5 Things You Can do Today to Keep Your Child Safe

Submitted by Citibabes Blog on March 8, 2010 – 11:42 pmNo Comment

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1-Remove all tablecloths from your tables.

I love the look of an elegantly set table. I also know that toddlers have been known to pull on a tablecloth causing dishes, glass, and hot food and beverages to come tumbling down on them. A table can look just as nice if you use a table runner and some matching placemats, and you can breathe a little easier at your dinner party.

2-Make sure you don’t have heavy books or items high in a bookcase

Bookcases should be anchored to a wall, so if your child tries to climb it, it won’t fall down. You also want to make sure that the heaviest items on the shelves are on the bottom of the bookcase.

3-Remove your baby monitor from your crib or crib’s edge

I’ll admit, placing a baby monitor right on one of the posts of a crib seems like the best place to put it. In fact that’s exactly how it’s pictured on the packaging of many monitors. In the same way that you would never put an electrical cord or string into the crib for a child to play with, don’t give them access to this cord just because it goes to the baby monitor. Take full advantage of how high tech these devices truly are. Almost all of them work well from the other side of the room. I don’t advocate putting them that far away but certainly on a table near the crib where the cord is out of baby’s reach.

4-Cover the corners of your coffee table

It’s not the prettiest look, but getting some corner bumpers (costs about $5) to put on your table is the way to go. From the time my son was crawling, we covered all of our corners, and I cannot tell you how many times he has fallen and those bumpers have come in contact with his little noggin. Nowadays they make corner covers in colors like black and brown, to better match your décor.

5-Stop Assuming family, friends & babysitters know where you live.

Most parents have a list somewhere visible with all of their pertinent info; pediatrician’s number, cell phone numbers, grandparent’s phone number, allergies, etc. Often missing from this list however is the address of the home and cross streets. Anyone that’s ever called 911 knows that one of the first questions is “What’s your address and cross streets?” Next time you have guests over ask them what your address and cross streets are. Usually you’ll get a response of “Oh, uh, I go down to the uh….and make a left, you’re the house with the thing on the stairs.” Make a list and keep it neat, clean and simple. In an emergency you want the information to just jump out at the reader. If you really want to be diligent, have the location of your water and gas shut off valves on the list as well.

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