4 biggest dangers for babies |
| Published: November 14, 2007, 12:32 pm |
| Tags: baby accidents, babyaccidents, causes of injury to babies, causesofinjurytobabies, drowning dangers at home, drowningdangersathome, keeping baby safe, keepingbabysafe, leading cause of death to babies, leadingcauseofdeathtobabies, parenting, preventing injury to bab |
|
Filed under: Health and Safety, 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-9 months, Infant / First year, 18-24 months, Monitoring your kids, Exploring, Making a Difference If you asked me to list the four most common dangers to babies I'd have said older siblings, well-meaning but clueless relatives, inexperienced fathers, and sleep-deprived mothers. CNN recently featured an interesting article from Parenting.com on this very subject and their list is way better than mine. The four most common causes of death or injury to babies at home are: Falls lack of baby gates (the top and bottom of staircases should be gated) baby walkers baby left unattended in a carrier/seat left on a table, counter, or other high surface Suffocation Sleeping with parent in bed Choking on small item Too many items in crib (object can fall or become entangled) Drowning cleaning water left in a bucket (child can lean in and fall and be unable to right themselves or [ Full article ] |
 Blog link
|
No Comments...