Ideas booklet - Parent Directory

Two quizzes for parents and carers
Bundles of energy!
1 You are taking your child to the
shops. What is the best way to keep
them safe:
a Asking them to walk behind you?
b Telling them before you leave home
that they must stay close to you?
c Holding their hand all the time?
2 What is the safest way to make
sure children aren’t poisoned by
cleaning products?
a Keeping them on the kitchen
surfaces?
b Keeping them in a locked
cupboard, or on high shelves
well out of reach?
c Buying products with child-resistant
lids and keeping them by the toilet?
Growing kids
Quiz for parents and carers
of babies and children under five
One minute they’re tiny babies and the next they’re active bundles of energy
– fascinated by everything around them. Unfortunately babies and young
children have no sense of danger, so it’s up to adults to make sure they don’t
come to harm as they explore their world. Test your safety knowledge by
trying our quiz. Put a circle round the answer you choose.
3 If your baby isn’t sleeping, it’s a
good idea to curl up with them
on the sofa for a nap together
a True?
b False?
4 The doorbell rings while you’re
bathing a small child. You know it’s
the delivery person with the parcel
you’ve been waiting for all week.
Do you:
a Tell the child to cover their ears as
loud noises can be frightening?
b Wrap the child in a large, warm
towel and take them with you to the
door?
c Tell the child to sit perfectly still
until you get back?
Quiz for parents and carers
of children aged five to eleven
Healthy growing children are keen to be active and independent. But
make sure their experiences are happy ones by being there to supervise
and teach them safe ways of doing things – until they are old enough
to make safe decisions for themselves. Test your safety knowledge by
trying our quiz. Put a circle round the answer you choose.
5 How many babies and young
children are rushed to hospital
with scalds caused by kettles
or hot drinks?
a 18 a day?
b 18 a week?
c 18 a month?
6 Baby walkers are
a A great way of encouraging baby
to start walking?
b Safe because they can’t tip over?
c Unsafe because babies can get
into danger and have nasty falls?
How did you score? You
can find the answers to
both quizzes on page 18
of this booklet.
For more quizzes and
games to test your safety
knowledge, visit the
Child Accident
Prevention Trust’s
website www.capt.org.uk
5 Where is the safest place for an
eight-year-old child to swim?
a In the local canal?
b At the public swimming pool
where there is a lifeguard on duty?
c With their friends at the seaside?
1 Buying a second-hand child
car seat is a good idea
a True?
b False?
2 How often should you check the
batteries in your smoke alarms?
a Once a year?
b Once a month?
c Once a week?
3 Children are ready to be allowed
to walk to school alone when they
have learnt the rules of the Green
Cross Code off by heart
a True?
b False?
4 A child of eight is safe to cycle
alone in traffic
a True?
b False?
6 If you fall asleep at the wheel
while driving your children along
the motorway, what is most likely
to happen?
a The car will roll gently to a
standstill on the hard shoulder?
b Your family are twice as likely to
be killed or seriously injured?
c You will wake up immediately and
steer out of danger?
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