xiv Ensuring Safe Environments. . . . . . 16 References and Background Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Video Recording and Photographing Safety. . . . . . . . 58 The Human Need for Safety . . . . . 72 Preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) . . . . . . . . . . 88 Shaken Baby Syndrome. . . . . . . . 99 Activity Plans and Guiding Principles . . . . . . . . 107 Helping Children Deal with Anger. . 131 Preventing Sports Injuries . . . . . . 148 Helmet Safety for Riding Toys . . . . 179 Shopping for Safe Toys . . . . . . . 194 SAFETY FIRST SAFETY FIRST Wearing Shoes in Infant Play Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . 424 Impact on Hand-Eye Coordination . . . . . . . . . . 441 Color Vision Defi ciency . . . . . . . 458 Nut and Seed Allergies . . . . . . . 483 Communicating in Native Language . . . . . . . . . . . . 505 Nutrition Policies and Resources. . . 520 Music and Brain Development . . . 533 Training Staff for Transporting Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . 560 Sanitary Diaper-Disposal Containers. . . . . . . . . . . . 583 Ergonomics and Computer Use . . . 614 Health Records for Children with Special Needs. . . . . . . . 645 Parent-Teacher Conferences. . . . . 656 Employee Health Appraisals . . . . 695 Playgrounds for Children with Special Needs. . . . . . . . 200 Reducing the Risk of Abuse— Facility Layout . . . . . . . . . . 207 Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Emergency Lighting. . . . . . . . . 212 Serving Food Safely. . . . . . . . . 240 Be Safe with Hand Sanitizers . . . . 258 Keeping Food Areas Clean . . . . . 260 Written Discipline Policies . . . . . . 278 Policy on Aggressive Behavior. . . . 307 Safety Sense for Sensory Tables . . . 324 Safety Policy for Departure . . . . . 347 Teaching Children About Safety Through Daily Routines. . . . . . 369 Buying Nonhazardous Art Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . 384 Water-Table Safety . . . . . . . . . 397 Choosing Stories Wisely . . . . . . 407 Safety with Puppet Materials. . . . . 433 Safe Writing Tools . . . . . . . . . 442 Math Equipment . . . . . . . . . . 457 Balloon Ban . . . . . . . . . . . . 485 Safety Requirements for Intergenerational Care . . . . . . 507 Avoiding Choking Hazards . . . . . 522 Cleaning and Sanitizing Musical Instruments . . . . . . . 539 Instrument Safety . . . . . . . . . . 542 Safety Covers for Electrical Outlets. . . . . . . . . 588 Height Limitations for Outdoor Equipment . . . . . . . 609 Accommodating Wheelchairs in Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . 634 Open-Door Policy . . . . . . . . . 651 Online Résumé Safety . . . . . . . 679