The first baby steps are a milestone in its development that is etched in our memory as an exciting time. When the baby starts to walk a new stage opens with explorations, discoveries, different challenges … and new dangers.

Therefore it is important to consider some safety tips for babies’ toddlers, so in this new stage everything runs smoothly as far as possible.

Some recommendations are not new, and indeed will be with us and our children a few years. Mainly it comes to adapt our home to the needs of children and provide safe passage for it.

Safety tips at home

• Walking is not a skill that is mastered from one day to another. Babies take their first steps need our support and supervision for weeks until they learn to cope better standing.
• Walkers, who are advised to learn to walk the high risk of accidents involving, can continue turning, causing falls and injuries at this stage.
• The doors and steps are no longer obstacles for them (in fact, since they were not during the crawl). They have to secure by closing doors if we do not want the baby into certain rooms in an unguarded moment. It has to put guardrails on stairs.
• If we use low stools or folding steps to facilitate their small tasks now that are still standing (washing hands, washing their teeth), we must take care not to go up to them if we are not present, keeping them if we are giving use.
• Drawers and cabinets are already within reach. If you do not want to use safety latches on cabinets and shelves we will make sure that nothing dangerous inside.
• In relation to the above, check that the potentially dangerous objects and other sharp, wires, cords, scissors, knives … are not available to the child. It is also essential always remember to keep them in a safe place once we have used.
• Plastic bags and small objects such as buttons, batteries, marbles or small parts of toys must be kept away from small children.
• Kids can pull the cloth hanging from the tables, throwing to the ground (or, what is worse, above them) all content.
• The plugs are a source of attraction for babies and children. You have to cover it within its power to prevent accidents, including strips.
• At plugs, be controlled other heat sources in the home : the radiators must wear protective, stoves not be at your fingertips, kitchenware and hot meals in places where they cannot dump them, keep matches or lighters …
• It will never leave your baby alone in the bath or in high places such as changing tables, beds and changing tables. They must keep one hand on the child at all times to prevent falls.
• The danger of poisoning in the home also increases at this stage. Both in the case of medicines and cleaning products, plants and alcoholic beverages or products is important to be left out of the reach of children in high cabinets or drawers closed.
• It is recommended that the home place where children are longer (which play…) has a carpet to cushion any falls apart to make them more comfortable walk barefoot on occasion.
• If we put other people in charge of our children we must make sure that they know all the safety rules to avoid accidents.
• When visiting other homes and closed spaces, are likely to be unconditioned and violate some of the above recommendations, so that we will be attentive to every step of the baby.

As we see, all the safety tips for baby’s toddlers are summarized in the need to adapt to a small housing that knows no bounds to their desire to explore but neither knows the dangers.