- Never leave a toddler unsupervised unless she is asleep in her crib.
- Make sure smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors are installed and working.
- Bathrooms and kitchens, in general, should be off limits unless supervised. These are the most dangerous rooms in the house.
- Be extra vigilant at other people's homes, especially if they do not have children. Use safety latches, locks and plug covers to childproof your home.
- Do not keep guns in the house. If you do, keep them in a locked cabinet. Keep the ammunition in a separate locked storage space. Make sure all guns have approved safety locks.
- Write the phone number for poison control near all phones in the house, and program that number into your cell phone.
- Keep dangerous cleaning materials and medicines closed and out of reach.
- Tie window blind cords so that they are out of reach. Never keep these cords in the shape of a loop or "noose." Cut them into two cords.
- Do not let children of any age chew on balloons.
- Turn the handles of pots and pans on the stove inward. Be aware of hot liquids on a placemat or tablecloth, which your child might pull down.
- Never allow a child to play with or put his or her mouth on an electrical cord.
- Use toilet bowl locks. Keep buckets with water or cleaning fluids out of reach.
- Install fences with locking gates around swimming pools and Jacuzzis.
- Place gates at the top and bottom of stairs.
- Close and lock windows if a toddler is in the room. Install window guards on windows above the first floor.
- Never tie anything around a toddler's neck, including necklaces or pacifiers.
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