Car Seats
Car seats are there to keep the child safe while traveling in a car. Without a car seat, a small child just sitting in a car would be much unprotected if just wearing a seatbelt. Children can be so small that they can simply slide out from inside a seatbelt, but inside a car seat, they are much more secure.
Car seats are not just for traveling in cars, but they can also be used to take a baby’s for walks or even just to have a nap in, but they are only suitable for children to have naps in if you are out and there is no cot or mosses basket.
They come with straps so that you can have security and the buckles are made difficult to undo by the child so that the parent is not hesitant that the baby can get out.
Sometimes car seats come with sunlight covers (as shown in the picture) which keeps the sunlight out from the baby’s eyes.
Cooker Guards
A cooker guard is an item which is used in the kitchen to stop a child from harming themselves around the cooker.
The cooker guard is mainly a piece of glass or metal which is mounted around the top of the cooker so that while cooking, if the child is around the bottom of the cooker, he/she wont get harmed. The child may be harmed by:
- Any spillages of hot foods
- Touching the hot plates/utensils
- Pushing the food over
The cooker guard may also have something covering the knobs to change the heat of the plates and if a child plays with that it can be very dangerous, especially if food is cooking on top and there is no one attending the cooker at all times.
One rule is that the cooker guard must be very secure as the child may push it to pry and touch the cooker.
Socket Covers
Children will most often play and discover new things each day, and sockets are one of them. They will poke their little fingers inside the holes and sometimes even their toy which is very dangerous and could lead to them electrocuting themselves.
One way of stopping this is socket cover. This is simply a plastic box, mounted onto the wall around the socket and it has a cover which can be opened and closed and it stops the child being able to poke his/her fingers into the holes.
Another type of socket covers it just like a plug without wires and it is made difficult to take out from the socket by children as it is flat.
Child Harnesses
Child harnesses are used when a child and parent are out. The child harness lets the child walk freely and to have some responsibility, while at the same time, the parent still can stay calm and know that their child is safe.
It is a long piece of strong fabric which is belted around the child and under his/her arms and then goes to the mother. The piece which is attached to the mother is no longer than two meters long and helps the mother to be a good distance from her child.
The harness can also be made to look fun and interesting which make the child want to use it.
