The Essential Guide to Baby and Toddler Home Safety is a comprehensive video “encyclopedia” for all things home safety for families with a baby or toddler.
If you have ever wanted to borrow the brain of baby and toddler safety expert, Holly Choi (@safebeginnings), to keep your little one safe: now you can! Holly’s goal was to create a course that caregivers could work through to solve a number of challenges around the home from a babyproofing perspective, and easy strategies to prevent serious injury.
The course starts off with “The Safety Mindset” module, where she talks about how to approach safety decision making and how to look at scenarios through an injury-prevention lens, without needing to feel like a “helicopter parent”. She provides you with all the information so that you can make solid choices for your own family, choices that fit your personal risk tolerance.
Pillars of injury prevention
Risks vs. hazards
Layers of protection
Safety standards
When to start babyproofing
Saving money
Essential vs. optional babyproofing
The solution may be removal
What is survivorship bias?
Used baby gear
“What about the cat?”
Where to get help
Creating a safe nursery
Spot the hazard
Preventing overheating
When to lower the crib mattress
Window treatments
What is “out of reach”?
Stairs, gates and banisters
Door lock solutions
Furniture hazards
Cabinet and drawer locks
Outlets, cords and cables
Preventing window falls
Appliance locks
Stove knob covers
When can babyproofing come down?
What is a “yes space”?
Examples of a “yes space”
The bobblehead effect
Elevated surfaces
Helmets, biking and other activities
Fitting a bike helmet (2V1 rule)
High chair safety
Selecting a high chair
Sources of common burn injuries
Preventing the most common burns
Hot hair tools
Fire safety
Drowning statistics
Safe bath time
Swimsuit safety
Swimming pool safety
Swimming lessons
Life jackets
Overlooked hazards
What’s poisonous and what to do if poisoning happens
Plant safety
Vintage toys
Button batteries
Top choking hazards
The toilet paper roll test
Multiple children and toys
Multiple children and gates
Transitioning to a toddler bed
Babyproofing on vacation
Visiting family
Entertaining guests
Hallowe’en safety
Holiday safety
Absolutely! Get in touch with us and we’ll get you set up!
