Children pull everything into their mouths - even when they have grown up. And these are not always the most obvious and edible things.
Grapes, a piece of apple or bread, a cap from a ballpoint pen, a teddy bear's torn eye - everything that a child can reach will go into his mouth. But even older children can play around and put something small but very dangerous in their mouths.
Things to keep out of the reach of children (even if you think the child is being looked after)
1. Balloons
Usually there are two options: either the child began to chew on the deflated ball, or stuck a piece of the burst ball into his mouth. In any case, it is dangerous and can cause suffocation. Bright balls are an attribute of any children's holiday.
But for safety reasons, there should be no inflated or deflated balloons in the reach zone, but the total of the number should not tend to infinity, so that at least one is always lost obvious. If the balloon bursts, you need to immediately remove all of its elements until they have attracted the baby's attention.
2. Flat batteries
Make sure that in all children's toys with batteries, the battery compartment can only be opened with a screwdriver. The same goes for objects like bathroom scales, where children can easily reach.
Every year, thousands of children swallow flat batteries - it is very dangerous both by suffocation and tissue damage, or even death. All used batteries should be stored in the most inaccessible place until disposal, so that even adults cannot easily get there.3. Filler from soft toys
If the toy is fragile, it is better to take it out of use altogether, if it is already torn, it is urgent to sew it up. You can never guess at what moment a child will drag a filler into his mouth to find out what a favorite toy is made of. Especially if he already knows what cotton candy is, and the filler looks like it.
4. Doctor's sets and dolls
In children's kits of the doctor, there may be rather small elements - thermometers, spatulas, toy syringes. Their size is designed to "treat", conventionally, dolls and plush animals, but a child can easily start testing them on himself or the younger ones, putting them in his mouth.
Small nipples and other attributes of babies are often sold complete with toy dolls. But the child still remembers what a nipple is and what to do with it. Only its small size can lead to swallowing.
5. Antistress toys
All toys that can be chewed (and the strength and perseverance of the child should not be underestimated) should be put away. Antistress toys are very attractive, but not safe. If there is gel in them, their child will gnaw them in a split second. From whole toys - easily bites off pieces. So it is better to remove such toys at least until school age.6. Small balls
It can be glass or marble balls for decoration, hydrogel for flowers - in any case, they should be so far away from the child that he cannot reach, even climbing the barricade from the chair and toys.
7. Ballpoint pens
The child instantly "disassembles" any ballpoint pen into separate parts - and the smallest can easily be swallowed. Therefore, you need to hide from him not only office scissors and a stapler, but also such seemingly harmless things as pens.
Even a three-year-old child, playing with a donated set of bright pens, will surely take apart a couple of them - and there, before swallowing, there is one mischievous thought and a second of action.
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