Baby Security Checklist - Protective Your Baby

General Security Tips:

___ Place child-resistant covers on all electrical outlets.

___ Install security gates at the top and bottom of the stairs.

___ Don't use baby walkers because they have been better-known to have caused serious injuries to babies. Use stationary exercisers instead.

___ Support all dangerous chemicals out of the reach of children.

___ Shorten curtain and blind cords.

___ Install smoke detectors on each floor of your home, especially near sleeping areas. * Be sure to change the batteries each year.

___ Support all small objects away from young children. (This includes flyspeck toys and balloons.)

___ Use corner bumpers on furnishings and fireplace-hearth edges.

___ Cognize the names of all plants in case a child fare one of them.

___ Be sure that furnaces, fireplaces, wood-burning stoves, space heaters, and all gas appliances are ventilated properly.

___ Place screened barriers about fireplaces, radiators, and portable space heaters.

___ Support firearms and ammunition safely fast away.

___ Secure unsteady furnishings.

___ Check your home for lead and asbestos. If you find either of these substances, contact a professional. Any home built before 1978 is at risk for lead paint.

Protect your kids rooms:

___ Ensure that your crib meets national security standards.

___ Place guards on windows and stops on all doors.

___ Do sure your baby's crib is sturdy and has no loose or missing hardware.

___ Do sure that the pad fits snugly.

___ Be sure the crib sheet fits snugly.

___ Ne'er put stuffed animals or heavy blankets in the crib with your infant.

___ Ne'er leave your baby unattended on the dynamical table.

___ Move out mobiles and else hanging toys from the crib as presently as your child can reach up and touch them.

___ Place infants under one year of age on their backs to sleep. Pad should be firm and flat with no soft bedding underneath. * Following this proposal wish reduce the risk of suffocation and Fast Child Death Syndrome (SIDS).

___ Place night-lights at least three feet away from the crib, bedding, and draperies to prevent fires.

___ Check age labels for appropriate toys.

Keep the bathroom safe:

___ Put a lock on the medicine cabinet.

___ Lower the house water temperature. (It should be set at 120 degrees F or below to avoid burning your baby)

___ Always test the water 1st before bathing a child.

___ Ne'er leave your child alone in the tub or near any water.

___ Secure toilet lids. Many an young children are fascinated by golf stroke objects inside.

___ Do sure that bathtubs and showers aren't slippery.

___ Install ground-fault circuit interrupters on outlets near sings and bathtubs.

For the Kitchen:

___ Support all knives, improvement supplies, and plastic bags out of children's reach.

___ If stove knobs are easily available to children, use protective covers to prevent kids from turning them.

___ Ne'er leave your baby alone in a highchair. Always use all security straps.
___ Replace any worn cords and wires.

___ Support chairs and step stools away from counters and the stove.

___ Move out all house cleaners from the bottom cabinets or put them in a cabinet that is out of your baby's reach.

In the Yard:

___ Store tools, garden, lawn-equipment, and supplies in a fast closet or shed.

___ Don't use a power lawn tool once young children are around.

___ Don't allow children to play on a treated field for at least 48 hours following an application of a plant food or pesticide.

___ Cognize the types of trees and plant life on the property in case children ingest berries, leaves, or else plant life.

___ If you have a swimming pool, install a fence that separates the home from the pool. ( Do sure that the gate is childproof)

This list is a general guide. For much in-depth information go to the U.S. User Product Security Commission at www.cpsc.gov.

Just about the Author

GranMamma is the webmaster at the Baby Names Box - http://www.babynamebox.com - Wherever you can explore over 6,000 baby names and their meanings. See articles on parenting, family, recipes, home and gardening. Be sure to say hi to GranMamma!