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Awareness of basic child safety issues has never been higher, yet the complexity of daily life makes it challenging guarantee your child's safety. Once your own home is child-safe, make sure grandparents, other family members, friends, and child care providers are also familiar with contemporary child safety practices. Take a good look at their environments and work with them to devise a checklist of child safety solutions together.
Every Room
Use safety gates or barrier screens to block access to stairwells, fireplaces, wood stoves, furnaces, heaters, radiators and hot water pipes or furnaces. Be sure all interior doors (including closet doors) can be unlocked from either side, and keep extra keys handy. Use plastic pinch guards on interior door hinges, and also childproof doorstops. Screen windows and install window locks. Add safety covers to unused electrical outlets, and move electrical cords out of reach. Place TVs and other electronic devices on stable surfaces out of the reach of little hands. Shorten or tie up hanging cords on blinds and drape; separate cord strands so they can’t, inadvertently,become a noose. Equip stairs and steps with tread mats or carpet and child-reach handrails. Add nonskid padding to rugs. Provide safety barriers for porches, decks, pools and lofts.
Kids’ Rooms
Use a safety belt on the changing table. Always put infants to bed in a crib or playpen (never on a regular bed, waterbed, beanbag chair, pillow or thick rug, to guard against suffocation). Position cribs and beds away from windows, drapes and electrical cords. Be sure crib and playpen sides are high enough—at least three-fourths a child’s height—and always keep them up. Rails for cribs (and stairs) should be spaced 2 3/8 inches apart. Crib mattresses should fit tightly, with a very small gap between frame and mattress. Remove plastic wrap from mattresses before using. Never use electric blankets for children or infants. Remove hanging crib toys as soon as infants can reach them. Childproof toy chests by removing lids or latches. Never allow children access to objects that pose the same dangers as long cords, including jewelry, telephone cords and scarves.
Bathroom & Kitchen
Never leave children unattended in the bathtub, even briefly. Add toilet-lid locks. Use Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCI) on all bathroom, kitchen and outdoor electrical outlets to prevent electrical shock due to water contact. Store all vitamins, medicines, perfumes and cosmetics in high, locked cabinets. Empty pails and ice chests immediately. Never leave food cooking on the stove unattended, and use pots and pans on back burners (to make them harder for children to reach). Use protective covers on stove knobs, and use childproof latches on all cabinets. Store all plastic bags well beyond a child’s reach. Choose a high chair with a wide base, for extra stability, and use the waist strap. Keep garbage locked away or safely covered. Keep kitchen fire extinguishers out of the reach.
Outdoors
Fence outdoor play areas, and use childproof latches on gates. Prevent children from playing in areas recently treated with fertilizers, herbicides or pesticides. Safely store tools and garden supplies in the garage or a shed. Lock up tool sheds and garages. Fully fence off swimming pools—or ponds, storm sewers or any excavations—and lock gates. Locate outdoor play equipment at least six feet away from trees, buildings or fences and add a “soft” surface beneath it (sand or wood chips). If you can’t haul off old cars, refrigerators and freezers, remove doors, lids and latches. When barbecuing, never leave the grill unattended. Install clotheslines safely, well beyond a child’s reach. Use an automatic garage door opener only with safety “stop” features.
Other
Store lighters and matches out of reach. Turn down the temperature on your water heater (to 120 degrees F or less). Never store clothing in dry cleaning bags. Keep all cigarette butts and other tobacco products out of reach; tobacco is poisonous if eaten. Store all other potential poisons—including cleaning supplies and alcoholic beverages—in locked cabinets, and in their original containers. Keep all sharp objects out of reach. Remove all poisonous plants, indoors and outdoors. Install permanent smoke detectors. Make sure your home is free of lead paint.
Every Room
Use safety gates or barrier screens to block access to stairwells, fireplaces, wood stoves, furnaces, heaters, radiators and hot water pipes or furnaces. Be sure all interior doors (including closet doors) can be unlocked from either side, and keep extra keys handy. Use plastic pinch guards on interior door hinges, and also childproof doorstops. Screen windows and install window locks. Add safety covers to unused electrical outlets, and move electrical cords out of reach. Place TVs and other electronic devices on stable surfaces out of the reach of little hands. Shorten or tie up hanging cords on blinds and drape; separate cord strands so they can’t, inadvertently,become a noose. Equip stairs and steps with tread mats or carpet and child-reach handrails. Add nonskid padding to rugs. Provide safety barriers for porches, decks, pools and lofts.
Kids’ Rooms
Use a safety belt on the changing table. Always put infants to bed in a crib or playpen (never on a regular bed, waterbed, beanbag chair, pillow or thick rug, to guard against suffocation). Position cribs and beds away from windows, drapes and electrical cords. Be sure crib and playpen sides are high enough—at least three-fourths a child’s height—and always keep them up. Rails for cribs (and stairs) should be spaced 2 3/8 inches apart. Crib mattresses should fit tightly, with a very small gap between frame and mattress. Remove plastic wrap from mattresses before using. Never use electric blankets for children or infants. Remove hanging crib toys as soon as infants can reach them. Childproof toy chests by removing lids or latches. Never allow children access to objects that pose the same dangers as long cords, including jewelry, telephone cords and scarves.
Bathroom & Kitchen
Never leave children unattended in the bathtub, even briefly. Add toilet-lid locks. Use Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCI) on all bathroom, kitchen and outdoor electrical outlets to prevent electrical shock due to water contact. Store all vitamins, medicines, perfumes and cosmetics in high, locked cabinets. Empty pails and ice chests immediately. Never leave food cooking on the stove unattended, and use pots and pans on back burners (to make them harder for children to reach). Use protective covers on stove knobs, and use childproof latches on all cabinets. Store all plastic bags well beyond a child’s reach. Choose a high chair with a wide base, for extra stability, and use the waist strap. Keep garbage locked away or safely covered. Keep kitchen fire extinguishers out of the reach.
Outdoors
Fence outdoor play areas, and use childproof latches on gates. Prevent children from playing in areas recently treated with fertilizers, herbicides or pesticides. Safely store tools and garden supplies in the garage or a shed. Lock up tool sheds and garages. Fully fence off swimming pools—or ponds, storm sewers or any excavations—and lock gates. Locate outdoor play equipment at least six feet away from trees, buildings or fences and add a “soft” surface beneath it (sand or wood chips). If you can’t haul off old cars, refrigerators and freezers, remove doors, lids and latches. When barbecuing, never leave the grill unattended. Install clotheslines safely, well beyond a child’s reach. Use an automatic garage door opener only with safety “stop” features.
Other
Store lighters and matches out of reach. Turn down the temperature on your water heater (to 120 degrees F or less). Never store clothing in dry cleaning bags. Keep all cigarette butts and other tobacco products out of reach; tobacco is poisonous if eaten. Store all other potential poisons—including cleaning supplies and alcoholic beverages—in locked cabinets, and in their original containers. Keep all sharp objects out of reach. Remove all poisonous plants, indoors and outdoors. Install permanent smoke detectors. Make sure your home is free of lead paint.
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