Toddlers Indoor Outdoor Hazardous

Young children often cause parents to cringe in fear when their toddlers discover an object best left alone and try to taste it, poke at it, break it or take it apart.
Toddlers as you know do not know what is fear to them when it comes to exploring the world around them. Although some of this encounter is harmless but if not address properly to the issue can cause death to the Toddlers. Outdoors and indoors, toddlers need supervision to insure their safety. With their innocent sense, toddlers don’t know what’s safe and what will hurt them, so adults must stay vigilant at all time.

“Hot Hot. Pain Pain Don’t Touch That”. Sound familiar, sound baby language. This is the word I often say to my child to warn her this is not for you to play with.

Indoor Hazardous To Toddlers

Inside your home, everybody knows is you have to cover electric sockets, stoves, and keeping chemicals and medicines out of children’s reach. But your home is beset with dangers you probably haven’t thought about. Do you know how dogs like to drink out of toilets? So do toddlers! There must be something innately fascinating about toilet bowls that lures dogs and children. Try keeping the lid down and the bathroom door shut. Your dog may be unhappy, but your child will be germ-free and worse things can happen is get drown in the toilet bowl.

If you have pets around in the house, beware of this. Toddlers are also drawn to pet food. Fish food, bird seed, dried dog food. Toddlers, with their perfectly reasonable logic, think that if it’s alright for the pets to eat, it must be alright for them to eat! After all, pets eat human food, so why can’t we eat animal food? Try gently reminding your toddler that animal food is only okay for animals, not for people. Be prepared for that ever-popular question, “But WHY?”

What are about those dozens tiny choking hazards in your home. Marbles, ball bearing, rubber bands, paper clips, twisty-ties from bread wrappers, coins, even food items like chips and crackers can be hazardous. Keep those household items out of reach. An old story telling is that physician have ever removed a small ball bearing from the nose of a five-year-old! It is always good to teach your toddler that loose items and their orifices isn’t safe to play with.

Outdoor Hazardous To Toddlers

Outside your home, toddlers think nothing of touching or picking up things out of curiosity that would make an adult shriek! Bugs, worms, plants – nothing’s safe from a four-year-old explorer. Plant like Mistletoe grows abundantly on trees much like moss. Kids are drawn to this pretty parasite and have no idea that it’s deadly poison when eat it. Jimsonweed is a common, rather pretty, roadside herb that causes intense hallucinations and psychotic behavior if chewed. These are just two examples of common plant hazards; teach your child never to put anything in his/her mouth that you haven’t okayed. Bugs are generally harmless if eaten, but it’s not a good idea to take chances.

Teach your toddlers never to touch a snake, lizard, turtle, toad, or any other creature of the outdoor world unless an adult is present. While most of these critters are harmless, toddlers don’t know a garden snake from a copperhead! Alligator snapping turtles can whack off a toddler’s tiny finger in a split second. If you live in a rural area, it’s imperative that you teach your child to leave outdoor citizens alone! If you go to a beach for play, teach your toddler that sea urchins, crabs, and jellyfish can hurt them despite their harmless and fascinating appearances.

Endless curiosity is part of the charm of watching a child grow up. Through children, we get a second chance to see the world through new eyes. Toddlers, in turn, get to see the world through adult eyes as we teach children how to temper curiosity with caution and point out that sometimes, fun things can be harmful. Be patient, let children learn, and be there to keep them from getting into trouble with their explorations. You will always worry about your children, it in the blood, parent and child thing. No matter what age they might be, at all time you can do your best to show them the difference between safe and sorry.