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Child Safety Tips: How to Stay Safe While Having Fun
This resource offers practical, easy-to-understand guidance to help protect children from common preventable injuries at home, school, and during recreational activities. Provided by the Sieben Polk Law Firm. It focuses on awareness, supervision, and simple safety measures to reduce the risk of accidents while allowing children to play, explore, and stay active safely.
In 2020, approximately three million children aged 14 and under visited emergency rooms for non-fatal injuries. The leading cause of child injury was falls. Children rely on adults to keep them safe while they are at school, at home, in the car, or participating in recreational activities.
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Childproofing Your Home
Even your home may be filled with hazards that endanger your child’s safety. According to Stanford Medical Children’s Health, approximately 2,000 children aged 14 and under die from injuries in the home every year. The most common causes of injuries at home are:
Fire and burns
Suffocation
Drowning
Firearms
Falls
Choking
Poisoning
Every room in your home presents unique safety challenges for your child, but there are numerous protective measures you can take to keep your child safe.
Common Causes of Injuries at Home:
Kitchen Safety
The kitchen is perhaps the most dangerous room in the house for your child. Young children should only be in the kitchen with adult supervision. Even with supervision, an injury can happen in an instant due to a variety of hazards. When you have young children, plan every task and arrange your kitchen with your child in mind. Use child-proof safety latches to keep children out of cupboards and drawers. The most common hazards and methods of protecting your child are discussed below.
Falling Objects
Toddlers can pull heavy or otherwise dangerous items down from high spots and injure themselves. You can prevent this by storing all items away from the edges of counters, including while you are working in the kitchen. Avoid using tablecloths or runners that your child could pull, which could lead to dishes or other heavy objects falling on them.
Children can also pull appliances on top of themselves if they can reach the cord. When working in the kitchen, check frequently for dangling cords and items near the edge of the counter, especially if they are hot or heavy.
2024 Toy Recalls
Toys are commonly recalled because of lead, small pieces coming off, or failure to follow safety standards. If your child has a recalled toy, take the toy away from your child immediately and follow the manufacturer’s instructions. In many cases, you will be able to get a free replacement with the safety issue fixed. The Consumer Products Safety Commission has reported the following toy safety recalls in 2024:
Children’s Marko Kart Ride-On Racer Car – The acceleration pedal can become clogged with debris and stay engaged when the foot is removed, creating a crash hazard.
Nova Baby Infant Swings – These are marketed for swing babies to sleep, but the high incline can lead to suffocation; the product lacks mandatory warnings about sleeping in the swing.
Slide & Seek Ball Runs with Wooden Knobs – The wooden knob can come off due to damage caused by defective shipping packaging.
Fishing Games by Huihuang Trading – The magnets in the toy are too strong and could lead to bowel perforation if swallowed.
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