Safe Kids Fayette County

09/09/2025

Meet Linde Eaton. Linde works for the Three Rivers District Health Department as a community outreach nurse for Pendleton County. She has been a Child Passenger Safety Technician and CPS Tech Proxy for the past 9 years! Linde works closely with Safe Kids in implementing cars seat distribution and education programs in her community. According to Linde, “Car seats are my passion!”

Linde is a proud mother of four daughters and a grandmother to four grandchildren as well! She lives with her husband, Buddy, dog Cash, and 20 beef cattle. In her free time, she enjoys being outside in her flower garden or kayaking with her girls and lives off of coffee and chaos!

The car seats distributed to one of the families she works with was donated in honor of her. Join us in thanking Linde for her dedication and work in protecting children from motor vehicle related deaths and injuries!

09/08/2025

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yVq5SdoteeQ

Golf carts and low-speed vehicles are not low-risk. This video covers basic recommendations for using golf carts as transportation off the course. Join Preve...

09/08/2025

https://babysafetyfoundation.org/baby-safety-101

Baby Safety Foundation creates better outcomes for infants and toddlers by reducing preventable injuries and deaths and providing families in need with donations of time, talent, and product.

09/08/2025

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A guide for grandparents!!!

09/04/2025

https://babysafetyfoundation.org/multigenerational-caregiving

Message to grandparents.

Grandparents play an important role in the lives of grandchildren. Learn more about staying up-to-date on newer standards and laws.

08/28/2025

The letter A in stands for asking about the presence of unsecured fi****ms in homes your child visits. Asking about fi****ms and how they’re stored is no different than asking about pets, if a child has a peanut allergy, or whether an adult will be home. It’s a legitimate safety concern, and can be as easy as a text or an email.

This SMART Week, as kids head back to school and develop new friendships, make sure secure firearm storage is part of every safety discussion. Learn more about having these conversations by texting SMART to 644-33!

08/28/2025

The letter R in stands for recognizing the role of guns in su***de. Nearly 40 percent of all child gun deaths are by su***de, and many of those are related to impulsive decisions made during a time of crisis.

Properly securing and storing fi****ms is particularly effective in preventing gun su***de, especially by children and teens. Join us during SMART Week in spreading awareness about this critical issue. Learn more by texting SMART to 644-33.

08/26/2025

08/25/2025

Have you heard? The brand-new Car Seat Education app has interactive images of car seats and a booster seat. Click on the part and learn its function. This is a great resource for caregivers during virtual seat checks and CPSTs in training. It’s free for download on Apple, Android and Amazon devices or use the web-based application at https://www.cpsboard.org/3D-images/

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08/25/2025

Outside temps may be headed toward a cool down — but the inside of a car remains HOT! 🥵🔥

Heatstroke begins when a child's core body temperature reaches about 104 degrees. ⤵️

08/25/2025

Today, we’re kicking off SMART Week to spread the word about the critical importance of secure gun storage!

One of the smartest things adults can do to keep kids, classrooms, and communities safe from gun violence is to raise awareness about secure gun storage. SMART Week is all about educating communities on the simple steps that everyone—gun owners and non-gun owners alike—can take right now to prevent gun violence:

✅ Secure all guns in homes and vehicles
✅ Model responsible behavior around guns
✅ Ask about the presence of unsecured fi****ms in other homes your child visits
✅ Recognize the role of guns in su***de
✅ Tell your peers to Be SMART

Join us throughout this week by spreading this message, and learn more about how to get involved by texting SMART to 644-33!

08/25/2025

Learn more about the five steps of car seat and booster seat use by completing Car Seat Basics – a free, interactive online learning – in the Child Passenger Safety Learning Portal: https://carseateducation.org/product/car-seat-basics

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