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The Nanny Camera Watches Nannies Watch Your Child

“Uppie! Uppie!” These words ring through the house as the four wheels turn furiously along the tiled floor. Suddenly, a toddler, nestled in a baby walker, appears around the corner. He shouts out a few high-pitched yelps, and then goes into a loop of shouting “Uppie! Uppie!” and yelping again. Wacky lights and sounds on the walker go off as the baby presses colorful buttons on its “control panel.” And the tap tap of his feet continue as he continues sprinting awkwardly along the kitchen floor. Then, the baby’s destination becomes clear: the stairway at the far left corner of the kitchen! A safety gate usually blocks the baby’s access to the stairs, but someone in the house forgot to close it. The baby and his walker move closer,,,and closer…to the stairs. Then as the walker’s front wheels roll off the kitchen floor, the baby rises into the air, safe in the hands of his Momma. Luckily, a tiny nanny camera in the kitchen had captured the baby’s joyride, and his nanny’s failure to close the safety gate!

Not Just for Nannies
A nanny camera or “nanny cam” is a tiny hidden video camera that has been installed in secret. Typically, the purpose of the camera is to record the actions of caregivers in one’s home. However, it can secretly record any action. It is possible for a nanny camera to be linked to a DVR or VCR. This requires a wireless receiver at the DVR or DVR recording tool, and wireless transmitter or cable in the nanny camera. Recently, this camera type has been used on several occasions to prove a caregiver’s guilt or innocence in child abuse cases.

Nanny Check
Installing a nanny camera can certainly help to monitor a caregiver within the home. But, as the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. When hiring a nanny, it is important to be methodical, in order to screen out any potential problem employees.

1. Before you begin looking for a nanny, know what type of person you want.
2. Develop a list of questions that you will ask every applicant.
3. The first interview should never include the children.
4. The second interview should include the whole family. The applicant must provide character references and basic personal information.
5. Use a nanny agency to help screen the candidate.

Watching the Watch
After hiring a nanny, installing a nanny camera will help ensure that your child or children are constantly healthy, safe, and happy. Keep in mind that even when a nanny has been screened carefully, she will always be somewhat of an outsider, since she is not technically a family member. Using a nanny camera will help to give you peace of mind when your child is at home with a caregiver. Make sure that the nanny is feeding the baby on time, changing the diapers on time, and most importantly-not physically harming your precious child! Child abuse is a serious issue that can affect not only a child’s body, but also his mental and social wellbeing. What makes nanny cameras so wonderful is that they’re small enough to put in everyday objects around the house, monitoring where your nanny spends the majority of her time.

Today, the number of child abuse cases involving nannies is on the rise. Placing nanny cameras around the house will help to ensure that your child is always in good hands, even when they are not yours.

Home Safety for Toddlers and Small Children

If you have toddlers in your home, then safety is obviously a big concern. They are big enough and mobile enough to go just about anywhere but they little to no understanding of how dangerous some things might be. So, you know that you need to toddler-proof your home but how do you go about it?

A great place to start is by placing ‘baby gates’ at the top and bottom of the stair case to prevent injuries. Be sure that you purchase a gate that is sturdy and can be easily fastened to the wall, railing or some other solid surface on or near the stairs. Even with a baby gate, never leave a toddler unattended near the stairs.

Next on the list to put child safety latches on all cupboard and cabinet doors the child could possibly reach. Remember, toddlers can climb! Pa extra attention the cabinets under the kitchen or bathroom sink or anyplace you store medicine, cleaning supplies, garden chemicals or poisons. In the garage or storage shed, store all weed killers and chemicals in a locked cabinet and place the key in a location where your child cannot find it.

When it comes to toddler safety, prevention is the best method. Store your child’s books and toys at their level so they do not have to climb to get to their favorite game or stuffed animal. If your child has a lamp, fan or other electrical appliance in his/her room, tuck cords safely behind furniture so the child cannot pull anything down on himself.

Avoid choking hazards by keeping young children away from small objects, pieces of toys, and small pieces of board games. Read manufacturer instructions for all toys and follow their guidelines. Buy only those toys and games that are appropriate for a child of a particular age. Place plastic safety plugs in electrical outlets so the child cannot stick his fingers in the outlet.

One aspect of home safety that is often overlooked is mildew and mold. Mildew and mold can cause serious illness and injury in adults and toddlers alike. Mold or mildew can be the cause of allergies and asthma in small children. Install a dehumidifier in any damp areas to mitigate the moisture in the air.

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One Formal Walk and Many Informal Walks

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The following is an excerpt from the book The Ultimate New York Diet

by David Kirsch

Published by McGraw-Hill; October 2006;$24.95US/$29.95CAN; 0-07-147582-6

Copyright © 2006 David Kirsch

One Formal Walk and Many Informal Walks

Devote time to one major walking (or running or some other type of cardio) session at least a few times a week. Start with whatever amount of time you can physically maintain, increasing the duration each week by about five minutes. Do intervals for most of your walk. That means doing bursts of faster walking (or running, depending on your fitness) that will seriously increase your heart rate and work your muscles to the max. You can do your intervals outside or on a treadmill. Start by walking (or jogging) five minutes at your usual pace to warm up. Then alternate two minutes of faster walking or running with two minutes of recovery walking or running. Your faster pace should feel like an 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 in intensity, and your easy pace should be a 4 or 5. If you prefer to cycle, row, or do some other form of cardio, go right ahead, alternating two minutes of faster-paced work with two minutes of recovery exercise.

In addition to a formal daily walk, take numerous miniwalks throughout the course of the day.

Adding Steps For . . .

Here are some ways to add a few daily miniwalks, depending on your lifestyle.

Busy Parents with Young Babies. Nearly all infants love riding in a stroller. More often than not, the stroller will soothe your baby to sleep. As an added bonus, if you have a colicky baby, your stroller time may be your only quiet time during your day. I knew one mother whose colicky baby cried from 3:00 P.M. to midnight on most days. She often put the baby in a stroller and walked a half-mile loop around her neighborhood — over and over again. Without fail, the screaming always stopped by the time she reached the end of the driveway, giving her the entire walk to collect her thoughts and wits before returning home. If you have more than one child, bring the older one along on your walks or walk with the baby around the playground while keeping an eye on the older one playing on the equipment.

In addition to giving yourself some needed quiet time, daily walks with your infant will help you to reduce stress and lift your mood, which can help fight off the postpartum blues that stem from shifting hormone levels. You’ll also bathe yourself and your baby in sunlight, which, research shows, will help you both to sleep better at night, particularly if you take a morning walk.

In addition to burning calories by walking, you’ll also tone your chest and arms as you push the stroller, especially if you take things uphill.

Start with an infant stroller that allows you to place your baby in a car seat facing you. This provides your baby more comfort, as many newborns don’t particularly like being flat on their backs. It also provides a better vantage point for you to see what your baby is doing. By around six months, when your baby can sit upright, you can progress to a jog stroller, which is lighter and easier to maneuver than the typical baby stroller.

For a little more variety, consider taking things off road by placing your infant in a front-style or backpack baby carrier, depending on his or her age. This adds weight to your body, forcing your legs to work harder. As with the stroller, your infant will probably fall asleep in the pack, giving you needed quiet time.

If you are stuck indoors on a rainy day, you can still sneak in more steps. Put your infant in a sling or baby carrier and walk up and down the steps in your home or apartment. Or, drive to an indoor mall and power walk as you window-shop.

Busy Parents with Children Age One and Older. Some parents tell me that their children at around age one just say “no” to the stroller, backpack, and bike trailer. These on-the-go children simply don’t want to be contained. If that’s the case, I strongly encourage you to carve out some “you” time where you can get in a longer, uninterrupted walk at a brisk pace. Perhaps you can share babysitting with another parent. One day you watch the kids so your friend can have some child-free time. On another day he or she watches them so you can walk or run.

Consider forming a walking club for other parents with young children. Meet at a nearby track or park. Everyone should bring blankets, toys, and, of course, children. During each meeting, one or two parents sit it out to supervise the kids while the other parents walk or run. Use these additional ideas to sneak in more steps:

Play chase and other active games. Encourage your son or daughter to chase you around the yard or house and vice versa. As your children age, take part in the active games they devise. Join in on tag, baseball, soccer, and other games rather than sitting and watching.

Take a nature walk. Young children love the outdoors. Head to a nearby park and meander. In addition to allowing your toddler or older child to expend some energy, you’ll be able to teach him or her about trees, leaves, plants, flowers, and other aspects of nature. You’ll also build your patience as your child stops every few steps to inspect leaves, sticks, and other treasures.

Go up and down the steps. Most toddlers are fascinated by stairs. Rather than always gating them off, every once in a while open the child-safety gate and encourage your toddler to climb up and down while you follow close behind. This allows your toddler time to practice an important skill as you also get in some active time.

Use a wagon. If your toddler hates the stroller, you might have some luck pulling him or her in a wagon, especially if you pack it full of stuffed animals and set off on a fun adventure. Head downtown and pull your child around Main Street or the mall. Let him or her out as needed.

People Who Work Lots of Hours at a Desk Job. Many of my clients spend more time at work, thinking about work, and getting ready for work than they do any other activity. Even when they’re not in the office, they generally are still working either by cell phone or notebook computer — or both. I often ask them what they do to stay active during the day, and here I’ve compiled some of their tricks.

Take a break. No matter how stressed you feel to get a project completed, take at least two breaks a day, one in the morning and one in the midafternoon. During this 5 to 10 minutes of nonwork time, go for a brisk walk around the office or — if possible — outside. This 5- to 10-minute session will not only help you burn a few extra calories but will also recharge your mental and physical batteries. On top of these two official breaks, take a walk break whenever you find yourself spinning your wheels. All of us have segments during the day when our brains partially shut down, whether we like it or not. A brisk walk helps lift the brownout, sharpening your brain for the rest of the day.

Hold a conference walk. Walk with colleagues to brainstorm or solve problems. Movement has a way of simultaneously opening up the creative mind while shutting down the critical mind. Those folks who annoy you during meetings because they seem to talk just to hear the sound of their own voices? They’ll be less likely to do so while in motion. The walk-and-work session will help keep everyone on track — no pun intended.

Use the least important parking space. Who cares that you clawed your way to the top in order to get the chosen space with your name on it right next to the office door? Park your car in the spot farthest away from the door and hoof it in. The short, brisk walk will help wake you up in the morning, readying you to face the day. Follow this mind-set no matter where you need to park your car. As one of my clients, Christine Capulong, puts it, “Rather than wasting my time circling a parking lot in search for a space closest to the store, I instead look for the space closest to the entrance of the lot.” She also never takes elevators, mounting stairs two at a time.

Discuss matters in person. I’m not sure when it became commonplace for workers to call or e-mail each other rather than speak face-to-face. When you need something from someone in your office, make it a point to get out of your chair and physically place yourself in the same space as the person you are talking to. Not only will this help you to log more steps, but you’ll also be more likely to effectively get your point across when you can use body language and tone of voice in addition to your actual words.

If you dine out for lunch, walk to your destination. Pick some dining spots 10 to 15 minutes away, and walk to and from lunch.

People Who Travel for Business. Although you can’t help but remain motionless during a certain part of the travel experience, you probably have more opportunities to sneak in steps than you think. Consider the following tactics.

Never use the moving walkways. Store your luggage in an airport locker, or invest in a backpack carry-on. This allows you to more comfortably walk the concourses. Also, invest in comfortable travel shoes. Timberland and other companies now make fashionable dress shoes with comfortable rubber soles designed for airport navigation. Once you have the right shoes and luggage, you can more easily take the stairs instead of the elevator or escalator (you’ll probably have them to yourself and can avoid the crowds).

Move in the morning. As soon as you arrive at your destination, take a walk. This will help to prevent jet lag. Then, especially if you’ve skipped multiple time zones, follow up with a brisk walk or hike early during your first morning at your destination. Your morning walk will help to reset your body clock to your new time zone.

Go prepared. Pack one of your favorite exercise books or DVDs (mine will always work in a pinch), and if your room does not have a DVD player (check ahead of time), you can always watch the program on your laptop.

People Who Are on Vacation. Although many people backslide during their vacations, I personally think your time off from work and away from home is the easiest time to sneak in fitness. Each vacation destination will offer up its unique set of touristy ways that can keep you fit on the road. If you are staying near a lake or pond, look into paddleboat, canoe, or rowboat rentals. If you are staying in snow-capped mountains, look into skiing, snowshoeing, and snow hiking. If you’re at the shore, try some bodysurfing, bodyboarding, paddleball, beach football (my favorite), and beach volleyball. If you’re staying at a vacation home, see if there’s a horseshoe pit and start up a game. Walk on the beach. Wade through the hotel swimming pool. Consider the following options.

Take walking breaks during road trips. If you are driving to your destination, stop every few hours at a town park, playground, or restaurant with a play area. Allow your children to romp around as you walk. Or, join in with them by playing tag or kicking a ball.

Take an active cruise. Some large ships house pools, golf simulators, rock walls, basketball hoops, fitness centers, jogging and walking areas, and instructor-led fitness classes. During your sea and land excursions you can burn calories as you snorkel, swim, hike, scuba dive, and horseback ride. While on a cruise in Turkey, I started every morning doing push-ups and sit-ups and taking a morning swim followed by an invigorating hike. One hour under the Turkish sun made breakfast taste that much more delicious and worthwhile.

Walk everywhere. You can get in plenty of unstructured exercise by walking as you sightsee. One of my clients, Sabina, arrived in France about a week before her wedding. She spent each morning walking the French countryside. “It helped me to connect with my environment,” she said. Stroll through your destination’s downtown, the local zoo, and other destinations. If you’re staying in a city, walk the streets to pick your nightly restaurants rather than relying on the hotel staff, phone book, or travel guide. Check out menus and make your reservation. You can easily get in three hours of walking a day just by seeing the sights on foot.

Schedule an educational vacation. Wrap your entire vacation around an activity, such as learning to sail, ski, swim, hike, or play a sport. Travel agents can hook you up with any number of vacation packages that will keep you active and satisfy your yen for knowledge. If you have children, look for packages that include excavating dinosaur bones and other anthropological expeditions.

Sign up for an adventure vacation. Numerous companies will not only help you stay in shape while you are on vacation, they’ll help you get in the best shape of your life. For example, one adventure travel company, Backroads, organizes cycling, kayaking, and hiking trips all over the world. Another company, Trek Travel, organizes cycling trips through Tuscany, Provence, and Denmark, among many other destinations. Many of these companies offer gentle, intermediate, and hard-core excursions, matching their adventure vacations to your fitness level and skills.

Copyright © 2006 David Kirsch

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David Kirsch is the founder and owner of the Madison Square Club, celebrated for its custom-designed fitness training and nutritional counseling. Visit David’s website at davidkirsch.com.

Making your home safe for your toddler

When should I start making my home safe for my toddler?

As your baby becomes mobile and begins to explore, safety at home becomes a crucial concern. This factsheet describes a number of safety devices that are available and measures you can take to help prevent accidents in the home. However, some places and activities will always pose a danger to your child. It’s essential, therefore, that you assess your home environment, identify the dangers, and teach your toddler about them at the earliest opportunity.
Safety barriers

Extension kits are available for most gates. Make sure that it is attached according to the manufacturer’s instructions. There are two types of barrier:
Walk-through gates these either have an integral frame that extends to grip the gap securely and a swing door, or are gates with hinges, which attach to the wall. The two-way opening gate offers more flexibility and convenience.
Barriers Block a gap and are easily detachable but they have no gate for access. Adults may be tempted to climb over them rather than release and then re-fix them, which makes them a hazard when used at the top of the stairs.
Locks

Window locks Can either keep windows shut securely or allow them to be opened to a limited degree for ventilation, but still prevent small children from escaping through them.
Fridge/freezer locks Protect children from bumping into an open fridge door and prevent accidents with any breakable objects inside. They are generally fitted with adhesive pads and are convenient to use.
TV and video locks protect a toddler from accidents and potential electric shocks and will protect your valuable equipment from damage. They may block the video-cassette slot, or shield the full length of the video player to protect the slot and the controls. Check that when fitted, the appliance can still be operated via the remote control.
Safety guards

Safety guards will help you protect your child from burns or injury from heat and power appliances.
Fire guards Essential if you have any type of fire in your home. They should be fixed to the wall on either side of a fire or fireplace. Although many fire guards can be adjusted to fit a range of widths, check that the guard you buy is suitable for your style of fire and make sure that it is firmly secured.
Cooker and hob guards Designed to prevent your child reaching up and pulling saucepans down from your cooker hob. Guards vary from simple metal rails around the hob to projecting shelves that prevent hands from reaching up and over. Always remember to turn saucepan handles away from the edge of the hob.
Glass safety

Where possible, remove glass furniture such as glass coffee tables while you have young children in the house. Glass in windows, doors and in furniture that cannot be removed should be made safe.
Safety glass If possible when you’re buying new or replacement glazing put in safety glass, especially for internal or patio doors. This toughened glass rarely breaks, but if it does it shatters into small pieces, which are relatively harmless.
Fire safety

Smoke detectors – should be installed near your child’s bedroom as well as in the other recommended areas in your home. Check that your smoke detectors carry the British Standards ‘kite mark’ and look for those with an alarm test facility and a ‘battery low’ warning signal. Other fire safety items include:
Accident prevention

Corner protectors- these are normally rounded plastic or rubber corner pieces that can be fitted with adhesive pads to the corners of your furniture.
Door protectors- can be fitted on the inside door hinge to prevent trapping and over the top of a door to prevent the door from slamming shut on fingers accidentally.
Light switch adapters- for older children you might consider adapting light switches to enable your child to reach and turn on the light. These are particularly helpful along hallways and for lavatory visits during the night.

How to Child Proof Your Home in Easy Steps

Parents are often worried about the safety of their little ones from the moment they are born. Keeping children away from danger is not an easy task. Many items that pose great danger to the child surround the house. One way to ensure that a toddler is kept safe within the precincts of the home is to childproof the home and this will require few alterations be made to the home. By following simple childproofing measures, house accidents experienced by children can be reduced tremendously.

How You Can Start Childproofing Your Home

The best way to baby proof is to get down on your knees and hands and survey the home in the child’s perspective. Find out what the little one can or cannot access. Cleaning materials that are usually stored under the sink and bath products on the tub’s edge pose a grave danger. These items should be kept as far as possible from the reach of toddlers.

How to Baby Proof Stairways

One of the best ways of baby proofing is keeping the child away from certain rooms. As much as the child requires space to play and move about, you should realize places like the stairs are accidents waiting to happen. Gates should be installed on the stairways and at the front of the baby’s room. Gates that are bolted and pressure locked are more permanent and stronger thus, they make a good choice. They should be low enough for an adult to jump over and high enough for a child not to climb over.

Simple Way to Ensure Windows Are Kept Safe

The easiest way to keep widows safe is by locking them or using guards to make them not open too wide. Using screens will not guarantee that the child will not fall off. You should use the keyed sash lock to be able to control how the window is raised. It ensures that the baby is not able to open the window. The child’s bed and the cribs should be located away from the window and blind cords kept out of their reach.

How to Child Proof Drawers, Cupboards and Outlets

There are several gadgets that are manufactured specifically to ensure that toddlers are not caught up in door hinges or slammed by cupboard doors or drawers. Use safety latches to ensure that the drawers are locked to prevent toddlers from accessing their contents. You should install safety plugs to cover outlets if they are not being used. The outlet’s end should not be accessible and when using extension chord you can put it safely behind the furniture.

Why You Must Keep Small Items Out of their

Children are susceptible to chocking and it can become fatal. They usually take small items such as coins, toys, buttons and other items into their mouth. You should do everything possible to ensure that the child is kept safe. Always be alert and watch the objects lying about where the little one is. Ensure that older children are taught to keep their toys away from the babies. 

It is important to remember that the gadgets for child proofing cannot offer a permanent solution to protecting babies. Train the child to be cautious and be careful around potentially dangerous items.

How to Make Your Home Child-Friendly

Parents and caregivers want to provide a safe place for their children to live and play but too often child proofing these areas gets put off. This has caused thousands of household accidents that could have easily have been prevented. The good news is that child proofing is not difficult and can easily be completed in one day.

It is important to protect your child from common household dangers before you bring your newborn home from the hospital. If you wait, things can become hectic and easily get put off until later. Below are some of tips on how to childproof your home.

On your first visit to the store you will likely be overwhelmed by all of the products on the market designed to child proof or baby proof your home. There are literally hundreds of different choices.

Some child proofing requires no devices, just common sense. Other areas definitely require the use of a child proofing device. Not all children are the same. If you feel a certain product would help protect your child from a situation they are more likely to get into, you may consider adding that to your arsenal as well.

Here are some basic steps for child proofing your home.

Move Cleaners, Medicine and Other Poisons

You need to move any poisonous substance out of the reach of your children. A common mistake is to keep cleaners under the kitchen sink or bath products on the ledge of the tub. While you might think that child resistant caps will protect your children, you should be aware that the requirements for a child resistant package may mean that at least 80-85% of children couldn’t open them. That means your child might. All poisons and medicines should be stored in a high cupboard or locked area.

Block Stairways

Not surprisingly, falls are one of the biggest causes of injury to young children. Stairways are particularly dangerous and should always be properly gated. Never use pressure mounted gates at the tops of stairs since your child may be able to put enough pressure on them to give way.

Despite having a gate it is important for parents to keep a close eye on children around staircases. No safety device outweighs the importance of adult supervision.

Keep Children out of Dangerous Rooms

The bathroom, garage, and office can all be dangerous areas for you child. To keep them safe, use door-knob covers and door locks. Place a slide lock or hook-and-eye latch hign on the door, out of child’s reach.

Keep Windows Safe

Lock windows or use guards to prevent them from opening too far. Screens will not keep your child from falling out of a window.

Make sure that blind cords are out of reach and the beds, cribs and other furniture are moved away from windows where a child could climb up and reach. You’d be surprised what they are capable of.

Outlets, Drawers and Cupboards

There is a huge assortment of products aimed at protecting your children’s fingers from being caught in door hinges, slammed in drawers or by closing cupboard doors. Test out several products in a children’s store that demonstrates how different products are used. The main purpose should be to prevent an accident but if you find the products difficult to use you may end up not using them at all.

Small Toys and Other Choking Hazards

Another major cause of hospital visits for small children is choking. Small toys, batteries, buttons, coins and other objects go straight into the mouths of babies and toddlers (and even some preschoolers). Prevention is the key. If you have older children they should be taught to keep small toys out of the reach of younger children. Keep a keen eye for objects on the floor where your baby is present.

Monitor New Dangers

You will need to be constantly aware of what your child can get access to. As you child grows and develops they may suddenly be capable of reaching or pulling down items you didn’t think of.

Don’t forget that most child proofing devices you can buy are temporary solutions to prevent the most disastrous accidents. Your children should also be taught how to behave and where to be especially careful. After all, your children will likely be in many homes that are not child proofed like yours and their safety will depend on understanding what’s not safe.

How to Quickly Childproof a Room

Childproofing is necessary to keep kids safe.  Parents are generally well aware of normal household hazards, like outlets, drape and blinds pulls, cabinet locks and door knob covers.  But, what if you are taking your child to a relative’s house for a visit and you need to quickly childproof a room?  This is a guide for parents to make a room safer when you’re not in your own home.

First, make sure that you talk to the owner of the house to make sure that they will not be offended if you come in with your baby proofing gear.  Ask permission to do a few things that will help you relax when you are visiting.  Explain that your baby is getting into everything and that you have to know that it is safe for them to play before you can enjoy your visit.  Most people will be totally fine with it, but ask ahead of time so that you don’t take someone by surprise.

Pack some basics so that you don’t have to go shopping when you get to the house.  Some good items to have are door knob covers, outlet covers, power strip cover, metal clamps, zip ties, and a portable baby gate.  If you can travel with these things, you’ll be able to quickly child proof when you arrive.

A baby gate that expands to fit a space is great for blocking off stairs or other rooms that you don’t want your baby getting into.  If you’re worried about the stoppers leaving marks on the wall, put a piece of paper towel or a wash cloth between the stopper and the paint.  Use your best judgment and be sure to fix anything that you mess up.

Go around and plug the outlets that are within the baby’s reach.  Outlet covers are great if you have time to install them, because they keep the items that are plugged in safely behind a cover where the baby can’t pull them out.

Cords can be gathered up and quickly tied together to get rid of strangulation hazards.  Use metal paper clamps to secure drape and blinds cords up high where the baby can’t get to them.  Snap door knob covers on the doors that lead to the outside or to the rooms where the baby isn’t allowed.

Walk around the house and check for chemicals and sharp or breakable objects underneath the counters.  Sometimes you can put a thick rubber band on cabinet doors to hold two handles together.  This is not a substitute for child locks, but it can be a deterrent.  Move dangerous chemicals out to a garage area, laundry room, or anywhere that has a high enough shelf.  Check for medications lying around and ask to move them into a high cabinet.

One thing that parents often miss is clothing.  Lots of children choke every year on buttons, snaps, cord pulls and decorations from clothing.  Little plastic cord pulls on winter coats are very dangerous.  Encourage children in the house to hang their coats on infant hangers or children’s hangers.  Baby hangers are small enough for children to handle easily and they are more likely to use them.

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