IMPORTANT BABY
SAFETY CARE TIPS
Baby safety care is a very important topic for parents. In order to ensure that your baby is safe, you
must follow closely the baby safety care checklist provided below:
| Location |
Things to be
done |
| Throughout your house |
Baby
Safety Care Techniques include:
- Put covers over plug sockets
that are not in use.
- Avoid loing dangling flexes
especially on lamps and iron.
- Put plastic bags and breakable
items at places where your baby/child cannot reach.
- Secure windows with
locks.
- Avoid sharp-edged
furniture.
- Keep iron and ironing board out
of your child's
reach.
|
| Living
Room |
Baby Safety Care
Techniques include:
- Check and remove poisonous
houseplants.
- Make sure that all the shelves
are secured.
- Do not leave any hot or heavy
items on a low table or shelf.
|
| Hall and Stairs |
Baby Safety Care Techniques
include:
- Do not leave anything on the
stairs.
- Fit safety gates at the top and
bottom of the stairs.
- If the stairs is carpeted,
ensure that the carpet is well fitted so that you and your child will not trip on
it.
- Make sure that the banisters
are secure and the gaps between the banisters rails should be bot more than 10cm to avoid your
child from falling through there.
|
| Kitchen |
Baby Safety Care Techniques
include:
- Always stay with your child
while he/she is eating in case he/she chokes.
- Keep your cutlery and sharp
objects in a drawer or places where your child cannot reach.
- Keep the floor clean and mop up
any spills straight away.
- Turn off all electrical
items.
- Keep pet food bowls at places
where your child cannot reach.
|
| Bedroom |
Baby Safety Care Techniques include:
- Never leave your baby alone on a changing
table.
- Do not put toys with string that are longer
than 30cm in his/her cot.
- Always ensure that the cot sides are up when
your baby is in the cot.
- If your child is able to sit up, put mattress
height as low as possible.
|
| Bathroom (Bathing) |
Baby Safety Care Techniques
include:
- Do not leave your child alone in the
bath.
- Pour cold water in first and then add hot water when running a bath for your
child.
- Put a non-slip mat in your bath.
- Close the toilet
lid.
|
| Play
Areas |
Baby Safety Care Techniques
include:
- Separate toys for older children and toys for younger
children.
- Do not leave toys lying around on the floor and throw away toys that are
broken.
- Do not leave toys at places
which will tempt them to climb up and get them.
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