The activites selected for this book emphasize safety first, little to no mess and require few if any special preaprations or equipment. Activities are selected by skill level, rather than age. Parents, teachers, grandparents or anyone who plays with children will find enjoyment using this book. These headlines make the national news because they are exceptional. The story usually follows that the child has learned safety techniques from school, a first aid class or even from television.
Adults marvel that a child is capable of such a feat.
Young children are capable of using basic life-saving techniques, but few have been educated in these techniques because information and training is not available to them. As a result, a nine-year old boy was able to use the Heimlich Maneuver to save his friend's life when he choked on a piece of apple while walking to school one morning. National studies reveal that children are spending more time alone with their peers and siblings and less time in the care of adults. Coking accidents can and do happen when adults are not present, and the time it take to locate an adult to perform the Heimlich Maneuver may be the difference between life and death. A Young Child's Introduction to the Heimlich maneuver was written to help educate young children to save lives.