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National Child Safety Week begins Thursday. Children at different ages face different dangers, at home or at play. Most vulnerable of all, perhaps, are babies.
At bath time, check water temperature with wrist or elbow. Hot water can scald a baby’s tender skin. Don’t use microwave ovens to heat a baby’s formula because it is difficult to control the temperature. Don’t carry hot objects while holding a baby. Keep electrical cords out of reach. Install barriers around fireplaces, furnaces and ovens.
Toddlers are prey to many of the hazards that can harm babies. Sometimes, the toddler’s natural curiosity can create new dangers. Keep anything that can choke, strangle or suffocate a small child out of reach. Secure steam irons, curling irons and space heaters. Toddlers can drown in an inch of water and in a few seconds. Keep containers of water out of reach; better yet, make sure they are empty when not is use.
Children ages 5-9 should be taught to stay away from hot objects. Don’t leave these children alone around open windows, balconies or decks. Don’t place toys on top of furniture. Don’t let children climb on top of furniture or use drawers or shelves as stepladders. Supervise children this age closely on playgrounds.
Pre-teens and teens don’t like to be treated as children, but they can have access to household items off limits to younger children. Be sure space heaters, fireplaces and furnaces are vented properly. Install carbon monoxide detectors in the home. The odorless, colorless gas can make children seriously ill or kill them. Throw away old medicines and other potential poisons.
Make sure safety measures are taken in the home to protect the health and lives of babies and toddlers. Talk to young children and teens about practicing safe behavior in the home and supervise their activities.
National Child Safety Week may be coming up, but child safety has to be stressed 365 days a year.
At bath time, check water temperature with wrist or elbow. Hot water can scald a baby’s tender skin. Don’t use microwave ovens to heat a baby’s formula because it is difficult to control the temperature. Don’t carry hot objects while holding a baby. Keep electrical cords out of reach. Install barriers around fireplaces, furnaces and ovens.
Toddlers are prey to many of the hazards that can harm babies. Sometimes, the toddler’s natural curiosity can create new dangers. Keep anything that can choke, strangle or suffocate a small child out of reach. Secure steam irons, curling irons and space heaters. Toddlers can drown in an inch of water and in a few seconds. Keep containers of water out of reach; better yet, make sure they are empty when not is use.
Children ages 5-9 should be taught to stay away from hot objects. Don’t leave these children alone around open windows, balconies or decks. Don’t place toys on top of furniture. Don’t let children climb on top of furniture or use drawers or shelves as stepladders. Supervise children this age closely on playgrounds.
Pre-teens and teens don’t like to be treated as children, but they can have access to household items off limits to younger children. Be sure space heaters, fireplaces and furnaces are vented properly. Install carbon monoxide detectors in the home. The odorless, colorless gas can make children seriously ill or kill them. Throw away old medicines and other potential poisons.
Make sure safety measures are taken in the home to protect the health and lives of babies and toddlers. Talk to young children and teens about practicing safe behavior in the home and supervise their activities.
National Child Safety Week may be coming up, but child safety has to be stressed 365 days a year.
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