About 2-1/2 million children are injured or killed each year, due to hazards in the home.
Many of these incidents can be prevented by taking steps to make sure that your home is safe and that you follow age appropriate recommendations for each stage of your child’s young life.
There are many devices available to help prevent [...]

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Setting up a new nursery can be both exciting and confusing. There are many products to choose from in a wide range of styles, colours and prices. The options are endless.
Before buying nursery furniture, shop around.As well as [...]

Door Knob Covers and Door Locks:
Can help keep children away from places with hazards, including swimming pools.
Make sure the knob cover allows the door to be opened quickly by an adult in case of emergency.
Door locks should be placed high, out of reach of young children.
Locks should be used in addition to fences and alarms.
Window [...]

YOUNG CHILDREN CAN BE KILLED WHEN  FURNITURE TIPS OVER
Place TV’s on lower furniture and as far back as possible.
Use angle braces to secure furniture to the wall.
Children will climb on a lower drawer that has been pulled out, using it as a step.
Use latches on lower drawers to ensure they cannot be opened by young [...]

Playpens
Deaths have occurred when the drop-sides of playpens and cribs were left in the down position.
When a mesh side is let down it forms a pocket.  Young infants, even just a few weeks old, can move into the pocket, become trapped and suffocate.
Deaths have also occurred when the playpen was not securely locked into position, [...]

ABOUT 2/3 OF ALL DROWNING DEATHS INSIDE THE HOME OCCUR IN THE BATHTUB.
NEVER LEAVE A BABY ALONE IN WATER.
NEVER LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN ALONE OR WITH YOUNGER SIBLINGS IN A BATHTUB
TOILETS ARE DROWNING HAZARDS. KEEP THE LID DOWN AND KEEP YOUNG CHILDREN OUT OF THE BATHROOM WHEN UNSUPERVISED.
BUCKETS POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO TODDLERS.  MAKE SURE [...]

Protecting your baby from the cold can be a challenge. Here are some suggestions from the Wisconsin SAFE KIDS Coalition to help keep your baby warm – and SAFE – during travel:

ALWAYS properly secure children in an approved and age-appropriate child safety seat while riding in a motor vehicle
– it’s the law in Wisconsin!
Infants [...]