Child Safety: Everything A Parent Needs To Know About

Indoor

• It is important to check all rooms and even the staircases, halls, etc. to see if all is safe.
• Put security bars in windows
• All the slides, swings should be carefully clasped and administered.
• The toys that the children are playing should be for their age so that it does not obstruct their growth and development process.
• Installing foam doorstoppers will help to prevent jamming little fingers in the door
• Never give toys that have smaller parts to children who are young
• Keep all the medicines out of the reach of children
• Use PowerPoint covers to prevent electrocution from open power sockets
• The kitchen should not be an easy assess mode for children. Make use of safety gates and latches wherever possible.

Outdoor

• It is crucial to check the outdoors even the garages, garden area, porticos, etc
• While in the play area, ask them to keep a safe distance from other children who are swinging.
• Keep wires, plastic covers, and cords out of your child’s reach.
• Garden tools and chemicals should be kept out of the reach of the children.
• The equipment used in parks, if not maintained in the right manner, can prove to be dangerous.
• Any cracked or broken equipment should be sent for repair immediately.
• It is important to teach the toddlers how to cross the road, road safety rules, and how to behave in public places.
• Driveway related injuries are quite common among children below five years old. Always keep a close eye on your child when you are outside of your house.
• While driving, your child should be in the back seat in an appropriate safety seat of their age and size.
• The play area equipment like swings, slides, and climbing equipment should be double-checked before letting your child use them.
• Never leave a child unattended near the swimming pool or any other water body.

Child Safety: Importance Of Supervising Your Children

Supervision of the kids is an important aspect of a parent’s life. Children at all stages need supervision as they are not aware of the danger. So, it is ideal that their elders are treading them about right and wrong. Let us now see how the supervision of children works as a great mantra and ensures safety.

• Children cannot decipher what danger is.
• Children are more exploratory by nature owing to the curiousness, which can lead them to trouble if left unchecked.
• They are very restless, so keep disappearing at the drop of a hat.
• They cannot sense the danger, whether it is clear or ambiguous.
• Parents are responsible and can assure safety while the kids can explore and experiment in a worry-free manner.
• It even gives a good chance for the parents and the children to interact together and spend some quality time.
• It gives a better insight to the parents to see the world from the eyes of their children.
• It makes you alert and conscious, and you pay heed to what they want to do and even what they talk.
• It even paves the way to their unfinished dreams.
• Supervision shows the capability of the kid.
• While supervising, it is important to let the children understand its value and set basic safety goals that are easy to be followed by the children.
• Let the child try out new things but be around to guide him.

Thus, for the safety of the children, active supervision is a must. At the time of supervision, a lot of movement must be done in terms of the prediction of potential threats and finding out ways to eliminate or reduce them. Child safety is a very precarious issue and needs to be handled with care.