Some safety hazards apply to all children. But many problems are especially dangerous for children at a particular age or stage of development. Keep these precautions in mind as your children grow.

Keeping your family safe and sound can be as easy as following simple safety rules consistently. Here's a checklist from the National Safety Council can help you maintain essential safety precautions.

Toy-related injuries send tens of thousands of children to the emergency room each year. Most injuries occur when parents give their children toys meant for older children.

Motor-vehicle crashes are the leading cause of childhood death in the United States. But when properly installed and used, child safety seats reduce the risk of death by 70 percent for infants and 55 percent for toddlers.

Child abuse can happen in any family and in any neighborhood. Studies have shown that child abuse crosses all boundaries of income, race, ethnic heritage and religious faith.

A safe cheerleading program will include direct adult supervision, proper conditioning, skills training and warm-up exercises.

Every day, injuries send 25,000 children to emergency rooms. Simple precautions could head off most of those trips.

Although concussions range from mild to severe, they're all serious injuries that can harm the way the brain works.

Power tools make yard work easier, from mowing the lawn to trimming the bushes. These tools, however, also pose a threat to children if precautions aren't taken.

Sports and other physical activities can help kids stay healthy and physically fit, but they also can result in injuries, such as scrapes and sprains.

Known as heeleys, roller shoes, or street gliders, the shoes carry safety risks similar to those for inline skates.

Polycarbonate plastic is durable, impact-resistant, and clear. It is widely used in food and beverage containers, but research has raised concerns over its health effects.

When your child acts as if she’s carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders, maybe you should check her backpack.

If you have toys that have been recalled, don’t throw them out. Take them back to the store where they came from.