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Home › Articles › Toddler Safety › Home, Safe Home

Home, Safe Home

Part One

By Jenny Rackley

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Living Room

Fireplace
  • Bookshelves: Bolt heavy bookshelves to the wall so they cannot fall. Children who climb love to use shelves as ladders, and the bookshelves could topple on them.
  • Curios: Store curios and collectibles high where they can't be reached or climbed to.
  • Fireplace safety: Keep children away from fireplaces and wood stove inserts by using a gate. Keep the fireplace tools up or behind the gate. Use screens to prevent embers from coming out of the fireplace.
  • Ashtrays: Smoke outside so you don't expose your kids to secondhand smoke. Clean any ashtrays immediately because cigarette butts can poison a child.

Bedroom
  • Crib safety: Don't leave pillows and stuffed animals in cribs because kids could suffocate. Lower your mattress in crib to prevent falls. If you are using an older crib, make sure slats are no more than 2-3/8 inches apart and there are no projecting toys that children's clothes could get caught on.
  • Diaper pail: To prevent child from playing in diaper pail and spreading germs, use a locking diaper pail.
  • Toy chest: Make sure that toy chests can be opened from inside and well ventilated.
  • Window safety: Keep bed, chairs, and chests away from window, so children can't climb up and fall out. Remember screens won't stop a child from falling.
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