Below are resources to help support community child passenger safety outreach efforts.
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Airplanes
Federal Aviation Administration: Flying with Children
Government of Canada: Air Travel with Children
European Union Aviation Safety Agency: Travelling with Children
NCPSB Webinar: Leaving on a Jet Plane and Bringing the Kids with Me
NCPSB Webinar: Child Safety in the Skies
School Bus
Child Passenger Safety on School Buses National Training: Training Videos
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: School Bus Safety
Recreational Vehicles and Child Occupants
Safe Kids Webinar: Recreational Vehicles & Child Occupant Guidelines for CPSTs
HealthyChildren.org: Safe RV Travel with Children
Transporting Children Safely by Ambulance
Use the free Car Seat Education 3D images to support students in training courses and for virtual education. Interactive, detailed views of car seats and booster seats provide the opportunity to explore parts of the seats and learn the definition of each part.
Also available as an app for download on Apple, Android and Amazon devices.
Get Materials
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration provides free traffic safety marketing tools. The tools are intended for you to use to promote items such as child passenger safety, distracted driving awareness and seat belt safety.
Dig into these free resources and enhance your highway safety efforts with free images, social media graphics and web videos. Get resources on how to find and install the right car seat for your child.
NHTSA Image Galleries
NHTSA Buckle Up Social Norming
- Graphics, banner ads available in English and Spanish
- Top 5 Things You Should Know About buckling up: English | Spanish
Child Passenger Safety Week
- Third Week of September: Share NHTSA Child Passenger Safety Week materials to promote child passenger safety
Car Seat Information in English & Other Languages
English – Spanish Translation of Terms
Spanish to English Translation of Terms
NHTSA
Car Seats and Booster Seats – English
Car Seats and Booster Seats – Spanish
Safe Kids Worldwide
Basic Car Seat Safety Checklist
Arabic, Chinese, Dari, French, German, Haitian, Hmong, Korean, Pashto, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese
American Academy for Pediatrics
Car Seat Information for Families – English
Automotive Safety Program: Indiana University School of Medicine
Restraints for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Autism, Car Safety for Your Child who Doesn’t Stay Buckled Up, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Hip or Leg Casts, Car Seat Safety for Infants Born Prematurely or with Low Birth Weight, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Rear-Facing Longer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Child Passenger Safety – English
National Library of Medicine
Safety with Car Seats and Booster Seats
Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin dialect), Chinese (Cantonese dialect), French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Nepali, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese
A CPS coordinator wears many hats, connecting people with goods and services. Learn more about this unique position, find state contacts and learn state CPS laws: Your Touchpoint to Child Passenger Safety.
Get crash statistics involving children by age, restraint type and location: Use Data to Tell Stories and Inform Decisions.
Get harmonized statements from the Manufacturers Alliance on Child Passenger Safety to align your marketing efforts. Topics include:
- Car seat expiration dates
- Accessories/non-regulated products
- Recline angle indicators
- Installing adjacent car seats
- Car seats gate-checked or checked as luggage
- Car seats and recreational vehicles
Get the talking points you need: Harmonized Statements for CPS Technicians/Instructors
Join us in observing Child Passenger Safety Week and National Seat Check Saturday during the third week of September. Educate parents and caregivers about the importance of protecting kids while they travel in car seats and booster seats. Help them answer this question: When does my child move into a seat belt? Get educational flyers, car seat icons and images, fact sheets and social media graphics to support your safety initiatives.
Access free materials here: Child Passenger Safety Week.
Download these free tools and get step-by-step instructions on how to set up a car seat checkup event or operate a car seat inspection station.
- National Child Passenger Safety Board guide: Child Passenger Safety Checkup Events and Inspection Stations
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: A Guide to Implementing Child Passenger Safety Inspection Stations
What qualities identify a good teacher? Here is betting you can rattle them off the top of your head. You are a strong communicator. You listen well. You are adaptable. And you are a life-long learner.
Sure, you can add more items to that list. Instead, let’s focus on your own learning. And let’s look at some of the tools that will help you succeed in teaching the latest version of the national standardized curriculum used to train certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians.
All Right Here: Teaching aids and instructional videos are organized here by module and follow the natural progression of classroom instruction.
The National Digital Car Seat Check Form, commonly referred to as the NDCF, is a free tool that enables nationally certified car seat technicians and instructors to collect data and then use that data to monitor trends, highlight issues encountered in the field and seek program funding support.
- Get answers to FAQs
- Learn how to create an account
- Watch tutorial videos
- Access a digital user guide for Web and Apps
- What is the NDCF Table Tool and how does it work?
Everything You Want to Know Lives Right Here: National Digital Car Seat Check Form
Car crashes are the second-leading cause of death for children under the age of 1 and the leading cause of death for kids and young adults from ages 1-24, according to the National Safety Council. Children need special protection in vehicles to keep them safe in the event of a crash. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to devote time to learn how to properly use car seats, booster seats and seat belts.
Car Seat Recalls
Many car seat safety recalls are issued because seats do not meet federal safety standards or are related to crashworthiness. Click on links below to check if your seat is under recall:
- NHTSA: Child Seat Recall Listings
- Safe Ride News: Car Seat Recalls/Defects & Safety Notices
- University of North Carolina Highway Research Center: Car Seat Recall List
Vehicle Recalls
Millions of vehicles on the road today have open recalls. Fixing them is free. Click on links below to learn if your vehicle is under recall:
Check To Protect and Child Passenger Safety
Learn how Check To Protect can be rolled into the education and training you provide parents and caregivers at car seat check events.
Technicians: This Section is for You
- Learn how to handle uncommon situations
- Check out 10 job aids for Techs
- Watch refresher installation videos
- Stay up-to-date with the latest CPS news
All Right Here: Put Your Training to Work
Children who have medical conditions or that have undergone medical procedures deserve to be protected when riding in vehicles just like other kids. Often, this requires special consideration when selecting car seats and restraints.
The Indiana University School of Medicine is a great place to find answers to almost all of your questions regarding child restraint options and training opportunities for caregivers and providers:
- Child restraint options
- Find a special needs instructor to assist your organization
- Learn about new products, including the Angel Ride Car Bed
- Medical conditions and transportation considerations
- Safe Travel for All Children and Other Trainings
- What Car Seat is Best for My Prematurely Born Baby?
Get the Toolkit
Certified child passenger safety technicians can use free resources in the Safe Kids Worldwide Special Needs In-Service Toolkit to teach occupational therapists, physical therapists and hospital personnel how to safely transport children with special needs.
Social Media Library
Use our ready-made social media posts to connect with parents and caregivers on your channels.
Get started here: Social Media Library.