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Author : Brad Swarner
Keeping children safe at parties
Children’s parties at home can be pretty stressful. If you’re lucky enough to have a child with a birthday in the spring and summer months, then you can often organise the party in your own garden. If you want to make upstairs off limits, then make sure that everyone invited knows about this when they arrive, and put a physical barrier there, such as a table or a couple of chairs. Make sure that you have a couple of extra adults there to reinforce the rules and keep an eye on things to make sure it doesn’t get out of hand.
Make sure you tell the children where they are allowed to go and to stick to that area, such as the lounge or a cleared out dining room if the party is indoors. This is easier and safer, because then you know where everyone is at one time. Lock the front door so that none of the children attempt to run outside with excitement and the same for the back door if you want to keep them from going outside.
Keeping an eye on everyone:
In order to make sure that none of the children get bored, keep introducing some fun activities for them all to do. Make sure that you move anything breakable out of the room, as you wouldn’t want anything being smashed or having the children at risk of injury. Do not allow misuse of furniture, such as climbing over the chairs.
If there are any cables along the edge of the wall, make sure that they are securely taped beneath the carpet or rug to avoid tripping. In case someone does get hurt, make sure you have a stocked up medical kit to use. This should include plasters, bandages, antiseptic cream and cotton wool, but if you visit a chemist such as Boots, then you should be able to buy a ready made up medical kit.
Make sure that the children are as calm as you can possibly make them, and make sure they are seated before they eat to avoid any risks of choking on small party food. Try to avoid anything to do with cocktail sticks. Finger food also avoids the need for cutlery, and paper plates and cups won’t smash.
It is important that children stay out of the kitchen, especially if no adults are around. Ensure that appliances, knives, plates and other kitchen hazards are put right out of reach in the cupboards before any of the children arrive. If the children are left without their parents, then make sure that they leave a number where the parents can be contacted in case of emergency.
When the children are picked up; make sure that the parents come to your door so that you know the children have definitely gone home with them. Also, if someone turns up and says that they are picking up the child instead of a parent and you don’t know them, phone the child’s parent’s to make sure that they know who they are.
Falls in the Home and Garden:
In this case, you must put yourself back into a child’s mind to understand what hazards there might be in your home for falling. A small step out onto a patio for you, might be a big step onto the patio for a little child, causing a little one to fall flat on their face onto concrete, which is something that none of us would like to witness.
All falls are unpredictable and that is why so many falls in the home and garden have been accounted for nearly half of all home accidental injuries in the past.
Falls don’t have to be obvious things, in fact it is often the little things that cause accidents because they are less noticeable to the eye and get overlooked. These could be down to things such as small toys, rug edges, chair legs, handbags and shoes.
A very common example of a place to fall in the home is the stairs. The main thing that you can do as the adult is to keep your eyes open at all times, and to clear the stairs as much as possible. If your child is very small, then a stair gate is possibly the best safety investment that you can buy. It is also the same when it comes to balconies. If you enjoy having the door to a balcony open, invest in a stair gate that will go across the opening, so then at least this way you know that your small child cannot get out there. If you can, make sure that windows open at the top rather than the bottom or if not, have a window lock fitted that only opens up a few inches.
Babies that cannot walk:
Babies are at most risk from falls in the home because even if they can’t walk, they will crawl and wriggle about, seeking for an adventure. If they are on a sofa, armchair, high chair or bed, then they have a very high chance of falling off of it. The best place for a baby is on a soft, clean surface of the floor with anything small moved up a few feet or locked away out of the baby’s reach. You must never leave the room or leave a baby anywhere other than on the floor, but whenever possible take them wherever you go.
If a baby is in a chair, it should be a high chair or a car seat, and always use the harnesses provided.
The Garden:
It’s important to look for obvious things such as low sling tree branches and high sides to decks or patios, and make sure that your child knows the best way to play on these, or tell them to play somewhere else.
Sometimes it’s not always easy to stop children being adventurous, but they can also be adventurous in a safe, secure manner and environment. If you have the space in your garden, why not buy a climbing frame or swing or trampoline, and make sure that your child sticks to the safety regulations. These items must be placed on a soft surface, so that your children don’t try anything dangerous, such as riding a bike down a slide or parachuting off a shed roof, which believe it or not has been heard of!
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Submitted : 2008-12-10 Word Count : 1078 Popularity: 92 Times Viewed: 9
