Hidden Dangers in Your Home
Hidden Dangers in Your Home
Hidden Dangers in Your Home (more)The net around the family trampoline is just one of the safety features which are a part of Sonya Skidmore's home. Skidmore says, "25-year-olds don't usually worry about the things that older moms do.” That’s one of the reasons she says she founded Safe Homes for Safe Kids.
A mother of two, Skidmore has taken all of the precautions she can in her home, but when they visit Grandpa's house, she knows there are danger zones. She worries about the non-vented gas logs which can pose a carbon monoxide risk, narrow, steep stairs and railings in which the spindles are less than 3 ½ inches a part. A child can get his or her head or limbs stuck between them.
Another new hazard of recent concern: "Potting soil is a huge issue and it's a brand new issue for us at Safe Homes for safe Kids; but it's something that we've identified this year that if it gets on the face or into the eyes, because of the pesticides, and the fertilizers that are in the potting soil can be very dangerous to children."
Both Sonya and her dad says fitness equipment should be kept in a room away from the kids, because of the moving parts, cords and sheer weight of equipment involved, so that curiosity doesn't put small fingers and hands in harms way.
Safe Homes for Safe Kids has an easy and fun way for you and your family to scope out potential dangers in the home. You go to this interactive website to go inside a home and click on potential dangers in each room of your home: http://www.safehomesforsafekids.org/homesafe.htm
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