Make Your Home Safe for Your Toddler
by Mr Ghaz on Jan 05, 2009 with 14 Comments
Five December 2008… Your baby is now a toddler and keeping up with him or her isn’t easy. You can recognize the home of a toddler… Your toddler’s safety is an important part of your toddler’s lifestyle and not only needs to be comfy but also appealing.
Your baby is now a toddler and keeping up with him or her isn’t easy. You can recognize the home of a toddler. What used to be a stylish adult environment is now littered with plastic childproofing accessories. Most accidents occur at home. Never leave your child unattended.
In The House
Lock away dangerous substances and medications. A child can easily poison himself if he gets hold of any of these household chemicals. Keep him away from kitchen cooking. Burns and cuts often occur there. Make sure he can’t get hold of the kettle flex. It’s easy to pull a kettle full of hot water onto him. Make sure irons are out of reach and knifes locked away.
Make sure toys are appropriate for his age. Toys should not have sharp or small pieces that can put in his mouth and which can cause him to choke. Toys are generally safe, but make sure they are not lead – painted.
In The Bathroom
The floor should be dry so the child cannot slip. Don’t leave water in the bathtub. It doesn’t take much water for a child to drown.
In Bed
From the age of three or four months, a baby can fall. Once the baby starts to turn, he can fall off a bed. Once the baby can crawl, he can fall down the stairs, so put stair gates at the bottom and top of the stairs. Make sure the windows have locks or grills, or he could easily fall out of the window.
In The Car
Your child may be strapped in and you may have an airbag in your car, but don’t stop thinking about safety. If your child is strapped in on the front seat and there’s an accident and the air bag inflates, he could suffocate. If he’s behind the front passenger seat, the force of the airbag could send the front seat smashing into him. Make sure your child is strapped in behind the driver.
Conclusion
Always remember that the safety of your toddler is the most priority tasks for all parents. As the time of arrival for baby approaches, you may like to have everything just right. And as usual, in a style that is safe, fashionable and unique. Your toddler’s safety is an important part of your toddler’s lifestyle and not only needs to be comfy but also appealing.
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Morgana | Jan 5, 2009 | Reply
Good advice its very important to keep the child surroundings as safe as possible the little monsters(said in a loving way) love to touch everything they are not suppose to, climb as high as they can, and pull everything out.
Darla Smith | Jan 5, 2009 | Reply
Great advice! Thanks for sharing.
Chris Stonecipher | Jan 5, 2009 | Reply
Great advice for parents! thanks for sharing.
Jeoffrey Meister | Jan 5, 2009 | Reply
Very good advice. Though my little toddler is older now, seems like not that long ago. . .
Monica Sappleton | Jan 5, 2009 | Reply
Very good advice, especially 4 new parents. Great going Mr.Ghaz.
Monica
MMV Abad | Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
Helpful tips. Thanks.
The Quail | Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
Great advice! Thanks for sharing.
Inna Tysoe | Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
Good advice for parents. I am sure it will be helpful for people.
Regards,
Inna
Mys Lyke Meeh | Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
Great and wise advise…!Keep it coming!
trishia | Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
These pointers are extremely important! My 9 month old grandson pulls up to my wooden coffee table often. I’m trying to locate something to put around the table to cushion the edges in the event he falls. Most things I run into are not for a round table.Perhaps I’ll have to make something myself.
tutor1235 | Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
Great tips, Mr. Ghaz! I would add, be careful not to leave plastic bags within reach-they are very much suffocation hazards.
thestickman | Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
Young children don’t have a very well-developed sense of taste, so a bottle of window cleaner or floor cleaner, while bright and colorful, might seem like a drinkable solution and they cannot discern the noxious taste until having swallowed a mouthful or two. VERY important to keep these items locked away!
Electric irons are risky, -the child can pull the cord and cause the iron to fall onto themselves. Risk of burns aside, the impact of this upon head or body alone is very dangerous.
At a Community Centre here in Toronto about two years ago, a mother brought her children in for their daily playtime and they at home, all bundled up and just leaving their apartment, the youngest one tugged the electric iron cord (iron was OFF, upright & cooling but still VERY hot!) and it fell onto this little girl’s bare thigh, giving her a terrible scald! The mom came into the Community Center (right next door to a Medical Outpatient Clinic, fortunately) to drop-off her other kids and rush the injured child next door to be examined. I saw the scald on the child’s leg… shaped like the iron and all covered with blisters and the skin was red, peeling and weeping fluids… most unpleasant and this little girl, scared and with big tears in her eyes and the mom crying profusely, was hurried to the attending physician clinic next door.
We at the Community Centre were all just stunned and rather quiet for the remainder of the morning. Usually it was a place of laughter and conversations, but that morning, rather subdued and quiet. When someone says that ‘we can all endure the pain of others’ they are sadly misinformed. The pain and suffering of a CHILD really affects everyone around the child, family and strangers alike. Protect your children!
Excellent article Mr.Ghaz
-thestickman
CA Johnson | Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
This is great advice for parents. Great job!
Yovita Siswati | Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
Good articles!! Very informative and useful. I have a toddler too at home, and it is so difficult to keep her quiet, so I have to do everything possible to keep her from injuring herself. Thanks for sharing the tips.