Lots of good solid advice here. All pretty much common sense, but doesn’t hurt to be reminded

You have to be careful!

Always important information to know!

Interesting article, you can never be to careful and no matter how careful you are things happen and kids can move so fast, I recall having an ant infestation and used Ant Rid, which you put in a little lid and the ants eat it and take it back to the nest and it kills them, great for kitchen ants and works extremely well, however it is honey based to attract them, this also attracts toddlers, I had carefully placed the lid under the fridge thinking It would be safe, NO, came into kitchen and 14mnth old sitting on the floor sucking on the lid with his face covered in honey and dead ants!!, I rang poison info and apparently it will give the child an upset tummy but they need to drink a bottle of it to do any real damage, so we were ok, needless to say, I used talcum powder for the ants after that and lived with the ants.

Thanks again for sharing this very important article; have shared info with friends.

better to be safe than sorry for sure

All poisons and chemicals need to be used with the utmost care, however I was caught out with my twin boys who were about 9 months old, we lived in the country and had an incredible amount of ants everywhere, I used antrid in a jar lid and slid it under the fridge, thinking that no one will find it there, I put a couple more around, under the washing machine and in places which I considered were inaccessible, however I did not plan on the determination and little fingers of twin toddlers, I came into the kitchen to find both of them licking the lid and with their faces covered in dead ants, I called poisons information and apparently it is a common call, the main ingredient is honey, so the thing that attracts the ants also attracts the children!!, fortunately because it is only a small amount the worse that would happen was a tummy ache, my children had no ill effects from it, but we no longer had antrid in the house, and it probably made me a lot more aware,

Some great tips here ones that we all need to be reminded off

I put up all medicines in a high cupboard and chemicals are in a high cupboard in the shed and laundry locked up high from little people.

Thanks for sharing this article on a very important issue. It is important to protect our children from all hazards in the home, backyard and car.

Have never thought of keeping a pill inventory before. Good point.

I find bottles such as Cough Mixtures are hard to get open and often have to get some-one to open them for me, especially if they have never been opened before.
Getting off the subject of poisons, childrens play scissors are not necessarily safe either. I know a 4 year old boy who managed to cut up a very thick paper (almost as thick as thin cardboard), yet her own parents couldn’t get them to cut it. The boy had left the scissors on top of the paper after he did it. The other scissors in the house were locked up so he couldn’t have used them.

Mine are all put up high but I use homemade cleaners anyway

Re rodent poison, not only can children get it, pets can too or they can catch and eat mice or rats that have eaten the poison too Your child could find and play with a dead rodent too.

If you are hosting a big party it can be hard to keep an eye on your little ones and mingle amongst the adults as well. Ask adults not to leave their drinks in reach of children. Some people don’t like their youngsters having soft drink either, especially if they have any allergies.
If you feel you may be unable to speak to everybody before they start drinking, I would be inclined to make a couple of signs to put up in prominent places. Your guests should respect your wishes.

I try and opt for more natural cleaners, the more hazard kind of bottles I ensure are stored in a locked cupboard well out of reach.

Either lock it up or change to a product that is natural there is something to be said for good old vinegar

Don’t know why people don’t just change to more natural cleaners etc :S

All my unsafe cupboards are locked so they cant get anything

What a very good article to read. I think all parents with young children should read this!