Small children are often some curious daredevils who just like sticking your fingers in a new toy as the house's electrical outlets. It is therefore a good idea to childproof her home - that is, make it safe (but not boring!) For an adventurer in the knee to move around.
A world full of dangers?
Small children are full of go-to-head and curiosity. It drives them to explore ALT in their surroundings and thereby gain experience and develop. However, they do not know all the dangers they bring in themselves and can in no way predict the consequences. In other words, they can not, as adults, distinguish between what is dangerous and what is not dangerous to them. This means that parents should take care of the children so that they avoid more serious accidents such as broken bones, concussions or scoldings, all of which can give lasting mankind. The home must be arranged so that the child can play and discover without being injured.
You must think in two ways:
• How to ensure your home so your child avoids accidents
• How to best support and guide your child in gaining experience that enables you to handle things without endangering yourself
Many ugly accidents occur with children at home, many of which can be prevented and save the children from bad experiences, emergency visits, hospitalizations and, if necessary, The body and soul. Prevention of the accidents eliminates the need to shout and ban all the time. The child is given the opportunity to explore a safe world without too many prohibitions.
Every six months you should crawl around the home and look for potential dangers from the child's perspective and change the conditions that will increase the safety of your child.
Should the child bring in the kitchen?
The kitchen is an exciting place for a child. There are drawers, cupboards, stove, oven, electric kettle and fridge. There are many things to explore. You can easily have your child with you in the kitchen if you keep an eye on it all the time. Let it help with small tasks that it can handle. Gradually, it can get more tasks, while learning to do it appropriately in the kitchen.
Keep the child away from the hot springs, but tell it why it can not stand there. Have the child get a good and stable chair that is stuck and almost leans the child towards the kitchen table. Use plastic and bowls with rubber rings attached to the table, and always splash free glass for small children. The most important thing is to teach the child to ask for permission for the different things and to be receptive to how to do. The more the child is practicing the things that are not dangerous, the better it will accept a no to the dangerous things.
The sharp knives and drawers
Set the sharp knives in the drawer, you can secure them by putting a drawer block on the tray so that the child can not open it. There may be things in the drawer that the child can not play with; And it can also be serious when trying to close the drawer again. The little child does not completely control his motor skills. The child does not close the tray carefully; But puts all the forces in. The knives can also be placed on a wall magnet or in a knife block outside the reach of the child.
Make possible A drawer, which is the child, where there are some of the kitchen utensils in which the child may need. Such a drawer allows you to put a pull-out stop that prevents the child from pulling the drawer completely out of the socket, thus preventing the child from getting it down.
The electric kettle is fun to pull in the cord
If you have electric kettles or an electric kettle, be aware that the child can pull the machine or the kettle with contents beyond the edge of the table and downwards. To prevent this, install a cord holder so that the cord becomes too short to reach beyond the edge of the board. You can also simply shorten the cord. Set the electric kettle and coffee machine at the back of the kitchen table. It is also a good idea to pull the plug out of the kitchen appliances that are not in use, such as the blender.
Exciting stuff in the oven and on the stove
Be aware that the glass door in the oven door becomes so hot that a child can burn on it. You can protect the child by setting a grid. The oven is secured by attaching the door to the door door so that the child can not open it yourself and possibly. Use it for stairs up to the stove. A fuse can also be fitted that prevents the child from turning on or setting the oven temperature.
In order for the child not to burn on the hotplates or to grab a pan or pan handle, resulting in accidents, you can install a stove on the edge of the stove. If you do not, it is wise to use the rear hobs. Children's reaction time is longer than adults, and therefore they are much longer to pull their hands.
What should you ensure in the living room and in the rooms?
In the living room and in the rooms there can be drawers and cupboards just like in the kitchen. They ensure you as described in the text of the kitchen. Doors can be the cause of accidents. You can use door frames or install door stops to prevent crushing accidents.
Loose rugs and mats are dangerous to the child who is learning to go. It can stumble and fall into folds and edges. Lay the rubber mesh under the blankets and wait with the loose mats until the child has grown older.
In the living room there are also many sharp and pointed corners. They are protected by putting safety plastic corners on. Not so nice when you visit, but useful in the first time when your child walks away with the first steps. Do not use tablecloths, they can not help the child to pull in when trying to get up. In addition to the fact that all the porcelain can end up, it can cause scalding. Always put warm items, such as cups and teapots, far into the table, and use thermocouples with a fixed screw cap. If you use tablecloths, you can secure them by placing tablecloths on them and the tables.
Keep matches, lighter and lighted candles outside the child's reach, and teach the child respect for open fire. Do not let the child run around with bottles, glasses or porcelain cups. If it falls, it can cut and turn its teeth off.
Shelves and toys
The shelves are very inviting as climbing frames for children. To prevent the rack from falling over the child, you can attach an angle bracket between the rack and the wall. Keep in mind that the child's toys and small parts of the toy, such as screws, beads, pins, balloons, balls, coins and small blocks can be dangerous if the child puts them in the mouth. They can stuck or swallow down the lungs and it can be life threatening. Remove small objects that pose a danger. In addition, the Swedish Safety Agency's toy tests can be used.
Many have wood-burning stoves, and it is secured by a wood-burning stove throughout and at a distance that ensures that the child does not burn when near. Always supervise the child near a wood burning stove or a lighted iron.
Electricity
Electrical installations must be secured throughout the house. Check if there is a safety-electric relay in the housing, if not let it mount. All electrical outlets should be secured with a plastic lid / plug that the child can not self-discharge. Pay attention to extension cables, and make sure that wires and lamps are in order ie. In proper electrical condition. Electrical accidents are always very serious. They can cause deep third-degree burns or cost a living.
Good view from the windows
Avoid placing furniture under the windows, because the children can climb them. Some children climb up and squeeze their fingers, other children climb into the windowshade. Some fall down from there, and the unfortunate ones fall out of an open window - maybe several floors down. Children are lightning fast to climb and fall out. The safest thing is to install safety stops at the top of the windows so they can not be opened quite a lot and can not be reached by the child. Also put a hook at the top of the patio door.
What should you ensure the bathroom?
The bathroom is an exciting place with all its running and rippling water. You should be aware that there should be no more than a few centimeters of water for a little child to drown. If it gets the face under water, it automatically drags the weather to scream. Hereby, its lungs are filled with water, and it driers. At the same time, a child who gets his head under water is losing the sense of orientation, therefore, does not sense to reopen his head or to get up. Have non-slip mats in the bath or shower nets and do not leave the child.
The toilet itself can be closed by means of two clips on the toilet board so that the child can not close it himself. If you have a bathtub, it's a good idea to save the bath tub plug somewhere other than the bathtub. Otherwise, the child can put the plug in and fill the bath tub. On faucets and fixtures you can install thermostats (max 40 degrees), so the child can not open for scalding hot water and burn. Or, at all, put the temperature in the water heater down as long as your children have not learned to take care.
Many have decorated the playground in the bathroom. Let it be decorated so that you can reach ALT with one hand. NEVER go from his child or turn his back to it. Instead, take the child with it or lay it down on the floor.
Children often find it difficult to reach the washbasin, a stable stool can be used for disposal.
Coals down the stairs are no art
Stairs are dangerous for children, the first years, and until they have learned to move on them. You secure the staircase by having a cover / grille for both top and bottom and attached to the frame. A grid must be at least 65 cm high and the distance between bars 4,5 cm and 6 cm.
If there are openings between the staircases, close them so that the child does not fall between them or stuck his head. It is dangerous if the child climbs the handrail and falls down. Therefore, it is also necessary to avoid case rails that children use as stairs. When the guitar / covers are removed after two years of age, the child should be able to travel safely even on the stairs. Therefore, during the first two years of life, you must practice stairs with the child. This is done by teaching the child to go backwards down the stairs and with the hands of the stairs. At the beginning you have to go down and climb next to the child, both up and down the tours, and be prepared to seize the child if necessary.
Medicine looks fun - especially the yellow pills
If you have medicine standing, it must be stored in a locked closet so that the child is unable to take any of it. Vitamin pills must also be outside the reach of the child. Medicine poisoning can be serious.
Take care of detergents and laundry powder - it may corrode
Lock all cabinets that contain flammable liquids, detergents, detergents, herbicides, car products, cleaners, perfumes or anything else that can be poisonous or corrosive to skin. Never store it under the sink or behind the toilet.
If the accident has occurred, it is important to act quickly and correctly. Some plants are poisonous and especially for small children, it is advisable not to have them inside or out, and at least have a knowledge of which plants are concerned.
It's useful to do something. The accident rate drops drastically when the home and the surroundings are made safe for children. The balance between securing too much and too little depends of course on temperament. It is no wonder to live with excessive dangers. But neither nice to live in a fortress. Find a balance so your child is secured, but at the same time has room and opportunity to increase his / her experience and develop.
