Water Safety

Thursday, 24 June 2010

Now that summer is here many of the au pairs will be spending time at the pool or beach with their host children and families. Below are some of the safety tips discussed at the meeting in June      Never leave a child unsupervised in or around water in the home. Empty all […]

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Playground Safety

Tuesday, 11 May 2010

In April at our Au Pair meetings we discussed Playground Safety. These are just a few of the things that we went over  Public Playground Safety Checklist Surfaces around playground equipment have at least 12 inches of wood chips, mulch, sand, or pea gravel, or are mats made of safety-tested […]

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Kids, The School Bus, and You!

Sunday, 30 August 2009

Kids, The School Bus, and You! Sharing with everyone some great tips that were forwarded to me Author: mterlecki For twenty three million students nationwide, the school day begins and ends with a trip on a school bus. The greatest risk is not riding the bus, but approaching or leaving the […]

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NJ Drivers License

Monday, 17 August 2009

Many of you are reading the NJ Drivers Manual preparing to take the written exam.  Here is a website that has some Interactive games to help you prepare for your state’s driver’s license exam.  http://www.quia.com/de/njmain.html If you have any questions about your license do not hestiate to give me a […]

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Playground Safety Tips

Wednesday, 27 May 2009

 Now that the weather is nice outside and school will be over soon many of you will be enjoying the outdoors with the child/children you take care of. I want to remind you of some safety tips for using playground equipment.               Some tips to keep in mind are: Always supervise children […]

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