Child Proofing Your Home
Children are always at risk of injury, but never more so than in the family home. According to Deanne Lamprey from First National Real Estate Burnie there are many simple measures that can be taken to prevent simple accidents, often with far-reaching and serious long-term effects, from occurring in the home.
“It’s a simple case of taking a critical view of objects around your home and understanding where the potentials for hazards are,” Deanne Lamprey said.
“Take the time to get down and crawl around the home so that you can see for yourself where curious hands and adventurous spirits might roam.”
While childproofing the home is important for families, investors should also take the time to understand how child-friendly their investment property is as it may represent a marketing point for their investment property.
Injuries are the leading cause of death in Australian children aged one to fourteen, accounting for nearly half of all deaths in this age group. More children die from injury than of cancer, asthma and infectious diseases combined.
Unintentional injuries make up around 95 per cent of all child injury deaths, with young children under the age of five years are most at risk of unintentional injury.
“The most common place for young children to be injured is in their own home, so ensuring the safety of our homes should be paramount for parents to keep their children safe,” Deanne Lamprey said.
“There are so many things that are precariously balanced, just waiting to be pulled down, knocked over, bumped into or climbed on.
“And as the child becomes more mobile and dexterous, they love to put things in their mouths and they don’t discriminate between toxic or poisons and lollies or biscuits.”
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