Taking care of your precious babies or young children can be quite a handful since you have to watch every move that they make.
When there is a child around, no home is a hundred percent safe.
Several kids who are below the age of five are injured in their own homes around the world.
These accidents usually occur when the supervising adult is doing other things, preoccupied or unable to provide enough supervision.
Keep in mind that accidents in children usually happen at the most unexpected situations and very quickly.
Therefore, it is of vital importance that as a parent, you should take measures to protect your child from common dangers in the home before you bring a new baby home from the hospital.
Make sure to review the safety measures around the home within six months to ensure the child has not outsmarted them.
Ways in childproofing your home: 1.
Use windows stops, window guards of safety netting to keep kids from falling out the windows.
Ensure that older children r adult will be able to remove the safety devices as exits in case of emergency.
2.
Eliminate window blind cords with loops to prevent possible strangulation and purchase safety tassels to take the place of cord loops.
3.
Install outlet plates and covers to prevent electrocution.
Keep in mind that small children poke on anything that draws their interest.
4.
Keep little children away from dangerous rooms such as the garage, office, kitchens and bathrooms by using door locks and knob covers.
Put a hook-and-eye latch or slide lock on doors out of their reach.
5.
Make sure to unplug all unused appliances, most particularly the toaster.
Keep electrical cords coiled and out of children's reach at all times.
6.
Install smoke detectors in the bedroom floors in the house and the kitchen.
7.
Install safety gates on top of the stairs to prevent crawling children from falling off the stairs and also install one in the kitchen to keep them out of the area when you are not around.
8.
Make sure to have safety locks or latches on airtight containers and cupboards including chests, coolers and even the fridge where there is a possibility of your child becoming trapped inside and suffocate.
9.
In the bathroom, make sure to set the water heater to 120 degrees Fahrenheit to avoid scalding and install anti-scalding equipments on shower heads and faucets.
10.
Store soaps, alcohol, detergents and other hazardous items out of children's reach.
11.
Put nonslip stickers in the bathtub and a rubber guard on bathtub faucet to avoid injury.
Prevent slipping by installing non-skid bathmat on the bathroom floor.
12.
Keep toiletries, medications and cleaning supplies out of children's reach and install safety locks on the cupboards.
Make sure to store all medication in original containers.
13.
Ensure that the playpen, crib and other baby furniture are placed far from windows, heater vents, dangling cords, sharp objects and wall hangings.
14.
Put bumpers to all sharp corners of your home and on furniture edges.
Remove all glass top tables.
15.
Install a fireplace grill and keep matches and other fireplace tools out of the reach of children.
16.
Avoid tripping by removing cluttered toys or things near the stairs.
17.
Use only crib mattress that fits snugly and firmly in to the crib.
Avoid putting stuffed blankets, comforters, animals and pillows on the crib.
18.
Check out the baby's crib and ensure that the slats are not more than 2-3/8 inches apart and the corner posts should be short, which could be at least 1/16 inch/2mm unless it is a canopy crib.
Make sure that a decorative cut-out is smaller than the baby's head.
19.
Keep in mind that children could drown with just two inches of water, so make sure that you keep them away from wells, ponds, deep puddles and kiddie pools.
20.
Inspect children's toys for small and detachable parts, which could cause choking.
Get rid of dangerous or broken toys or those that are heavy enough that could hurt your child.
When there is a child around, no home is a hundred percent safe.
Several kids who are below the age of five are injured in their own homes around the world.
These accidents usually occur when the supervising adult is doing other things, preoccupied or unable to provide enough supervision.
Keep in mind that accidents in children usually happen at the most unexpected situations and very quickly.
Therefore, it is of vital importance that as a parent, you should take measures to protect your child from common dangers in the home before you bring a new baby home from the hospital.
Make sure to review the safety measures around the home within six months to ensure the child has not outsmarted them.
Ways in childproofing your home: 1.
Use windows stops, window guards of safety netting to keep kids from falling out the windows.
Ensure that older children r adult will be able to remove the safety devices as exits in case of emergency.
2.
Eliminate window blind cords with loops to prevent possible strangulation and purchase safety tassels to take the place of cord loops.
3.
Install outlet plates and covers to prevent electrocution.
Keep in mind that small children poke on anything that draws their interest.
4.
Keep little children away from dangerous rooms such as the garage, office, kitchens and bathrooms by using door locks and knob covers.
Put a hook-and-eye latch or slide lock on doors out of their reach.
5.
Make sure to unplug all unused appliances, most particularly the toaster.
Keep electrical cords coiled and out of children's reach at all times.
6.
Install smoke detectors in the bedroom floors in the house and the kitchen.
7.
Install safety gates on top of the stairs to prevent crawling children from falling off the stairs and also install one in the kitchen to keep them out of the area when you are not around.
8.
Make sure to have safety locks or latches on airtight containers and cupboards including chests, coolers and even the fridge where there is a possibility of your child becoming trapped inside and suffocate.
9.
In the bathroom, make sure to set the water heater to 120 degrees Fahrenheit to avoid scalding and install anti-scalding equipments on shower heads and faucets.
10.
Store soaps, alcohol, detergents and other hazardous items out of children's reach.
11.
Put nonslip stickers in the bathtub and a rubber guard on bathtub faucet to avoid injury.
Prevent slipping by installing non-skid bathmat on the bathroom floor.
12.
Keep toiletries, medications and cleaning supplies out of children's reach and install safety locks on the cupboards.
Make sure to store all medication in original containers.
13.
Ensure that the playpen, crib and other baby furniture are placed far from windows, heater vents, dangling cords, sharp objects and wall hangings.
14.
Put bumpers to all sharp corners of your home and on furniture edges.
Remove all glass top tables.
15.
Install a fireplace grill and keep matches and other fireplace tools out of the reach of children.
16.
Avoid tripping by removing cluttered toys or things near the stairs.
17.
Use only crib mattress that fits snugly and firmly in to the crib.
Avoid putting stuffed blankets, comforters, animals and pillows on the crib.
18.
Check out the baby's crib and ensure that the slats are not more than 2-3/8 inches apart and the corner posts should be short, which could be at least 1/16 inch/2mm unless it is a canopy crib.
Make sure that a decorative cut-out is smaller than the baby's head.
19.
Keep in mind that children could drown with just two inches of water, so make sure that you keep them away from wells, ponds, deep puddles and kiddie pools.
20.
Inspect children's toys for small and detachable parts, which could cause choking.
Get rid of dangerous or broken toys or those that are heavy enough that could hurt your child.
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