Playground Safety

Playground Safety

Playgrounds are wonderful places for children to be active and test their physical and social skills! 

This resource will give you the most important tips for helping your child be safe at the playground:

Playground Safety: Top 5 Tips       en français

Playground Safety Videos

The following videos demonstrate a few key safety tips that will help your children have a safe experience at the playground:

• The Great Child Safety Challenge – Preventing Playground Injuries (5-9 years)     en français

Falls at the playground are the #1 cause of injury to children between the ages of 5 and 9. This video will show you several challenges to keeping children of this age safe from serious falls while playing at the playground.

• Preventing Injuries from Playground Falls  (Public Service Announcement, CTV Atlantic)

For more information on Falls Prevention, click here.