To be healthy and happy, the child must have a good home and a safe environment that allows him to experience the pleasure of exploring.
It is a proven fact that more accidents occur in the home than outside it; It is equally true that they can mostly be avoided. What to do, then, to avoid risks? The best form of prevention is to know the minimum home safety standards.
- The house must always be smoke free; if you smoke, do it in the yard, and forbid guests to smoke inside the house.
- Make sure that all painted surfaces remain in good condition especially those that the child comes to touch; We recommend calling an expert to perform a lead test on the paint.
- Attention with mold: some can be very dangerous; clean areas damaged by water losses (leaks, flooding from rain or other causes).
- Electrical outlets and thermal keys that are within reach of the child must be covered. Lights placed on walls or on the ceiling should be preferred to portable lamps and lamps, whose cords may become entangled in toys or chair legs; in the case of using portable lamps or night lamps, they must have a heavy base to prevent them from falling easily.
- Keeps the ground in circulation areas and be as free as possible from obstacles; Clean floors often and avoid slippery surfaces.
- It has doors, windows and balconies that give over some areas of risk a blocking system that prevents its opening to children.
- Do not leave any dangerous product within the reach of the child; Pay special attention and keep medicines, cleaning products, paints, solvents, adhesives, perfume products, insecticides and garden products, fuels and alcoholic beverages safe somewhere.
- Do not place gas heaters in bathrooms or bedrooms. Use stoves or braziers with exit to the outside (of the balanced shot type).
- Close the stopcocks at the end of gas use and always at night.
It never hurts to remember that you should not leave children alone at home, neither asleep or awake. If you have to leave for any reason during the day, leave your children in charge of a responsible and trustworthy adult.
