2.02 - Child Safety

Which is a safe way to position a child safety seat for a child who is eighteen months old and weighs 22 pounds?

• Car seat facing forward
• Car seat facing the back
• Child can ride in front seat using a seat belt
• Child can ride on mother’s lap

Mary is a child in a domestic violence situation. Her mother is being abused. What role would her mother play for her in this situation?

• Abandon the child and worry more about herself
• Be a support person for the child
• Beg others for money for food
• Give the child everything they want

Which is a way to prevent children from breaking an arm or having other serious physical injuries?

• Keep children away from water
• Keep medications and cleaning supplies locked away
• Remove stuffed animals from the crib during nap time
• Put up gates in front of all stairways

What is the most likely reason a person would go to the Employment Security Commission?

• Get food, clothing, and shelter after a disaster
• Get help finding a job
• Obtain immunizations after a disaster
• Seek support to provide a normal life for children

Which is most likely the hazard Sally and James might be exposed to in a house that was built in 1978?

• Asbestos
• Fire ants
• Lead poisoning
• Termites

What would be the most likely reason a person would go to the Red Cross?

• Family needs a place to feel secure after their house was destroyed by a flood.
• Help finding a job after a disaster.
• A person needing shots to get a job after the disaster.
• Seek needed support to help children develop a normal life.

Which is true about parents monitoring the use of electronic devices by their children? Parents should:

• give their children a computer of their own to go in their room.
• give their children freedom to use the computer as they wish.
• secure a program that prevents a child from accessing inappropriate material on the internet.
• secure a program that removes impurities from the computer.

What would be the most likely reason a person would go to the Health Department?

• Needs clothing and shelter after a disaster
• Needs food stamps
• Needs a place to spend the night
• Needs immunizations to obtain employment

Which is a way to prevent children from drinking hazardous liquids?

• Keep children away from water
• Keep medications and cleaning supplies locked away
• Put up gates in front of all stairways
• Remove stuffed animals from the crib during nap time

When and how should Tom be told about his parents’ decision to get a divorce?

• In private, after the parent has moved out
• In private, before the parent moves out
• In front of his friends
• In the presence of family members, shortly before the parent moves