Are you keeping your child safe?

​       All parents want to keep their children safe. It’s essential to do what we do as parents and give them the opportunity to grow up to be independent, responsible, community-minded adults. We try to be diligent in keeping our children from being in danger.
          Mandy was quickly getting the dishes done while 2-year-old Allison was toddling around the kitchen. Allison had found the pans in an open cabinet and loved to bang them together. Mandy laughed at her and kept her eye on her to make sure her darling didn’t find trouble.
          As Mandy was drying last night’s dinner plates, she glimpsed from the corner of her eye that Allison was trying to get into the cabinet door where the cleaning supplies were kept.
          “No, no, sweetie. These are not playthings,” Mandy chided, as she directed Allison’s attention elsewhere.
                Latches on cabinet doors are commonplace safety measures to help keep inquiring little hands from dangerous products. Another ubiquitous safety measure is electric outlet covers to keep little fingers from getting shocked or worse. While most parents keep dangerous products out of the reach of their young children and attend to other household safety measures, the Lanier Law Firm, https://www.lanierlawfirm.com/child-product-safety/ has taken child safety practice to another level.
          The Lanier Law Firm has identified a list of child product safety guidelines that all parents should read and absorb. Their identified areas of child product safety include:
Make Sure the Product Meets Child Safety Standards

1. Ensure the Product You Want for Your Kids Is Age-Appropriate
2. Examine the Child Product’s Materials and Design
3. Ensure the Product Does Not Pose an Injury Hazard for Your Kids
4. Read the Product’s Instructions and Warnings
5. Making Sure Kids Are Safe From Dangerous Products

 Due diligence on our part creates a safe environment for our children.
          Mandy put up the last of the dishes, dried her hands on the towel, and turned to her baby girl.
          “Okay, Allison, I’m all yours,” she soothed as she reached for her toddler.
          “Yay!!!,” Allison glowed, as she clapped her hands together. Snuggled in her mama’s loving arms, they went to her playroom and settled into playing with her dolls.
          Keep your children safe and savor the fun times. They grow up too soon.
Blessings,
Jon

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