Essential Safety Precautions To Keep Your Child Safe

The importance of child care projects in Pakistan is to provide them food, shelter, clothing, health, and private or public education. It is estimated according to a Pakistani survey that more than 80 percent of children in the age group 4-10 years receive education in this way.

Here are some precautions to keep your children safe at home 

Replace Plastic Toys With Stuffed Toys.

A child’s safety should be the priority for the family, to protect them from getting hurt from the plastic toys as they may place them in the mouth which can lead to choking and strangulation.

Do Not Leave A Stack Of Cushions And Piles Of Clothing In The Room.

This measure is taken to prevent fall injury in children as they may bump into it and fall which can lead to head, neck, and limb injuries.

 Wrap Sharp Edges Of Toys, Tables, Chairs, And Any Pointed Item.

Staying safe is better than being sorry, no parent wants to see their child getting hurt because of their carelessness. Keep all the sharp items at bay. Those pointed households can be wrapped by tapes or any foil to make their edges blunt.  

Tie Knots In Plastic Bags.

Plastic bags are the real culprits, they fascinate kids a lot, so keep them away at any higher place or locked cabinets away from their reach. Children usually rumpled them and put them in their mouths which increases the chances of choking.

 Hide The Stationery Items, Especially Pens, Pencils, And Ink Bottles.

Ink, pencils contain mercury, lead, and other toxins which can be lethal damage to children’s health if they try to drink them, comes close to their eye or nose contact.

 Keep The Floor Dry. 

Never keep the floor wet or oily in households with children and the elderly age group, they have a higher chance to lose their balance and get themselves injured as they are more prone to injuries.

Lock The Washroom Doors.

Either keep the bathroom doors closed or refrain from keeping the buckets, bathtubs filled with water. There are so many incidents reported of infant drowning.

Parents should also focus on the healthy eating habits of their children, and to save the day breakfast is a must-have daily, it gives the core energy to starts the day. A healthy breakfast should comprise a balanced diet containing an adequate amount of portion per serving, which should comprise of carbohydrates, proteins, good fat, milk, fruits, and vegetables. Minimize or control the intake of all kinds of binge eating, for example, junk food, beverages, and sugary processed items which are a leading cause of obesity in our children group starting from 1 to 10 years of age.

Numerous NGOs and child care projects in Pakistan are working to protect infanticide, their basic rights, harassment issues, child labor, parenting techniques.