Great Links to Help Keep Your Kids Safe on Wheels and at Home

Below you’ll find a wonderful collection of sites to help you keep your child safe! As a mom you can never get enough information that can assist in making your job easier – especially when it comes to the well-being of your little one.

The links are:

• Bike and Wheeled Sports Safety Brochure
• Home Safety Guide
• How to Install your car seat correctly
• Home Safety Tip Sheet
• New resources for Home Safety
• Winter sports Safety Tips
• Baby Proofing…12 Tips for the First 12 Months
• Safety Video – safe sleep and car seats information

Best Wishes, from the staff at Kidsafe Inc.

 

Child Scalding Prevention

“A scald injury occurs when contact with hot liquid or steam damages one or more layers of skin”. And this kind of burn is very painful and can be life threatening for small children who are more vulnerable.

40% of all scald injuries are suffered by children aged 0-4.

In order to prevent scalding here are a few great tips:

• Set your water heater at 120 degrees for a medium setting.
• When filling the tub for a child use a thermometer to judge if it’s too hot.
• Run your hand under the water before allowing your child to get in the tub.
• Purchase a Faucet & Tap Protector that helps prevent bumps and bruises.
• Wear long oven mitts when handling hot food
• Turn all pot handles inward
• Use a Stove Guard to keep little ones from hot stove burners.

If you do burn your skin: Run cold water over it for 3 minutes or more. Don’t use butter or ice and call 911 if the burn looks really bad.

Be safe and be aware!

Thanks from the staff at Kidsafe

 

Fire Safety and Your Child

“According to “firesafety.gov more than 4,000 Americans die each year in fires and approximately 20,000 are injured”.

The key to fire safety is to be prepared!

• Install a smoke detector ( and check it regularly – replace batteries when you set the clocks ahead or back)
• Make an escape plan
• Practice fire safety
• If you own a 2 story house, keep an escape ladder handy

Here are a few safety tips when it comes to Fire Safety:

1. Have a smoke alarm on every level of your home as well as in every bedroom
2. Be sure to follow the manufacturers instructions on how to install your new smoke detector
3. Never leave candles lit when you are not home
4. Never empty ashes from the BBQ or fireplace until they have sat for a day and are completely out.
5. Keep a fire extinguisher near the kitchen

Now go, be safe and know that you are doing everything you can to keep your little one safe!

Thanks from the staff at Kidsafe

Prevent Injury from Furniture Tip-overs

Between 2008 and 2010 there were 22,000 furniture tip-over injuries to children younger than 9 according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Furniture safety is not hard and it is not expensive.

A simple strap attached to the wall and the furniture will take care of tip-overs. An “Anti-Tip Furniture Strap” made by Kidco will do the trick and put your mind at ease when it comes to a large piece of furniture possibly spilling over onto your child.

For more ideas on furniture safety please go to “Home Furniture Safety”.

Thank you from the staff at Kidsafe