Child Safety Advice For Around The Home

CHILD SAFETY ADVICE to use Around the Home Silent Gliss treat child safety as a priority, they have developed a useful device that reduces the risk of child strangulation by releasing the chain or operating cord on curtains and blinds if the weight exceeds 6kg. We think that's a brilliant idea at SG-S and it's got us thinking, what other safety measures could you implement around the home to prevent children having accidents? 1. Fit Safety Gates Prevent little ones crawling or wandering where they shouldn't and avoid nasty tumbles down the stairs. Safety gates enable you to keep your children safe on the upper or lower levels of a property for total peace of mind. Install Drawer Locks (2 Fit safety catches to the inside of your kitchen drawers to prevent nosey little people from emptying the contents all over the floor. Use Window Catches Prevent windows opening more than a few inches and reduce the chances of tiny terrors climbing outside. Hide Medicines 4 If you want your blog to grow, your photography skills need to improve... unless you're already a pro. Looking back at the posts from the first year I blogged, my photography sucked (to put it lightly). Run cold bath water 5. When you are preparing a bath for your child always run cold water first. You can top it up with hot water later, just make sure young children aren't left in the bath on the own. 6 Keep Matches In a Safe Place Children and matches are a lethal combination, keep them apart at all times. Take Care With Cooking Place pans of boiling water on the rear rings of the cooker, never leave the flexes of kettles trailing over the edge of worktops and keep anything hot that might scold your child out of harm's way as well. 8 Fit a smoke alarm Protect the entire family in the event of a fire, install smoke alarms on every level of your property and have an evacuation plan in place just in case the unthinkable happens. Brought to you by www.sg-s.co.uk .....