Child Safety Resources
Children's Health and Safety
Child safety tips include preventing children's illnesses, emergencies, indoor safety, outdoor safety, car seats, dental health, children with health care concerns and more. Links to recalls, reporting unsafe products and publications on children's safety. Topics include making immunizations easier, tuberculosis, ear infections, handling emergencies, child care safety checklist, food and lead poisoning, healthy air at hoe, indoor air quality, burns, falls, hazards, poison-proofing your house, making a safe day care, bicycle safety, playground safety, climbing gyms, car seat safety, children's dental health, pets in child care, holiday safety check, low cost and free health insurance for kids and more.
Toy Safety
In general, most toys on the market today are safe. But, injuries still occur in spite of tough government regulations and toy makers' efforts to test products. The first step in preventing toy-related injuries is to know what to look for. Toy safety tips are highlighted. More topics and tips include childhood health concerns, pediatricians, ADD, ADHD, child-proof homes, learning disabilities and more.
Tips for Childproofing Your Home
This site has dozens of tips for childproofing your home such as putting up baby gates across stairs, adjusting the water temperature in your home to 130 degrees F or 54 degrees C or even less to prevent accidental scalding, trying to find non-toxic cleaners and use childproof containers and securely locked cupboards to store dangerous chemicals, tossing out broken toys that can't be repaired quickly, covering electrical outlets with approved plugs, removing poisonous plants and several more. But remember, no matter how safe you try to make your home, Even though you have taken measures to child-proof your home, supervision is essential in maintaining safety. Hazards can only be minimized, not eliminated, and you are still responsible for keeping your child safe. This site also has links to additional safety articles including Tips on Preventing Falls in the Elderly, Use Medication Wisely, Hazardous Household Wastes, Ways to Burglar-Proof Your Home and more.
Baby Safety
This portal site for baby and child safety provides specific safety tips and instructions. It includes sections on kitchen safety, bedroom safety, stair and hallway safety, household baby hazards, living room safety and bathroom safety. Some of the tips include purchasing electrical outlet plugs, keeping windows locked, cleaning the house for baby safety, keeping cords and cording out of reach and making sure furniture is secure.
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