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Holiday Safety Tips
Keep Your Baby Safe This Festive Season
By Jessica Williams
- Make sure to keep your Hanukkah menorah on a high surface, and not too close to the edge of a table. Never leave a child alone in a room with lit candles.
- Frying latkes on the stove? Turn pan handles in, and don't let your toddler get too close. Hot oil can spatter.
- Does your daughter have lovely long locks? Keep them that way. Tie them back before you let her light Hanukkah candles.
- Don't leave dreidles where children under age three can find them and choke on them. And make sure that any "gelt" you offer is safe for your children to eat.
Holiday Parties
Family gatherings are common during the holidays. Whether you are entertaining in your own home, or visiting someone else's, there are a few things you can do to keep baby out of harm's way. - Don't assume your baby is being supervised just because she is sitting in the middle of a room full of people. Designate care-givers if you will be running errands or cooking. Always know who is watching your baby.
- Alcoholic drinks, hard candies and nuts, lit candles and other dangerous items should be kept well out of reach. Be sure you alert everyone to this potential danger.
- The party is in full swing, your kids are wide awake, and well-meaning friends and relatives suggest a few sips of wine will have your little ones in dreamland. Don't do it. Steer your children far away from alcoholic beverages.
- Make sure pets are kept away from your baby. Even a loving family dog can become excitable or even uncontrollable when company is around.
- Announce to eah guest that certain foods are dangerous to your baby, therefore they should not feed her anything without checking with you first. Many holiday dishes are served with ingredients that may not be appropriate for your child.
- If you are entertaining in your own home, be sure to inform smokers that your baby needs a smoke-free environment. Designate an area outdoors for smokers. If you are invited to a smokers home, politely ask if guests could smoke in only one or two rooms of the house, then keep baby away from those rooms.
- When visiting other people's homes, ask the host if you can move small breakable and dangerous items to higher places. Work with your host to ensure doors to bathrooms and stairways are closed.
- Keep your baby away from all plants. Some traditional Christmas plants are poisonous such as mistletoe (berries), holly and poinsettia.
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