tips for installing and using child safety restraints).
Child Seat Inspections (The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) has 10 Regional offices that work on the agency's
mission to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce traffic related
healthcare and other economic costs).
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Comprehensive Product
Recalls – sign up for this great site to have children’s recalls
automatically e-mailed to you.
Web
site: www.safetyalerts.com
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Infant Swimming Research Inc. 253-606-5308, 425-820-2351
Web site: www.infantswim.com
Certified Instructor: alyssanau@yahoo.com
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Safety for Toddlers, LLC is
a member of:
International Association
for Child Safety
Web site: www.iafcs.org
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Informing consumers of the safe
use of juvenile products.
Web site:
www.JPMA.org
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Safety Restraint Coalition offers
information and referral on car safety seats. 425-828-8975 (Kirkland) or
800-282-5587
Web site: http://depts.washington.edu/booster/classes.htm
Web Site: http://www.800bucklup.org
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Seattle Poison Center
provides free information packets and answers your questions.
800-732-6985.
Web
site: www.inhalants.org/poison.html
Nations
Capital Poison Center
www.poison.org
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission offers free information booklets and updates on product
recalls. 800-638-2772
Web site: www.cpsc.gov
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American Red Cross, excellent resource for all health and
safety issues. Web site: http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/lifeline/
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Poison Prevention Organization
is located in Washington D.C. Their basic theme is "Children Act
Fast...So Do Poisons!" Poison Prevention Week Council members have
worked to organize events during this special week that raise awareness of
the dangers of unintentional poisonings, as well as steps that can be
taken to prevent accidental poisonings in the first place.
Web site: www.poisonprevention.org
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Support
Groups and Classes
Childbirth Education
Association – Holman Rd. in Seattle
206-789-0883
Offers classes on baby development and safety.
Web site: www.ceaseattle.org
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Resource line 206-526-2500,
1-877-526-2500
Web site: www.seattlechildrens.org
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Evergreen Hospital Medical
Center (Kirkland) 425-899-3000 – Healthline
Offers
parent-baby support groups for baby’s first year.
Web site: www.evergreenhealthcare.org
- See Health classes > First Year with Baby.
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Highline Community Hospital
( Burien) 425-439-5576
Education
Programs. Offers classes on parenting and infant care.
Web site: www.hchnet.org
see Family Childbirth Center> Childbirth & Parenting
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Northwest Hospital
206-368-1784
Web site: www.nwhospital.org
see Education & Events > childbirth classes
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Overlake Hospital Medical
Center (Bellevue) 425-688-5259. Offers postpartum classes.
Web site: www.overlakehospital.org
see Services > Women & Children’s Services and Support
Group Meetings (Mothers and More).
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PEPS (Program
for Early Parent Support of King Co.)
206-547-8570
Parent with infants from birth to age six months meet once a week
in individual homes. Day and
evening groups available. Join a neighbor hood group. Volunteer to be a
leader of these wonderful support groups.
See Family Resource list at bottom of home page.
Web site: www.pepsgroup.org
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Providence Everett Medical
Center parenting classes.
Resource line – 800-554-6600. Web site: www.providence.org/everett
- see classes/child
safety
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Swedish Hospital Classes
206-386-2502
Web site: www.swedish.org see Health Resources > classes
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Valley Medical Center
(Renton) 425-575-2229 offers infant care and child safety classes.
Web site: www.valleymed.org
See community Education > Support Groups >
Parent-Baby Support group. 425-228-3440
ext 2526
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Books & Stores
 ‘What
to Expect the First Year’
By Arlene Eisenberg
‘The
Fussy Baby’
By Dr. William Sears
Guide
to Baby Products
(7th Edition-Consumer Reports)
By Sandy Jones
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Birth and Beyond Stores
206-324-4831 / 800-348-4831
Web site:
www.birthstore.com
three locations.
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