2. Adventures in Baby-Proofing

3. Parent Concerns?
 Costs of baby-proofing?
 Going overboard? Over protective?
 What happens when we can’t protect them?
 Learning to protect themselves!
 Baby-proofing does not replace supervision!

4. How Babies See the World
 One big playroom! Curiosity.
 Everything is new, a potential toy.
 Minimal prior knowledge.
 Most important when child begins moving.
 Parents need to provide guidance to prevent
accidents/injuries.

5. To Begin:
 Necessary for some, helpful for all!
 Emergency Info by the phone
 Police, fire, ambulance
 Family physician
 Poison control
 Health card number/medical needs
 Cell phone, emergency contact
 Keep the house Clean and Organized
 First-Aid Kit

6. Living and Dining Room

7. What can a child ...
 Tip over
 Get tangled in (strangulation)
 Pull down on themselves
 Fall or trip on
 Put their fingers in, or get pinched
 Hit themselves on

8. Strangulation
 Tuck up curtains, blinds
 Roll up chords

9. Electrical
 Cover outlets!
 Move electronics out of
reach.

10. Tip Over, Pull Down
 Fasten down tall and
heavy furniture.
 Unstable furniture.
 Make rules about
climbing

11. Trips and Falls
 Use baby gates at the
bottom and top of stairs.
 Wall mounted gates (vs
pressure gates)
 Pad hard corners. (coffee
tables)

12. Safety Detectives
 You will be given three rooms to examine.
 Compare the three rooms.
 List potential dangers.
 Rate and rank the rooms.
 #1 – The Safest #3 – Unsafe
 What would you add to make the #1 room safer?

13. Journal
 Tell a story of an injury or accident you had as a
baby/child (or someone you know).
 Where did it happen? (outside, inside, bathroom)
 Determine what was unsafe.
 How could this accident have been prevented? Create a
plan of action.