Is Your Child Safe at Home? What parents do not know. . .

IS YOUR CHILD SAFE IN YOUR OWN HOME What Parents do not know. By Laetitia Lavie The pool gate is shut, the doors locked and your child is inside safely playing in your line of sight. Or is she? A child can find anything, with in a matter of seconds, inside a childproof home that could cause serious injury or death to herself. "The home is the most common place for accidental child injury," says …

…infant to drown," says Laurie. Childproofing one's home is a difficult task because nothing will ever be fully childproof. Even if you have electrical plug stoppers, pool gates, rounded coffee tables, locks on all your cabinets, the gas key hidden, and your pets locked up mistakes happen, things forgotten and children will fall, get hurt and possible die. "The most important child safety technique is to always keep an eye on your child," reinforces Laurie.