Screens keep bugs out, not kids in.

• Window guards, to prevent children from falling out of windows.
• Window stops so that windows open no more than four inches.
• Close and lock windows when they are not being used.
• Keep furniture away from windows so kids cannot climb to the ledge.
• If you have double-hung windows —it is generally safer to open the top pane, but growing kids may have enough strength, dexterity and curiosity to open the bottom pane. Be vigilant.
• Do not rely on window screens to prevent falls.
• Supervise children at all times, especially around open windows.

Warm weather brings with it sad news: report after report that a child has died of heat stroke while trapped alone in a vehicle.

Believe it or not, it can happen in February,but starting in March, the numbers begin to skyrocket. These tragedies affect mostly infantsand toddlers, but it can happen to young children as well.

The home environment has many hidden drowning hazards for children. Drowning deaths can occur not only in pools and spas, but in bathtubs, toilets and buckets. Keep these safety tips in mind to make your home safer from these hidden hazards.

It is never too early to protect babies from the sun! 

Babies are not born with a developed skin protection system and have sensitive skin that is thinner than adult skin so they burn more easily.  A young child has more skin, relative to body mass, than an adult, so a sunburn will be more serious. Even children born to parents with deeply pigmented (dark) skin require maximum protection. Sunburns not only hurt and cause skin damage but they can also cause dehydration and fever.

Pools and spas will be used more frequently as warmer weather arrives. Learn how to create safer pool and spa environments for children and what you can do to make your home pool or spa safer.

1. Are educators first, taking the time to show you how you can create a safer environment for your child.
2. Have experience dealing with all sorts of hazards in all types of homes, and can readily provide products and services to suit your specific needs.

Answers to Questions Most Often Asked of a Baby Proofer
by Rene Appelbaum, co-owner of Baby Proofers Plus

Why hire a professional baby proofer?

• According to a December 2008 Center for Disease Control Childhood Injury Report, during the years 2000-2005, over 16,000 children under the age of four years, died from a preventable and controllable cause.  More specifically, these deaths were caused by suffocation (choking, strangulation and entrapment representing a striking 40%), drowning (20%) and another 15% of fatal injuries resulted from being struck by or falling into objects such as sharp corners.

NEWS from CPSC

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission