iSEE Science Lab Parent Guide
First Safety for your Kids
Key points
* Home safety is about supervising your child, creating a safe environment, and teaching your child about what’s safe and what’s not.
* You can do a lot to avoid common home injuries like falls, burns and scalds, poisoning, drowning, strangulation and suffocation.
* If your child is injured, it’s important to know basic first aid and CPR so you can care for your child until medical help arrives.
Promoting child safety at home
Your adult-friendly home has lots of potential hazards for a child. But you can keep your child safe by finding out what the risks are, and then preventing or removing them.
But even when you think you’ve removed all the home safety hazards, the reality is that children can still have tumbles and falls. That’s why supervision is one of the keys to child safety at home.
Also, as your child grows and learns to climb and open things, you need to be alert for new hazards. You’ll probably need to change the environment to make sure your home is still a safe and creative place to play and explore.
And along with supervision and a safe environment, you can also improve home safety by teaching your child about what’s safe and what’s not.
