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July 27, 2016 by Heng Thye Tan
Top 10 Most Commonly Overlooked Baby Hazards In The Household
1)Toy parts and accessories

2)The baby’s sleeping area

3) Painted walls

4) Wires on chargers, cables (string-like items)

Babies and toddlers like to tug and pull things. Sometimes it includes mommy’s hair and daddy’s key chains. Your little one’s curiousity might urge them to pull a dangling phone charger or wire from the desk. These wires are highly-hazardous and might cause strangulation and injury to babies. Make sure to tie your wires with velcro or cable ties and store them in a storage box with covers to prevent little children from reaching out and playing with them.
5)Furniture-related hazards

It is amazing how little children acquire their motor skills in such a surprising pace. Parents would be in shock seeing their kid climbing up on a chair or glass table in the living room, but that is not the hazard we are trying to stress. While you may easily spot your kid and prevent him or her from falling off the ground, how about your kid running towards a pointed corner? You cannot easily catch that when a toddler is in swift motion.
Pointed corners on chairs, tables, and desks can cause serious injuries to children. Your child’s safety is your priority but of course, you cannot simply live without furniture at home! However, you may choose furnitures that do not have or have less pointed edges, or with foam or rubber paddings on the edges. You can also visit your nearby hardware or home store to get rubber pads or strips with adhesive and stick it to table edges and corners so that if ever your highly-energetic kid runs into it, any potential injury is reduced.
6)Small common items found in common areas of the house prone to swallowing
7) Bookshelves

8) Chemicals used for cleaning stored in inappropriate containers

9) Glass and mirrors

10) Newly polished floors

Baby-proofing a home is not an easy job for every parent-- either they tend to overlook things like those points mentioned above or overthink things to the point of intervening in the child’s areas of development because of being too scared on compromising the safety of their precious one. The safety of your children shall not simply rely on your own efforts of keeping the house safe and free from hazards but also on proper guidance and instilling discipline within them.