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By
Catherine Pruissen
Falls
are the leading cause of emergency department visits
by children. Keep your child safe at the daycare
and at home by following these simple safety precautions.
- Never
leave a child unattended an a change table, bed
or sofa.
- Make
sure your child is properly strapped into the stroller,
swing and highchair.
- Keep
stairwells free of clutter.
- Use
a CSA or U.S. Consumer Protection Safety Commission
approve safety gates at the top and bottoms of stairs.
- Make
sure windows have sung-fitting screen. For
extra protection attach window guards an all non-fire
escape windows.
- Keep
chairs and furniture away from windows to prevent
climbing.
- Fire
escapes, decks, balconies and high porches all pose
a threat to children and should be secured with
safety gates. Railing spacings should be less
than 3" to prevent a child from slipping through
or getting his or her head trapped. Children
should be properly supervised when playing in these
areas.
From:
Safety Tip of the Month Cards, published by
About Child Care Consumer Services.
(See
Business Forms in our Exclusive Products section to
order ready-to-use Accident/Illness/Injury Report
and other valuable forms and our Safety-Tip
of the Month Cards.)
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©
Catherine M. Pruissen
Catherine M. Pruissen is the CEO of About Child Care
Consumer Services and developer of child care online.
She has published numerous child care related literature,
including Start and
Run a Profitable Home Day Care, The
Daycare Alternative, How to Find Good Child Care,
Caregiver Aids: Business
Forms for Caregivers and Parents, Income
Tax & Record Keeping for Child Care Providers,
and a host of workshops and workbooks. She was the editor
and publisher of the bi-monthly newsletter, Parent Care,
Your Child Care News-line. Catherine was also the coordinator
and workshop facilitator for The Child Care Information
Centre in Calgary, Alberta, and ran a successful dayhome
for eight years. |
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