Baby Safety Tips

51 Safety Tips for Your Baby

Baby Safety is one word which is spoken in close association with baby walkers. Whenever one plans of buying a baby walker the one thing that crosses his or her mind is the safety factor. Keeping this in mind Best Baby Walker has come up with quite a few tips to ensure your child's safety.

Inquisitiveness and curiosity are the basic traits of any child. His love for exploration accompanied with his curiosity make him uncontrollable at times. But then, you wouldn't want your child to sit quietly at one place for hours, would you? The more he explores the more he is stimulated and the better is his development, both physical and psychological. Herein comes the need of baby proofing your home and surroundings to ensure your baby's safety as he explores and discovers.

The Tips:

Safety Essentials	Utility
	Window Guard so that child does not fall out accidentally
	Secure furniture so that they don't topple over
	Stove burner covers essential for baby safety
	Fire extinguisher or baking soda to be kept handy
	Cleaners and alcohol to be stored in higher cabinets
	Electrical outlet plugs to prevent electric shock
	Pillowless crib to prevent suffocation
	Button batteries to be kept out of baby's reach
	Toys of older children to be kept out of reach
	Turn off hot water source before use to prevent burns
	Use a toilet latch to prevent baby drowning in toilet bowls
	Block child's access to all stairways
	Safety gates to be installed near bathrooms, laundry rooms, etc.
	Loops of window cords may cause strangulation
	Sharp table corners to be covered by corner guards
	Thoroughly cleaned floors free from all small pieces essential
	Secure lids for garbage bins
	Fans and Space heaters to be kept out of reach to avoid burns and cuts
	Sharp objects to be kept in drawers with safety latch
	Plastic or dry cleaning bags to be thrown away immediately
	Closed cupboards to store glassware
	Proper storage of purse & wallets so that no coins reach a baby's hand
	Baby should never to sleep with the bib on
	Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are a must in all homes
	Door and door screens must be locked and without gaps
	Use lead free paint to reduce toxicity
	Strap your child when in a high chair or in a stroller
	Use safe and approved baby car seat
	No cables or wires should be left sticking out
	Use faucet covers over water spouts
	Avoid toys with sharp edges or with heating elements
	Dresser and cabinet drawers to be kept locked

Few more tips:

1. Do not leave toys scattered all over the floor as this may cause the baby to trip and fall and get hurt.
2. Secure all tablecloths over the tables. Both these when pulled over by kids may lead to suffocation.
3. Closets should have the facility of opening from inside.
4. Never leave your kid alone in any room most of all, the bathroom.
5. Things to be kept out of reach of your child - perfume, belts, scarves, small jewellery,razor blades, medicines, cosmetics.
6. Electrical appliances should never be kept plugged near water.
7. Well lit hallways and stairways are essential.
8. Electrical outlets are better kept hidden behind furniture. A better option is to cover them with plastic caps.
9. Wobbly furniture is a no-no. Repair them this very instant. Any knob should be tightly fixed. Young babies have soft and brittle bones. Grip your baby by his chest and never by his arm while lifting or carrying him.
10. Never leave your child in the car alone not even for a second. The curb side is to be used for entering or exiting the car with the baby.
11. While preparing baby food hot tap water should never be used.
12. Never pass hot tea, milk or any other liquid over your baby.
13. Cigarettes, lighters, ashtrays, matchboxes, scissors, knives or any other sharp instruments should be placed out of reach of the child.
14. Install a kitchen gate. Just keep one cabinet accessible and fill it with small wooden spoons, bowls, etc.
15. Never leave water sitting in a tub. Adhesive non-slip decals to be added to the bottom of the tub.
16. While carrying your child up or down the stairways hold on to the safety railings.
17. Wrap up the slack of electric cords and place them out of reach or better hide them.
18. Try to avoid battery operated toys. Even if you are using one the battery compartment should have a screw closure.
19. But of all these precautions the most required one is the advice -"NEVER LEAVE YOUR CHILD ALONE." It's dangerous and moreover your child needs all the warmth and attention.