What behaviors can I change to keep my child safe in the home?

What behaviors can I change to keep my child safe in the home?

Kimberlee Mitchell (National Child Safety Expert ) gives expert video advice on: Why is making your home childproof important?; What is the most common unintentional injury for children?; How do I explain danger and home safety to young children? and more...

Installing child safety devices is one way to baby-proof your home. But being educated and thinking about the ways you can change your behaviour, or maybe how your older children, and grandma and papa, who live in the house as well, can change their behaviour to make the new baby more safe. The top few ways to change behaviour to ensure safety are, when you're walking down the stairs and you're holding your child, even if the home is baby-proofed from ceiling to floor, you need to make sure to hold onto the hand rail to keep the child safe. You're wearing socks, it's the middle of the night, you're tired, you're holding the baby, and you can slip and fall. So, always hold onto the hand rail, no matter how sure-footed you think you might be. If you have guests that are visiting your home, it's your responsibility as the parent to change your behaviour and make sure that the razor is taken off the guest bathroom tub. If there are some pills or some waste in the waste bin, you need to make sure that that basket is emptied and set aside, and that your child doesn't have access to those things, that the guestroom is not left wide open if your company has some dangerous things in their luggage. When grandma comes for a visit, make sure that grandma's purse is hanging high, maybe on a peg rack near the entry, so that her medications or her candies or coins, so any choking hazards that are available to the child are out of reach, to ensure safety.