Every parent worries about their child’s safety, more so when the child is outside the house. But is your home safe for your child? Have you taken enough precautions to keep your children protected against silly mishaps that could mayhem in their lives as well as yours? Many accidents are serious, but preventable. Read on, to learn some interesting tips that could be life-savers.
Before your child starts crawling, start child-proofing your home. Check and re-check to make sure you haven’t missed a thing. It starts with moving breakables to higher spaces that are out of the child’s reach. It also includes locking and relocating some articles that could be dangerous.
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Children who have just begun to crawl are really active and we cannot imagine what they would see and get hold of. Not only that, but they are extremely curious to touch and taste every thing they see, so first of all, all the poisonous stuff like cleaning fluids, insect repellents and detergents must be removed from lower storage places. These lower cabinets must have child-resistant locks on them so they are child-safe. Phone and other electrical cords should be tied together and put out of reach. Some personal and household items like make-up, spices and toothpaste could cause problems too. These must also be bundled up. Moreover, installing toilet lids and doing away with table cloths are good measures to keep trouble around your child as far away as possible.
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Remove houseplants that are toxic to children. Installing gates at the top and bottom of staircases is a good forethought too. Small spaces that might not cross our minds like edges of tables, electrical sockets must have covers. To do away with things that no matter how hard you try, your child finds, put them in a room and lock it securely. Water is another major cause of accidents in children, so keep the water spillage to a minimum and immediately clean up. No bucket or tub is to be filled with water and kept near a child as it would take only a couple of inches of water to drown a baby.
Even after all these precautions, the children might try and injure themselves, so keep contacts of your doctor, hospital or ambulance, allergies and other specifications near the phone and a first aid kit handy. Most importantly- stay alert and monitor your child’s activities all the time.