Showing posts with label Safety. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Safety. Show all posts

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Safety Of Baby At Home


You'll be amused to see the way your baby will roam around your house inventing new things to play with. Enjoy motherhood but with a few precautions to take along the first year:
1) Kids can get their hands trapped between or under the doors. Do ensure that the door stoppers are properly grounded. Be careful while closing and opening the doors.
2) Children love to cover their heads with plastic bags. Never play any such game with them as they may try to imitate you when you are not around.
3) Always keep the bathrooms locked and also make sure that none of the buckets should be full of water in any of the bathrooms .
4) Remove any hanging or ropes that could get around the baby's neck.
5) Keep hot food and drinks out of kids reach.
6) Keep knife and other sharp objects out of kids reach or in locked drawers.
7) Keep medicines and cleaning agents away from kids reach.
8) Low level electric sockets are too dangerous as kids may try to get their fingers in it. Better to seal them with a packaging tape till your child is big enough.
9) Switch of the cylinder when not in use.
10) Ensure that your doors are always properly locked. Kids usually learn opening the doors very soon. And might run to open the door as soon as they hear the bell.
11) Always use a non-slip mat outside the bathroom.
12) Use a bed guard to prevent your baby fall from the bed or put padding on the floor next to the bed.
13) Don't hold your child and cook at the same time.
14) Fit a safety guard over the oven door.
15) Keep blow dryers, toasters, and other appliances unplugged and out of reach from the kid.
16) Never leave your child alone in a high chair.
17) Avoid using walkers near stairs.
18) Babies tend to take anything in their mouth so check their toys for small removable parts.
19) Always check bath water before bathing your baby.
20) Don't let him climb on furniture from which he can fall.

Monday, June 29, 2009

Kid's Safety


My friend just narrated this incident to me in the morning over the phone which shocked me and made me think a lot over it. So, I'm back here to share the incident and the safety measures to be taken to prevent it with you.
Yesterday, my friend's daughter aged 4 yrs. got down from the school bus without any one's knowledge on her way back when the conductor was dropping another child. Leaving behind her school bag and water bottle in the bus. When the bus reached her house, to every one's astonishment the girl was missing and only her school bag and water bottle was lying there. My friend was stunned.
In the meantime, the girl was found playing in another park which was owned by the society members there. A lady noticed that the baby is alone without any elderly person. So, she went up to the girl and started asking many questions. Generally, all kids have an identity card with them. But unfortunately, that day she had forgotten to wear it.
The girl could only tell her school name. So, the kind lady drove her back to the school. The school authorities then called up my friend who went up to the school happily and picked her up.
It's really very easy to curse the driver, conductor or the whole school... But the thing is it happened to her... It can happen to anyone...
As parents, have we taken the responsibility to teach our kids to handle a situation when they get lost? Have we told them not to speak to strangers or accept anything from them? Have we taught our kids the basics - name, address, phone number, father's name, mother's name or father's occupation and name of his organisation?
It's very important for all mother's to start teaching the kids their home and cell numbers, when the kid is 2.5 yrs. old itself. Kids generally memorise things soon if repeated in front of them or with them several times. And as they grow older, teach them home and office addresses too. For parents whose kids do not not speak or have not yet learnt, I would advise to slip a piece of paper having your child's name and phone numbers with addresses in his/her pocket always when going to school or out with you.
Also, explain to kids that cops are meant to help the society and help us in difficult situations. Maintain a habit of talking to your kid about his daily activity. Like:"How was your day today?"or"What did you do in school" etc. When kids get adapted to this routine they will themselves let you know the daily happenings in their life.
If, we take these simple measures, it will just help the kid face the situations properly.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

First Aid Kit Box


Cotton Roll (for bruises and to prevent bleeding wounds)
Roller Bandage
Micropore Plaster
Burns Cream 'Silverex" Ointment (for treatment of Burns)
Betadine Solution
Washproof Band-Aid
Paracetamol (for Adults to control fever and body pain)
Ibubrufen (for tooth aches)
Muscle Relaxant Gel/Spray (for immediate relief from muscular sprains)
Betadine Cream
Thermometer (to check the temperature of an adult/child)
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