Simo

5 years ago

Safe homes for little reachers

Often, before little ones have even learnt to walk they’re already reaching and stretching as high as they can go. Exploring is part of growing up but children have little concept of the potential dangers which is why, as parents, we need to consider just what is within their reach.

Here are a few easy-to-follow advices that will stop little explorers reaching for things they shouldn’t in different places around home.

Kitchen: 🥘

• To prevent hot food or liquid spills, use the back burner of your hob and turn pot handles away from the edge

• Keep hot foods away from the edge of your counters

• Make a habit of placing matches, gasoline and lighters in a safe place, out of children’s reach and sight. Avoid novelty lighters or lighters that look like toys

Bathroom: 🛁

• Keep bleach and cleaning products out of sight and locked in a cupboard

• Keep all medicine up high and out of reach and sight of children, even medicine you take every day

Laundry room: 👕

• Always keep detergents (and especially liquid laundry capsules) in a closed pack and out of reach and sight of children

Lounge: 🛋

• Attach TVs and furniture to the wall where possible to avoid tip-overs

• Store heavy objects on lower shelves or in lower drawers and avoid placing remote controls, toys or other items in places where kids might be tempted to climb up to reach for them

Your task: Share the safety message:

Keep fellow parents of young children aware of how hazards change as little ones grow by meeting up and sharing with them the facts that you’ve learnt so far. When sharing samples of Fairy Non Bio pods, make sure they will use the product immediately after opening, and keep them out of reach of children. And ask them to remember to always close the packs after use!

@all: Is everything that can be dangerous out of reach from little ones in your home?

25 Comments

PoppyEmoKid • 5 years ago

Everything in our house is up high from our very inquisitive 19 month old

Lisamarie • 5 years ago

I've just got my husband to put up a high shelf in the bathroom. My very curious little 2 year old is getting ready to potty train so everything needs to be out of his reach!

Mommydaycare • 5 years ago

Have been spreading the safety message with my fellow mamas !

Our detergents are up high out of reach of inquisitive hands! I must admit I have had the odd difficulty ult moment trying to open the Fairy non bio pack myself ! 😂

Simo Your trnd contact • 5 years ago

Hi trndster Mommydaycare, don't worry, you are not the only! It's proof that the child-lock system works well :)

Elle085 • 5 years ago

Im going to be so honest,before i had my son i took a lot of things for granted including where i put things like medicines and detergents! Also simple things like how close to the counter edge my kettle is! Now im hyper conscious of everything! My detergents are kept on high shelves in a locked utility,medicines are in a locked cabinet. And the latest thing is my 2yr old trying to open doors,so doors are now locked and keys
kept up high to avoid escapism!

Mama85 • 5 years ago

Spreading the fairy safety message with fellow parents on WhatsApp! Loving the tips as most o us are 1st time parents! Other half is busy putting shelves up high!

Amos19 • 5 years ago

Everything in our house is up high as we have a two year old that likes to try and get into everything!

Scullymom • 5 years ago

Everything in my house is in a press up high out of the reach of my girls...i find the safety checklist very helpful and i have screenshotted it and sent it via message to all my friends to share aswell..parents at the creche are all really enjoying recieving their free samples and hearing the message about safety..also at playschool in circle time i spoke with the children about the dangers of detergents and cleaning products and they were very interested to listen

willowdale • 5 years ago

Very good tips in the above blog re safety around the whole home, just discussing the above points with a friend who has small children, she even made notes !

Redmond • 5 years ago

I have been discussing safety tips with parents that I am getting off the blog ,some are 1st time parents so they do be delighted I do be showing them the new safety latch on the new bio pack

goingcheep • 5 years ago

Even though my kids are older I still keep cleaning products out of reach. Having a lot of fun talking to other parents about the safety issues in the home - it is interesting the different knowledge people have and the different levels of awareness.

Chrissyb55 • 5 years ago

We are heading towards the time where we will needs eyes in the back of our head as our 6 month old is desperate to get moving....the amount of dangers around scares me.

Carolyn5213 • 5 years ago

We have a 2 year old and 3 year old in this house so my detergents are up high away from my two.. I have been spreading the word with all of my other mom friends.

Noodlum • 5 years ago

This project has really encouraged me to think critically about the storage of items in my home, away from inquisitive children.
I've also been conscious of noticing cleaning products being stored in the school I work in, and taking actions to ensure they are out of reach of children.

POB2 • 5 years ago

Really good tips. Becoming more safety conscious with little hands around. Little one now pulling chairs around to get to heights-so everything needs to go higher low and out of the way. Also started to turn off the hob and cooler at the mains when not in use-way too easy to turn on and have an accident.

Mamaelf • 5 years ago

The kitchen is the main room in our house that the kids play in and with utility just off this which holds all our detergents,cleaners etc I wanted to be sure they safe so have put child locks on all the presses,also have shared the samples with other parents at the playschool and heard stories where there children have put products in their mouth thankfully with no serious outcome but just shows how important the campaign is and to continually keep informing people

Annmariex • 5 years ago

Have new high cupboard in utilty containing all detergent products out of reach of little fingers

Safepass • 5 years ago

The house now is like an obstacle course!!!! This protect has really opened eyes to a lot of safety right throughout the house.......
Just coming to terms that my house is no longer instagramable 😂😂😂
Great campaign 👌

mayday140 • 5 years ago

Great tips as having a toddler running around and being curious i have to always be cautious of everything and i always store all my detergents above head height so there is no way they can reach.

Great tips as having a toddler running around and being curious i have to always be cautious of everything and i always store all my detergents above head height in the cabinet so there is no way they can reach.

Deehollhan • 5 years ago

My 15 month old is so tall he can pull from the edge of the counter tops now so i will definitely be taking more of these kitchen safety tips on and sharing them too @deehollhan

Chillistar • 5 years ago

This project has really helped to remind my family how important it is to keep detergent pods out of reach from children big and small

Cornflower • 5 years ago

Great tips and a reminder of how curious little people are! Keep your kids safe at home... small effort of putting washing up detergents out of reach of children can keep your family safe and give you a peace of mind.

joebro2020 • 5 years ago

Even though my kids are grown up this project has made me think about my friends who come to visit with their young ones who would wander around my house.
So much it become a real conversation piece at the moment giving out samples with samples and survey card when they visit with them.
Well done guys 💐 great idea 💡

Starbaby2003 • 5 years ago

I shared the free samples today at work. We had our monthly parenting group meeting. We discussed how easy it was to get distracted and forget to put the tablets away. Ways to avoid this. It is a very common worry and something everyone had thought about at some stage. The newer capsules are far more inviting looking than the older ones.

HeidiPeidi • 5 years ago

Since starting this project I have spread the word with family and friends about storing washing tabs safely. My 2 and a half year old is in everything and regularly goes to granny and grandad's, their tabs we're in the bottom shelf of a press, in reach of small hands. They have now been moved up above head height in both houses. My little ones are the first grandchildren on both sides so aunties and uncles have also been involved.

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