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Keep matches and lighters out of children’s sight and
reach. Even toddlers can use lighters and kitchen matches to
start a flame. |
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Teach pre-school children to TELL a grown-up if they find
matches or lighters. |
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Teach school age children to GIVE matches and lighters to
a grown up. Praise your child whenever he or she does this. |
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Teach your child how to say NO when friends suggest playing
with fire |
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Teach children that fire is a tool, not a toy. Talk about
the ways grown-ups use tools (cooking tools, repair and building
tools, and hobby tools) |
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Explain how grown-ups use matches to light candles,
start a campfire or light a barbeque. |
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Teach your school age child the safe use of fire. Provide
opportunities for your child to light matches under a grown-up’s
supervision, such as lighting the candles on a birthday cake. |
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Older teenagers need to be told clearly about the risks of
fire from smoking. Even if they don’t smoke they may
go to parties with people who do. |
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