Toddler Danger Zones

omg. I read these things and i get so scared. The other day i went up staires for like two minutes to grab something while my son was taking a nap and someone left the baby gate and front door open and when i came back down stairs my son had walked out into the driveway.nothing happened becaus ei went out there and grabbed him but i couldnt stop crying it scared me so badly.

18 months old was in his parents bed he was not in his crib anymore & awaiting his big boy bed to arrive. the parents had him on the wall side of the bed so he would not fall off, there was a gap between the wall and the bed, he fell between during the night and his little legs did not reach the floor and his head wedged between the wall & mattress & he hung himself & was dead when the parents woke in the morning...no sounds were heard..his name was jeffery toth

my friend is a nurse in the emergency room, i hear of kids choking on small toys especially those little hot wheels cars, the little wheels can be bitten off by a teething child...eye injuries r the worst things also to see, pencils, chopsticks and little sticks outdoors that little ones can fall onto & poke an eye out,forks never to be given to little children under 4, lollipops also a hazzard.to choke on or stick part in another childs face/eyes

popcorn & potato chips can choke a child, always watch small kids especially when they r eating, a choking child cant call for help, there is no sound while they r turning blue, a friend of min long ago had her 8 yr old boy come home from school with his key and a bowl of popcorn waiting for him on kitchen table, the mom came home a few hrs later & found her son had choked to death all alone...a big lesson here

Falls out windows are always a concern. If possible open windows from the top or only a very little on the bottom. Screens will not hold a 20lb (and up) child. Along those lines, watch the cords from blinds and window treatments for strangulation risk.

If your elder relatives safety mindedness concerns you, please pass on this website's address, print out some of the articles that address your concerns, or better yet, give them a subscription to Parents magazine from your child. We care a great deal more than you are giving us credit for. Believe it or not we've been where you are. We raised a generation or two of great adults and did so with a lot less help and information.

Does not matter how you baby proof your house or home, always keep an eye one the little ones,because little minds like to wonder around and try anything new to them. Just do not take your eye off of them at all,always stay within eye and arm reach of your little ones.

Watch your young kids, and don't leave them in a room alone. That will prevent a lot of these injuries that you are talking about.

In home office areas, please remember to unplug your document shredders when they aren't in use. Curious fingers will get caught & stay caught causing severe hand trauma at best. When visiting someone who has one, make sure to ask them to unplug it, as well.

do not keep glasses on counters, babies like to pull things and could catch a cloth and pull it down..

You're right sb1989_cutie. Family time is the best. Honestly, the world is so full of hazards. I just can't go there with trusting labels to say stuff is safe or to trust my relatives to know that the house is safe or to trust STRANGERS to give my kids candy. I just prefer to keep things homebound or else the car. We do alot in the car and I try to minimize the hazards there too.

Grandma's and Great-Grandma's are the most dangerous. My two year old took one of my grandmother's (his GREAT grandmother's) actose (diabetes) pills last month, she didn't realize she had dropped one. I had to spend the night in the hospital with him while they tested his blood sugar all night, every hour to make sure it didn't drop. Be careful at these houses, they are quite often the most dangerous because they have been out of the game for a looooong time!

Quit taking your kids trick or treating around town. They've had reports of needles in candied apples, and glass in candy. Be Smart, and know your surroundings!. I just bought some candy, and made cookies at home, and watched scary movies :). It's great family time!

Make sure if your windows are open that the screen is locked. My 3yr old watched me lock the screens one day, and a week later he unlocked it and fell 2 stories onto concrete and had a fractured skull. He survived with tramatic brain injury.

keep your kids safe don't leave your child in a car or at home byself that danger

well i don't have that promblem here my son sit and watch t.v i alway keep a safe house

Good tip