Winter safety tips for parents and children

Winter is an exciting time for kids. It brings great outdoor activities, such as snowboarding and skating, but also cold weather, ice and snow, which can present a danger to children. But that doesn't mean they can't enjoy the winter. This factsheet provides some winter safety tips for both parents and children, under the following headings; 1) In general, 2) Clothing, 3) Skating, 4) Skiing/snowboarding, 5) Sledding, 6) Snow forts and snow banks, 7) Snowballs, and 8) Snowmobiles