If you’re baby-sitting toddlers (2 and 3 years old), your job will be to keep them within safe play areas, preferably within your sight. While in the house, you’ll have to keep them away from potentially dangerous areas such as the kitchen, bathroom, workshop, and storage areas. They move fast, so you will have to be able to move even faster!
Here are some tips on keeping play areas safe for infants and toddlers:
There are a few things to look out for here.
A child in a high chair requires almost constant attention. Babies can slip out of a high chair in an instant if not properly strapped in. An unstable high chair can also tip over.
Make sure that the crib is as safe as you can make it. Here are some tips:
There are a lot of things to look out for when baby-sitting. But the absolute most important thing you can do is to watch the kids at all times. This will help you prevent many of the calamities listed on this page.
RESOURCES:
National Safe Kids Campaign
http://www.safekids.org/
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
http://www.cpsc.gov/
CANADIAN RESOURCES:
About Kids Health
http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/
References:
National Safe Kids Campaign. Available at: http://www.safekids.org.
US Consumer Product Safety Commission. Available at: http://www.cpsc.gov.
Last reviewed June 2010 by Brian P. Randall, MD
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