he Children’s Web site, www.childrens.com, features user-friendly, interactive content designed to educate parents and children on pertinent health and safety issues.

On the site, parents can find interactive content on allergies; carseat installation; and water, holiday and fireworks safety. For example, a virtual tour guides users through a typical home and yard with “hot spots” high-lighting potential allergy triggers and information on how to manage them. In addition, interactive guides instruct parents on proper child safety seat installation and child-proofing the home for Halloween and winter holidays.

All of these guides are available online at www.childrens.com/patients_families/interactive.cfm. Future topics will include the dangers of leaving a child in a hot car and child obesity. To play the interactive animation, the Macromedia Flash player must be installed as a plug-in. It can be downloaded for free at www.macromedia.com/software/flashplayer.