Home Safety for kids

I learned about home safety for kids the hard way, but you don’t have to. Let me share my experiences and knowledge with you.

Is your family and home safe?

What do you do If…

your toddler is choking because he has a candy stuck in this throat; your husband has fallen off a ladder and is complaining that his toe is sore while clutching, white faced, at his belly; your young daughter has just “shaved” a strip of skin off her shin with the razor that you left in the bathroom after you shaved your own legs; your baby has developed a sudden high temperature and is now having a seizure; your five year old son, together with his four year old cousin, are sitting three stories up, on the top branches of a very large Christmas tree.

All these disasters happened in my home. 
Don’t let them happen in yours! Don’t lose your sense of humour.  I giggled continually while I climbed the Christmas Tree to rescue my son and nephew, with my husband offering advice from below, (he was too heavy to get up to those thin top branches).  It could have been worse.  It wasn’t worth frightening them or anybody else.

Come to think about it, you should consider home safety for the entire family, not just home safety for kids.  I have a horrible memory of receiving a call from my husband, who had taken the day off from work to do some urgent DIY stuff.  Needless to say, he did not take the correct safety precautions and fell off the ladder.  That little incident resulted in him spending a week in hospital and he has an absolute phobia about being in a hospital.

I am quite certain that no matter what your age is, you have family and friends who have little people clutching at their knees, or perhaps you have grandchildren or nieces and nephews. Have you considered the importance of baby proofing your home to protect young visitors?

Your health and safety and that of those that surround you in your home is, your responsibility. Whilst your own children may be adults, their toddlers and infants still have a long way to go. Practice safety in the home on an ongoing basis. Don’t forget that child safety also includes knowing first aid. Should something go wrong, whether it is an elderly person having a heart attack, or a toddler getting at the weed killer you accidentally left where he could reach it, you should know what to do.

Home safety for kids is an important component of being a parent.