Home Front
Toddlers love to play in the kitchen while you are preparing meals, so arrange for fun, safe play
Bedroom/Living Room Potential hazards are found in other indoor living areas. Be mindful of cof- fee tables, older children’s toys and electrical outlets. Covering outlets and using table corner safety pads will help prevent significant accidents. Throw rugs should have padding to prevent slipping. Fireplaces and woodstoves, as well as room heaters, pose a significant risk for burns. Make sure you have working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Change batteries twice a year when you change your clocks. Be aware that cords from blinds can easily become wrapped around the neck of a young child, so keep cords away from cribs and sleeping/play areas. Toy batteries (especially button batteries) are very dangerous if ingested. Secure bookcases and televisions to the wall to prevent them from tipping onto children. Guns and ammunition should be locked in separate locations.
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Outdoor and Yard Many dangers exist outdoors, with pools, hot tubs, hoses, pet supplies, and cleaning agents that you should lock away from children. Store snail/rat/ant killers, which are extremely toxic, out of kids’ reach. Surround your pool with a fence that has a locked gate.
General Security Stairs — whether an entire flight or just a few into a sunken family room — can be quite risky for younger children. Install hardware- or pressure-mounted safety gates certified by the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association. Be sure to lock external doors and place garage door re- mote controls out of the reach of children so they cannot wander off undetected. Store all pet foods and medicines out
of the reach of young children. Contact your local poison control center to get refrigerator magnets with poison control phone numbers or stickers. Have other
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