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Childproof home
Prevent accidents in the home
Childproof home: preventing accidents in the home
As children become more mobile, their curiosity and thirst for discovery grow. This also increases the risk of accidents. About 60 percent of accidents involving children occur in their own homes or in the home environment. Serious accidents include falls, burns, scalds, poisoning, drowning, and suffocation.
What can you do to avoid accidents?
Dangers lurk in every room. To recognize hidden dangers, you should see the apartment through the eyes of your children: A shelf quickly becomes a climbing tower, a carpet a tripping hazard and the contents of the trash can become play material. If you make yourself aware of these and similar dangers, you can easily banish them.
The following tips will help make your home more childproof:
Shelves should be fixed to the wall to prevent tipping.
The most interesting toys are best stored well within reach of your child far below.
Drawers, even at the desk, equip with a lock so that they do not slip out.
Edges of furniture can be padded, in any case along the walkways.
Rugs and carpets must be laid non-slip.
Sockets magically attract small children. Here belong absolutely childproof locks in.
Power lines should be under plaster, the supply lines to lamps or other electrical appliances should be mounted firmly and trip-proof.
A snooze light helps your child to find his way at night, not to bump or fall down.
The windows are best provided with lockable handles, so that your child can not open them and lean out.
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If children under 3 years play with small parts, there is a risk of suffocation. Pay attention to age-appropriate toys.
Fix the high chair securely to the table so that your child can not tilt.
Place all electrical appliances such as coffee makers or kettles out of reach of your child.
Do not let the cords hang down.
The dishwasher and oven should always be closed.
Stow sharp knives and scissors inaccessible.
Splashing fat or water can make the floor very slippery - be careful, slip!
When cooking, turn the pan handles backwards, because they are quickly torn down. The stove best still secure with a stove grid.
Most of all older ovens need a window protection, because they quickly become too hot!
Cleaning and cleaning agents belong necessarily out of reach for your child in a lockable cabinet. They quickly lead to poisoning and chemical burns.
The trash can should be out of reach for your child.
Never leave your child alone in the bath unsupervised! Even in low water toddlers can drown.
Use anti-slip mats - even in the bathtub.
The taps can be equipped with shock absorbers.
Attention to the correct water temperature of max. 37 degrees. You can secure the mixer tap with a temperature controller, so that the water does not exceed 50 degrees hot and lead to scalding.
To be on the safe side, remove the hair dryer immediately after use from the power supply and put it away quickly!
Store razor blades and electrical appliances out of reach of your child.
Close medicines and cleaning products in the cupboard.
Remove slippery tablecloths.
Protect flat screens from tipping over.
Never leave alcohol and cigarettes out in the open.
Matches and lighters belong locked.
Place carpets non-slip, runners prefer to put away.
Dispose of poisonous houseplants. Cover potting soil with flower pot grids.
Do not use heavy and wobbly decorations.
Secure the stairs with a grid!
If the steps are carpeted, this should be laid particularly firmly.
The handrail should be easily accessible at child height and lead all the way down.
Garden ponds and other dangerous areas are best fenced in.
Avoid poisonous plants and shrubs.
Secure lawn mowers and other dangerous garden tools from your child.
Make your outdoor electrical outlets childproof, too.
More informationLinks for further reading
Further information can be found on the website of the Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Mehr Sicherheit für Kinder e.V.
