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Fire safety in the home
By Laura Lee Davies on 19/06/2011 01:06:04
In Child Safety Week we look at the key points it's important to remember to avoid or deal with fires in the home.
The clearest message from the fire services is to 'get out and stay out' of your home if you are alerted to a fire.Fire and smoke alarmsIf you haven't got round to buying a fire/smoke alarm before now, it is vital to get one for your family home. (If you live over more than two f...
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Child Safety Week
By Laura Lee Davies on 19/06/2006 10:48:52
The Child Accident Prevention Trust are holding Child Safety Week now: June 19 to 25, 2006.
June 19 to 25 2006 is Child Safety Week.To mark this, we'll be running various safety articles through the week and directing you to useful tips already on ThinkBaby.Organised by the Child Accident Prevention Trust, Child Safety Week is aimed
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Tippitoes' Top Baby Safety Tips
By Laura Lee Davies on 25/06/2009 01:18:09
For Child Safety Week, we asked baby products specialists Tippitoes to give us some advice on their customers' biggest infant safety concerns
Tippitoes is a firm believer in the value of Child Safety Week. Before you know it, your baby will be on the move, therefore ensuring the home has been child proofed is a vital early stage of parenting. A great way to vet your home for any
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Tippitoes Swing Shut Safety Gate
By Laura Lee Davies on 19/06/2009 01:16:19
Easy to use, safe for little fingers and at a great price, this safety gate is hard to beat
With memories of struggling to fit at least three different brands of safety gate to our stairs when our first child was beginning to crawl, I was genuinely interested to see if the Swing Shut Safety Gate from Tippitoes would be any better. After
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Toddler and Baby Safety: Window Blinds
By Laura Lee Davies on 23/06/2009 10:07:20
After toddler Muireann McLaughlin died when she got caught in a window blind cord, there have been renewed calls for home safety awareness
We are all aware of the importance of making our homes child-safe with attention given to fitting things like stairgates and safety barriers, but there are many less obvious dangers that are left unresolved but which can also bring about terrible
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Buyer's Guide to Safety Barriers, Guards & Bumpers
By Laura Lee Davies on 05/12/2009 01:37:56
For use in front of fires, stairs, doorways, to cordon off areas or to prevent falls from bed - there are a range of home safety options.
of injuries. Most deaths are fire related and the most severe injuries to children are brought about by heat-related incidents or falls from some height.Safety barriers can help prevent children from falling down stairs, wandering into rooms unsupervised
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Child Safety Week June 21-27 2010
By Laura Lee Davies on 22/06/2010 20:21:56
Find out how to keep your little one safe, from first aid to safety in the home
of Child Safety Week, organised by Child Accident Prevention Trust.To mark the week here on ThinkBaby, we've got plenty of useful advice on health and safety for babies Baby SafetyBaby Safety Essential safety tips you should know before your baby arrives
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Maclaren Pushchair Safety
By Laura Lee Davies on 13/11/2009 11:46:56
Following news stories about children catching their fingers in the folding mechanism of their buggies, Maclaren have issued an official statement
In the past few days there have been many stories in the news about the safety of Maclaren pushcairs, due to several incidents where children have got their fingers caught in the folding mechanism as the buggy is being taken down. In the last 24
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Know -how: safety gates and barriers
By Laura Lee Davies on 15/12/2007 01:45:18
Barriers can be a way of making hallways, rooms and stairs safe when your baby starts to move about, but a badly-fitted one can be dangerous
Safety barriers can help prevent children from falling down stairs, wandering into rooms unsupervised or from getting too close to heat sources like fireplaces. However, safety barriers in themselves can be dangerous if not fitted properly.Safety
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Babies on the Go: 10 Safety Tips
By Laura Lee Davies on 18/05/2009 00:12:05
Once your baby is old enough to crawl, there’ll be no stopping him, so it’s time to make your home an accident-free zone.
in the corner of the lounge could topple over. Now, everything will look like a potential death trap to you, until you realise that actually, the changes will happen slowly.Baby on the Go: First Safety StepsYes, your new baby will surprise you with how quickly
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