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Child Safety and Child
Proofing-What You Need To Know
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We all love children and for most of
us they are our world. But apart from giving them shelter, education
and food we should also be concerned about their safety and
well-being. Child safety is one of the most important issues today.
We need to do everything we can to keep our children safe.
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It is a fact that home accidents are
responsible for more child injuries than diseases or illness. Nearly
70% of the children who die from unintentional injuries at home are
four years old and under. A study conducted by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that most home accidents
related to children happen where there is a presence of water, heat
or flames, toxic substances, garage doors, garden shed or a
potential for a fall.
Most accidents also happen due to the insatiable curiosity of
children to explore the environment around them. You not only need
to keep hazardous things away from them, but you also need to
educate them about potential dangers of everyday household items.
Parents do their best to keep children away from accidents. They do
their very best to protect them from these everyday items Most
people even change their lifestyle once they have a child as you
probably know. But you can't be with your child every minute of
every day.
It becomes very important then to adopt a process known as
childproofing to prevent a child from encountering accidents.
Childproofing is a method that helps a child to stay safe from
accidents within home.
Parents need to remember some important points to ensure their
child's safety. Here are some tips to follow.
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Lock up all poisons and dangerous
objects.
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Keep all tools organized and out of
children's reach.
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The water temperature at your home
should be turned down to a maximum of 120 degrees.
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Keep the doors and windows locked.
Make sure that older children can get them open in an emergency.
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Remove clutter and keep dustbins and
garbage out of child's reach.
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Keep medicines and sharp objects
such as scissors out of child's reach.
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Check out for any gas leakage at
your home.
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Remove broken pieces of glass or
edible items from the floor immediately.
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Never leave any electric cord lying
loose on the floor.
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Never keep any toys near your child
that can choke or poison him.
Additionally here are some
childproofing products that you can get from the local children's'
or various sites on the net.
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Smoke Detector: Installing a
smoke detector on each floor of adjacent to bedroom & in
living/dining area would help in avoiding your child to get
trapped because of a fire break out or electricity shock circuit.
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Protective Covers: The
old-fashioned outlet covers must be replaced with protective
covers. These protective covers guard your children from
accidental electric shock.
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Childproof Latches:
Childproof latches on cabinet doors & drawers help keeping your
child away from many dangerous or fragile objects.
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Baby Gates: Installing baby
gates at doorways and at top & bottom of stairways is the best way
to guard your child from accidental falling and crawling out of
the house.
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Corner Protectors: Corner
protectors are very effective in guarding your child from sharp
edges. You can also pad sharp furniture or counter edges with foam
tape.
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Doorknob Covers: Doorknob
covers prevent kids from leaving the home and entering rooms that
haven't been childproofed.
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Safety net: Safety net can be
fenced across balconies & decks to prevent your child from
falling.
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Safety Tassels and Inner Cord
Stops: These are very important to prevent strangulation in
cord loops & inner cords of window blinds.
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Nanny Camera: An effective
way to keep tabs on your child's baby sitter. This camera will
tell you whether or not your child is being properly taken care
of.
Consider childproofing your home. "An
ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." You can't be on guard
24/7. All it takes is a split second for an inquisitive child to be
in a life threatening situation.
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