Child Development Safety
Window locks
One your baby starts moving around independently window locks become an essential piece of safety equipment. An American study showed more than 5,000 children are killed or severely injured each year after falling from an open window. The study also showed 93% of falls occurred from first and second floor windows. A UK study showed 39% of all children’s accidents are from falling from windows or baloneys. 10 children die from falling each year. Don’t let your child be one of them. So even if the window isn’t far from the ground you still need to make sure to have window locks. Make sure if your window locks are fitted with a key they are kept out of reach of children as they can become a choking hazard.
Stair gates
Stair gates are very important once your child is able move around without your help. A child falling down a flight of stairs can have extremely horrific consequences, brain damage, permanent paralysation, concussion or even death and the list goes on. In the UK alone 35,000 under four years of age fall down a flight of stairs each year! Make sure your child isn’t one of them. Fit a stair gate at the top and bottom of any set of stairs. Make sure it fits correctly and you always lock it behind you.
Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms
Even if you don’t have a child having a smoke and carbon monoxide alarm in your home is possibly one of the most important things to own! Fire is the greatest cause of accidental death in the UK 46% of fatal accidents in children are caused by fire! Burns and smoke inhalation are extremely painful and the death of a child is more horrific than words can explain. If you rent your house it is the landlord’s legal responsibility to fit a fire alarm and a carbon monoxide alarm. If you own your home it is extremely important you have one. Make sure you test both alarms of a regular basis. Don’t let your child be part of that 46%.
Fire guards
If your home has an open fire a fire guard is
One your baby starts moving around independently window locks become an essential piece of safety equipment. An American study showed more than 5,000 children are killed or severely injured each year after falling from an open window. The study also showed 93% of falls occurred from first and second floor windows. A UK study showed 39% of all children’s accidents are from falling from windows or baloneys. 10 children die from falling each year. Don’t let your child be one of them. So even if the window isn’t far from the ground you still need to make sure to have window locks. Make sure if your window locks are fitted with a key they are kept out of reach of children as they can become a choking hazard.
Stair gates
Stair gates are very important once your child is able move around without your help. A child falling down a flight of stairs can have extremely horrific consequences, brain damage, permanent paralysation, concussion or even death and the list goes on. In the UK alone 35,000 under four years of age fall down a flight of stairs each year! Make sure your child isn’t one of them. Fit a stair gate at the top and bottom of any set of stairs. Make sure it fits correctly and you always lock it behind you.
Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms
Even if you don’t have a child having a smoke and carbon monoxide alarm in your home is possibly one of the most important things to own! Fire is the greatest cause of accidental death in the UK 46% of fatal accidents in children are caused by fire! Burns and smoke inhalation are extremely painful and the death of a child is more horrific than words can explain. If you rent your house it is the landlord’s legal responsibility to fit a fire alarm and a carbon monoxide alarm. If you own your home it is extremely important you have one. Make sure you test both alarms of a regular basis. Don’t let your child be part of that 46%.
Fire guards
If your home has an open fire a fire guard is