Child Safety Week!

Well this week is Child Safety Week! The week when every parent sits up in horror to hear about how many accidents there are in the home and how easily they can happen!

It really is amazing just what little children can actually manage to do that can cause serious accidents at home. Quite often as parents (I am including myself here) do not actually realise how easy it is for a child to reach a cup of tea or coffee from a table or a kitchen bench. It is so easy for them to do so even when they are toddlers. Also, how often do we run a bath with just the hot water in before putting the cold water in? How many of us do that? I must admit I have been guilty of that on occasion but do try to remember not to in case my little boy gets to the bath before me and scalds himself. I do know of an accident my uncle had as a young child when there was a toy on the other side of the bath which only had hot water in. He reached over and fell straight in the scalding hot water and was scarred for most of his life. It was a terrible shock to my grandmother from what I have been told. Television programmes often show toys on the other side of the bath which does often happen so it shows how easily the accidents can happen.

The kitchen is so dangerous that they can touch cooker knobs quite easily. Once a child is toddling around it is best to have cooker knob covers which can be quite inexpensive to buy, ours are only £3.99 at the moment. We also have Child Safety packs of fridge locks, corner cushions, cupboard and drawer catches as well as plug socket covers and finger protecters for only £4.20 with free delivery (delivery price will be taken off after checkout). We also have Baby on Board signs and panda sun shades which are a must when we get hot weather (I say when we get the weather)! They are great for the strong UV rays! 

My absolute safety favourite is the animal back pack safety harnesses which come in different animals, from the puppy, to the unicorn to the monkey. Children love them as they do not think of them as being reins so do not mind the cute little animals. They also have a little pocket at the back for little toys and for boys toy cars! They fasten in 2 places accross the chest and can be easily adjusted with a tail that can be removed by the parent and has a little strap handle for easy holding! Brilliant!
To see our range of safety equipment see http://www.welcomebabyhome.net/category/2016380

Your little one is definately worth it!

Children Say & Do Funny Things

It is true what they say 'Children do say and do the funniest things'!

My little boy has been doing some funny things lately and sometimes you could just cringe when he does other things you wish he would not! This morning we were writing birthday cards for my cousin who was 40 recently. He has been on holiday so we are waiting for him to get home to send his cards. I asked Louis Adam if he wanted to put a kiss on the card expecting him to put a little x on the bottom but instead he took it literally and kissed the actual card! We could not help but laugh but we did try to explain that a kiss is an x on a card or a letter.

On the way to school today he said "Mummy" and said nothing else so I asked him what he wanted to say so he said "I love you"! This was so cute how he just came out with it those are the best times aren't they?

When I saw his teacher at school today I asked her if he had been good the day before and she told me yes he had been great but there had been one incident. Apparently he had sat next to a little boy, a friend whom did not like salad cream and asked Louis Adam what he had for lunch in his sandwiches. Louis opened his sandwich to show him and he held it up but when his friend turned round it went straight in his friend's face! He then told the dinner lady that Louis's sandwich had gone in his face and it was "WET"! That was the worst bit he did not like the wet part with the salad cream. Apparently he does not like it, it was all really did not like!

I just put my head in my hands and thought oh no! However, they are still friends and there are no hard feelings as it was seen that it had been an accident but on the way home from dropping him off school today I could not stop giggling for solme reason. I think it was funny but a little bit of shame and embaressment made it worse!

So it is true they do say and do funny things but he is only 5 as well though. So what sort of funny things do your children do or say? Love to hear comments!