As a pediatrician I get many phone calls about injuries to my patients so I thought I would take a few minutes to discuss how to prevent them.
The most important thing to remember is that if something has a strap then use it. It was put there for a reason. This includes straps in shopping carts, swings, strollers, high chairs, car seats, changing tables, etc.... Even if you don't think your child can get out strap them in anyway!
Our most common calls involve children rolling off beds or sofas. Even newborns can roll and putting pillows around them doesn't help. With my children I put them on a blanket on the floor to play and also changed their diaper on the floor. You can't fall off the floor!
Also we get calls about children that are put in car seats or bouncers on the counter unsecured. The child not only falls out of the seat but then also off the counter! Again I would recommend putting them on the floor.
I will end the post with a tip from my mother-in-law. If your monkey child can climb out of the grocery cart seat even when strapped in try tying their shoes together!
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