Your Safety Tips

When getting out of the car always get the more mobile child (toddler or preschooler) out last so you have control over where they are and what they are doing. A baby can't wander through a busy car park like a toddler can!

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Ensure bookcases are bolted to your walls. I have heard nasty stories about babies and toddlers being very seriously hurt as they have pulled themself up on a freestanding bookcase. They are not so sturdy if someone is pulling on them!

Most people think of barriers for stairs, but you also need to ensure you have one at the bottom of the stairs. If small babies climb up a few stairs they can easily fall backwards.

Some great safety tips!!

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As we work closely with Kidsafe some other great tips they have passed on to us are:

* Dont encourage the use of your driveway as a play area. Always make sure an adult is holding your child or the child is in the car with you, when you move the car. - Sadly many children every year have been killed by driveway accidents.

* Make sure the pram brake is on! Prams can roll away so easily.

* Keep batteries away from little children. If swallowed the can cause horrific internal burns.

* Make sure your TV is as far back as possible. Dont put toys or other objects a child will reach for on the TV or stand. Ensure the TV is wall mounted or secured with straps on a stable TV stand. Make sure TV cords are out of reach. Make sure doors or draws are removed or secured to stop them being used as steps.

really good idea about covering the karseat to prevent it getting hot dont know why I naver thought of that.I wouldnt let them to take anything to bed with them or if I had to pop outside I would allways leave them on a playmat with no toys other than ones on the gym or matt.barriers and gates for kitchen and stairs if you have them.If use amber necklaces put around foot to avoid choking hazard.Agee with taking off bibs when putting them to bed,checking temperature of everything they eat and drink.Keeping cott away from windows blinds ect.I use a bath seat but obviously never for a second leave them alone in it.

Those of you in Sydney, Westmead Childrens Hospital has a Kidsafe House which looks like a typical family home and shows you all the things that you need to be aware of to make your home kidsafe. I haven't been yet, but seeing bubs is starting to move around, i'm going soon.

Brisbane has one too, near the RBWH. They also fit car seats and sell a range of safety items.