Keeping Your Bathroom Safe for Your Kids

When you think of your bathroom you probably think of it as a place of relaxation or relief. A retreat you go to in your home when you need to unwind. This serene place can also pose a lot of danger to your children so you need to take extra precautions to keep it safe. Things to think about:

* Make sure never to leave your child unattended in the bathroom for any reason.

* Lock the toilet seat. This may sound silly but a small child can lean over the toilet and fall in and drown in the small amount of water in the toilet bowl.

* Make sure you always test bath water to make sure that it will not burn your child. Never leave water in a tub because a child can fall in and drown if unsupervised.

* If you have tile or vinyl keep it clean and dry so your child doesn't slip and hit their head on the floor, tub or toilet.

* Make sure to never have electrical appliances within reach of small children because they can get electrocuted if the drop them in water.

* Make sure to cover all exposed outlets in the wall.

* Put your toilet bowl cleaner, plunger and toilet bowl brush up and out of sight. A small child could try to put those items in their mouth which is covered in germs and bacteria.

* Lock all medicines, cleaning supplies, lotions, shampoos and soaps behind cabinet doors to ensure your child is not poisoned. If your child does happen to ingest some of these products call Poison Control immediately at 1-800-222-1222.

* Put an anti-slip mat in the tub so you child doesn't slip and fall while taking a shower or slip under water while taking a bath.

These steps can keep both you and your child safe in your homes bathroom.

• tags:
• babysafety
• |
• bathroomsafety
• |
• howtokeepbathroomsafe
• |
• keepingkidssafe
• |
• safety
• |
• childproofing
• |
• poisoncontrol

• Article Word Count: 306
• |
• Total Views: 5
• |
• permalink