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Holiday Childproofing

Take Steps to Keep Your Home Safe and Happy During Holidays

• Never leave a child alone in or near water.
• Set the hot water heater at 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
• If you have a swimming pool, fence it in on all four sides.

• Lock up medicine, cleaning supplies, makeup and other unsafe products, or store them in a cabinet with a child-resistant safety latch.
• Keep houseplants out of reach.
• Keep products in the bottles they came in, and buy products with child-resistant caps.
• Install a carbon monoxide detector near sleeping areas in a home that has gas/oil heat or an attached garage.

• Install a smoke detector on each floor, and change the batteries twice a year.
• Make a fire escape plan, and practice it.
• Place guards around open heaters and fireplaces.
• Use "cool" nightlights, and keep them away from drapes and bedspreads.
• Use a cool mist humidifier (not a vaporizer).
• Keep hair dryers and curling irons unplugged and stored out of children's reach.

• Put plastic plug covers in unused outlets.
• Protect outlets with ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs).
• Keep cords and power strips out of children's reach.

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