- There needs to be a Smoke Detector in every 700 square feet of your home. Make sure their batteries are working. A good idea is to check them when the time changes each Spring and Fall.
- Make sure your home electrical outlets are in safe working order and use outlet plugs or covers. There are 300 electricity related deaths each year.
- Use an Anti-Scalding device for your bathtubs and showers. You may think that you will not turn that hot, but if your child reaches up and turns the knob they could be burned.
- Spring-Loaded-Lid Support Devices should be used on all toy or wooden chests. This device stops the lid from falling on the child’s neck or accidentally locking them inside the chest.
- All children and parents need to wear Bike Helmets.
- Every child up to 80 pounds should be in a car safety seat/booster seat.
- There are 300 drowning deaths each year; please invest in a pool safety gate.
- You should pull on, yank, and roughly shake any rattles, infant toys, or anything your infant/toddler may chew or suck on.
- Your child can drown in a Bath Baby Seat if you are not there.
- Children can strangle themselves on drapery or blind cords or any wall decorations that have strings or ribbons attached. Some wall hangings for children should be placed by their crib. Necklaces are dangerous also.
- Trying to make your baby’s crib softer, by adding blankets or soft padding, cans suffocate them.
- Many children are killed each year when their parents back over them with the car. MAKE SURE your child is securely inside before you back your vehicle out. If you are looking for a new car you might want to choose one that has a camera in the back and screen for you in the front.
- All firearms and knives should be locked up and too high for children to reach.
- Teach your children what to do if a stranger approaches them.
- Invest in a Child ID Kit.
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