Most young children love to explore their surroundings and it is really the duty of the parent to ensure safety measures are in place to keep the child safe from any mishaps that may occur due to this exploration exercise. As children are usually quite oblivious to any dangers that could occur from these exploration exercises the parent would need to be extra vigilant in taking all precautions to keep the child’s safety a priority.

The areas that may require some attention would include the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms, garage, laundry areas, outdoor playing area and any other areas the child is likely to wander into on one of his or her exploration expeditions. Then there are also the items such as furniture, door, windows, stairways, electrical heating units and cooling elements, and others to consider in the quest to ensure safety for the child is taken into consideration and the necessary adjustments are made.

Statistically, it has been proven that children do encounter a lot of injuries within the confines of the home living space, as there is sometimes little thought given to seriously look into all possibilities that may contribute to an injury occurring. Kitchens are a popular place where injuries often occur, thus the need to be extra vigilant in this area. Another important item that almost always is the cause of serious injury would be the staircase, thus the need to have the relevant safety measure in place to keep the child from gaining access to this.

Being safe with electricity

When it comes to the issue of safety and electricity, there should always be a check list in place to help the parent ensure that all bases are covered and the probability of accidents occurring is kept to a minimal if any. The following are some of the area that would ideally need some consideration when it comes to addressing the issue of safety for children: Often parent overlook the need to be weary when it comes to unused electrical outlets.

Children have a tendency to stick objects into such outlets especially when left unsupervised, thus the need to have all unused electricity outlets covered with safety plugs at all times. Having all major electrical appliances grounded would also be something to look into, as a curious child will think nothing of touching items that are in the “on” mode.

It would be a good idea to have long cords fastened against walls and also to remove any potential electrical fire hazard possibilities such as overloaded electrical sockets and electrical wires running along floors and under carpets.

Radiators and baseboard heaters should be covered with childproof screens at all times and gas fireplaces should be secured with a valve cover or a key of some sort. The fireplaces should also have a screen and other barriers in place whether in use or not. Cleaning chimneys often is also another element that would require some attention.

The parent would also have to ensure that all electrical space heaters are positioned at least three feet from any other items such as beds, curtain, or anything that would be considered flammable based material. As another precautionary measure, the parent should have all emergency contact numbers posted in a visible and convenient location should any mishaps occur in spite of all the precautions taken.

Being safe with fall hazards

All children are curios creatures and as soon as they are able to balance themselves on their feet, the exploration journey begins. This can often be quite a nightmare for the parents as safety issues would be the priority when it comes to keeping the child from causing injury to themselves.

Falls and falling objects are often the main cause of many child related injuries and these can sometimes lead to the death of the child. Fall hazards are particularly reoccurring actions in younger children, contributing to more than half of the injuries they may sustain throughout their various growing stages.

Therefore the parent should take all measure to ensure or at limit the possibility of the child encountering such injuries due to the fall hazards in place. Keeping all staircases clear of objects is one of the first steps to take in the quest to make the living environment safer for the child and to avoid falls that would certainly cause injury.

Keeping furniture away from windows and other opening is also something that should give priority as the temptation to climb such objects or to use them as a lookout point is quite normal for any active child. Statistically, there have been many documented cases of children climbing on furniture dangerously place close to window, thus causing them to fall out, thus the need for attention in this area.

Ideally all safety gates should be place at the top and bottom of staircases to ensure there is no easy access for the child to this area thus limiting the possibility of injury significantly. Teaching a child not to run with things in their hands will also be something worth adopting, as most injuries occur when children are unable to balance themselves adequately thus falling over and causing injury to themselves.

Safety with poisons Being rather curios beings, children often find themselves in trouble when they get into things that are not supposed to be into. The parent would have to take all necessary precautions to ensure the higher safety measures in place when it comes to poison based items.

Often parent are not alert to simple daily household items that could be considered within the poison category, thus exposing the child to unnecessary injury should the child gain access to such items. Common items such as fertilizer, antifreeze, medicines, makeup are all potentially poisonous items that can cause serious injury to a child playing with or consuming such items.

When it comes to child proof medication container, it would be an added safety measure to simply place such container out of the child’s reach rather than to just depend on the safety valves in place, as this does not necessarily guarantee the child safety.

Leaving medicines around even for a moment is not a good idea as a distracted parent will present the ideal opportunity for an unsupervised child to simply consume the colorful looking objects without knowing of its potentially poison elements.