8 Best Parenting Tips to new born baby

1. Preventing Falls:

  • Use window guards on windows
  • Never leave your baby alone on beds, sofas, in the chair, on the table, or in any other spot from which she / he can fall
  • Install safety gates to block stairways at bottom and top.
  • Don't use walkers for infants. It can cause major injuries.


2. Forbidden Territory:

  • Keep knives, breakables, heavy pans, and other dangerous items locked up or out of reach.
  • Control access to unsafe areas with safety gates, door locks and knob covers.
  • put locks or latches on accessible cupboards and drawers that house unsafe items.

3.Toys: 

  • Should be securely put together and in good condition.
  • Should have no button, eyes, beads, ribbons, or other pieces that your baby could pull off and choke on.
  • Should not be too heavy (toy would harm your baby if it falls on him / her).

4.Doors:

  • Use door stopper to protect your baby's finger.

5.Electrical socket, cords and appliances:

  • Put safety plugs or outlets covers in unused sockets.
  • Hide electrical cords behind furniture.

6.Preventing Suffocation:

  • Don't give children whole grams/ nuts(Eg. Groundnuts, cashew nuts etc.,). Don't leave arecanut within the reach of children. 
  • Don't leave water filled buckets within the reach of children. Always empty the buckets and leave them upside down.
  • Keep bathroom doors closed securely at all times.
  • Don't leave plastic bags within reach of children.

7.Preventing Burns:

  • Avoid carrying hot food or drink and your baby at the same time.
  • Keep hot foods and drinks away from edge of tables and counters.
  • Don't hold your baby while cooking at the stove.
  • Turn pan handles toward the back of the stove.
  • Anytime, a child has scalds/burns, wash the area well and consult your Pediatrician.

8.Poison Proofing: 

  • Survey your house and move kerosene, cleaning agents, medicines, vitamins, toiletries, mothballs and other potentially toxic items out of reach or lock them up.
  • Don't use dung powder coloring agent.

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