a new review of child injury research unveiled that the home may not be a safe
unveiled that the home may not be a safe
unveiled that the home may not be a safe for children as parents believe hi I’m
for children as parents believe hi I’m
for children as parents believe hi I’m Veronica watchmojo.com and today we’re
Veronica watchmojo.com and today we’re
Veronica watchmojo.com and today we’re looking at ways to ensure safety for a
looking at ways to ensure safety for a
looking at ways to ensure safety for a child at home so to begin why is there
child at home so to begin why is there
child at home so to begin why is there even a need to raise awareness for child
even a need to raise awareness for child
even a need to raise awareness for child safety in the homes a majority of
safety in the homes a majority of
safety in the homes a majority of parents around forty-nine percent think
parents around forty-nine percent think
parents around forty-nine percent think their home is the safest place their
their home is the safest place their
their home is the safest place their child can be but the reality is is that
child can be but the reality is is that
child can be but the reality is is that children are injured in the home all the
children are injured in the home all the
children are injured in the home all the time about 18,000 emergency room visits
time about 18,000 emergency room visits
time about 18,000 emergency room visits a year are caused by injuries that
a year are caused by injuries that
a year are caused by injuries that happened in the home which items top the
happened in the home which items top the
happened in the home which items top the list at creating an unsafe environment
list at creating an unsafe environment
list at creating an unsafe environment well some of the more common items are
well some of the more common items are
well some of the more common items are things like window blind cords bunk beds
things like window blind cords bunk beds
things like window blind cords bunk beds toppling water bottles toppling
toppling water bottles toppling
toppling water bottles toppling television sets and playground equipment
television sets and playground equipment
television sets and playground equipment that we have in our backyards apparently
that we have in our backyards apparently
that we have in our backyards apparently as children age their risk for different
as children age their risk for different
as children age their risk for different types of injuries change can you tell us
types of injuries change can you tell us
types of injuries change can you tell us about these you know children had a very
about these you know children had a very
about these you know children had a very young age even right up until the age of
young age even right up until the age of
young age even right up until the age of four will want to put things in their
four will want to put things in their
four will want to put things in their mouth to experience their environment
mouth to experience their environment
mouth to experience their environment that’s how they learn but the reality is
that’s how they learn but the reality is
that’s how they learn but the reality is is that an object this size will
is that an object this size will
is that an object this size will actually cause a choking hazard and if
actually cause a choking hazard and if
actually cause a choking hazard and if it can fit through a roll of paper it’s
it can fit through a roll of paper it’s
it can fit through a roll of paper it’s too small so the smaller the child the
too small so the smaller the child the
too small so the smaller the child the bigger the object should be when we look
bigger the object should be when we look
bigger the object should be when we look at how children grow things change so if
at how children grow things change so if
at how children grow things change so if i went to a five to nine year old then
i went to a five to nine year old then
i went to a five to nine year old then we’re looking at things like falls from
we’re looking at things like falls from
we’re looking at things like falls from bunk beds which are very very common so
bunk beds which are very very common so
bunk beds which are very very common so do you think you can take us through the
do you think you can take us through the
do you think you can take us through the home to create a safe environment for
home to create a safe environment for
home to create a safe environment for our kids sure I’d be happy to do that so
our kids sure I’d be happy to do that so
our kids sure I’d be happy to do that so I think most people are aware of heat
I think most people are aware of heat
I think most people are aware of heat being a danger to children we’re all
being a danger to children we’re all
being a danger to children we’re all very aware that the stove gets hot and
very aware that the stove gets hot and
very aware that the stove gets hot and small children can burn themselves quite
small children can burn themselves quite
small children can burn themselves quite easily but what we tend to forget that
easily but what we tend to forget that
easily but what we tend to forget that even older kids have this issue as well
even older kids have this issue as well
even older kids have this issue as well and many five to nine year olds or
and many five to nine year olds or
and many five to nine year olds or actually encouraged to use something
actually encouraged to use something
actually encouraged to use something like the microwave for example and the
like the microwave for example and the
like the microwave for example and the reality is is that the objects inside
reality is is that the objects inside
reality is is that the objects inside the microwave get very very hot we still
the microwave get very very hot we still
the microwave get very very hot we still encourage parents to heat up items for
encourage parents to heat up items for
encourage parents to heat up items for their children in terms of food in the
their children in terms of food in the
their children in terms of food in the microwave and remove them for their
microwave and remove them for their
microwave and remove them for their child never let your child to use the
child never let your child to use the
child never let your child to use the microwave on their own also you want to
microwave on their own also you want to
microwave on their own also you want to keep other items that get naturally hot
keep other items that get naturally hot
keep other items that get naturally hot very quickly just by use such as a
very quickly just by use such as a
very quickly just by use such as a toaster oven or a regular toaster out of
toaster oven or a regular toaster out of
toaster oven or a regular toaster out of the reach of children especially young
the reach of children especially young
the reach of children especially young ones because they’re certainly
ones because they’re certainly
ones because they’re certainly discovering and exploring their
discovering and exploring their
discovering and exploring their environment through touch so children
environment through touch so children
environment through touch so children like to use
like to use
like to use drawers as stairs and so they will pull
drawers as stairs and so they will pull
drawers as stairs and so they will pull out all the drawers and climb on top of
out all the drawers and climb on top of
out all the drawers and climb on top of them to reach the counter or to reach
them to reach the counter or to reach
them to reach the counter or to reach something high up and so we really
something high up and so we really
something high up and so we really encourage parents to put locks on their
encourage parents to put locks on their
encourage parents to put locks on their drawers to ensure that they can’t be
drawers to ensure that they can’t be
drawers to ensure that they can’t be opened and used easily by children plugs
opened and used easily by children plugs
opened and used easily by children plugs can be a really big hazard for young
can be a really big hazard for young
can be a really big hazard for young children especially because as they’re
children especially because as they’re
children especially because as they’re trying to discover their environment
trying to discover their environment
trying to discover their environment understand how things work they
understand how things work they
understand how things work they understand by plugging an object in that
understand by plugging an object in that
understand by plugging an object in that it makes the object work so they try to
it makes the object work so they try to
it makes the object work so they try to use other objects like keys and pins and
use other objects like keys and pins and
use other objects like keys and pins and pennies and sometimes even their fingers
pennies and sometimes even their fingers
pennies and sometimes even their fingers and try to plug them into the socket you
and try to plug them into the socket you
and try to plug them into the socket you can use a clever and quite simply just
can use a clever and quite simply just
can use a clever and quite simply just push it in and this will cover the hole
push it in and this will cover the hole
push it in and this will cover the hole and make sure that the child can’t use
and make sure that the child can’t use
and make sure that the child can’t use it it’s also very hard to pull out even
it it’s also very hard to pull out even
it it’s also very hard to pull out even as an adult I have a hard time pulling
as an adult I have a hard time pulling
as an adult I have a hard time pulling this at as children grow they like to
this at as children grow they like to
this at as children grow they like to explore their environment one of the
explore their environment one of the
explore their environment one of the things they like to do is hide and
things they like to do is hide and
things they like to do is hide and covers keep your household products away
covers keep your household products away
covers keep your household products away and out of reach of children that means
and out of reach of children that means
and out of reach of children that means keeping them above in analog cabinet in
keeping them above in analog cabinet in
keeping them above in analog cabinet in many cases you don’t have that option
many cases you don’t have that option
many cases you don’t have that option and so what we ask people to do is that
and so what we ask people to do is that
and so what we ask people to do is that if they do store their household
if they do store their household
if they do store their household cleaning products underneath the sink
cleaning products underneath the sink
cleaning products underneath the sink that they actually put a lock on the
that they actually put a lock on the
that they actually put a lock on the cabinet doors so that children can’t
cabinet doors so that children can’t
cabinet doors so that children can’t access this cabinet at all
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