Keeping Bath Time Safe for Your Baby

Each and every year a surprising number of infants and toddlers end up seriously injured and even killed while bathing. There are instances in which the most seemingly diligent and protective of parents have ended up losing a child because of an accidental drowning at bath time.

When it comes to your infant or toddler, there are some crucial facts that you need to keep in mind in regard to bath time safety. By paying attention to these pointers, you will be able to eliminate risks that can be associated with your child at bath time.

The most fundamental factor that you absolutely must keep in mind when it comes to you child’s bath time is that you cannot – ever – leave your child alone while bathing. You cannot leave your child alone even for a few seconds. You cannot leave your child alone even if your youngster is only sitting in a tub with less than an inch of water.

A number of accidental events can happen in no time at all. For example, in a matter of seconds, it is possible (depending on where you are bathing your child) for your child to turn on the hot water and scald his or herself.

As an aside, one way that you can work to avoid accidentally scalding and related injuries is to turn down the temperature of your hot water heater.

You also need to keep in mind that it absolutely is possible for a child (or even an adult in some instances) to drown in only a small amount of water. Therefore, and again, no matter how short of time you intend to be away, you must never leave your child alone when in a bath.

You also need to keep in mind that having a child watch a child is not adequate. You simply must make certain that a mature adult is present at all times when your youngster is in the tub or bathing.

Another step that you need to take in order to best ensure the safety of your infant or toddler when bathing is to make sure that you do not overdue on the toys. There are instances in which so many toys are included in the bath water that a child can end up being injured.

In addition, do not have pets (dogs or cats, for example) in the same room when you are bathing your child. A pet could become unruly, harm the child while in the bath or distract you when you must be focusing your attention on the child in the bath water. Similarly, do not have other children in the room when you are giving a baby or a toddler a bath if it can be avoided as other children can also be a distraction.

Finally, you need to be very cautious about the particular bathing products that you utilize for your child. You need to make certain that you utilize only mild shampoos and soaps when it comes to bathing your child.

By Dawn Pirrie

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