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Parent's Guide: Health & Safety
3.1 Keep Me Safe! 
Other sections in this chapter: Keep Me Safe! | Home Safety Checklist | Road Safety Checklist | Squeaky Clean | Medicine Chest Musts | I Feel Hot | Shots Prevent Disease | Well-Baby Checkups | Healthy Teeth & Gums | Lead Poisoning | Kick the Smoking Habit
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Your child's job is to learn about the world around him.
The six greatest dangers to your baby
- Choking
- Drowning
- Falling
- Burns
- Poisoning
- Suffocating and Strangling
Newborns
- Always carefully support your newborn's head and neck.
- Protect the soft spot on your baby's head.
- Trim your baby's fingernails often to protect your baby from scratches.
- Never, never, never, shake your baby! Shaking can cause brain damage or possibly death.
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Introduction
Parent's Guide Welcome
Table of Contents
Important Phone Numbers
Chapters
1. Development
2. Nutrition
3. Health & Safety
4. As Your Child Grows
5. Family Life
6. Resources
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