Ideas booklet - Parent Directory

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ANSWERS: Growing kids
ANSWERS: Bundles of energy!
Q1: c – Young children are easily distracted and
can run off without warning. It is important
to hold their hand at all times when you are
on the pavement or crossing the road.
Q2: b – Even when you buy products with childresistant
lids, you still need to keep them well out
of reach and sight of young children. Remember
that child-resistant does not mean child-proof.
Many young children are poisoned every year by
cleaning products they find kept by the toilet.
Q3: false – You should never fall asleep with your
baby on the sofa. You could end up suffocating or
crushing them.
Q4: b – If you really have to answer the door then
it’s best to take the child with you. You should
never leave a young child alone in the bath
because they can very easily slip beneath the
water and drown. They can also play with the bath
tap and be badly scalded by hot water. It only takes
a few seconds for a child to drown or suffer a
serious burn.
Q5: a – Hot drinks are the number one cause of
scald injuries among young children. Every year,
over 6,500 children under five are rushed to
hospital because of scalds from kettles and hot
drinks. Because the skin of a young child is so
much thinner than an adult’s, a mug of hot drink
can scald a young child 15 minutes after it has
been made.
Q6: c – Baby walkers are unsafe because they
can easily tip over and babies can fall into fires
or down stairs. Because of the weight of the
walker the injury will probably be quite a nasty
one. Baby walkers also allow babies to reach
things that are harmful. And they don’t help babies
learn to walk – in fact, they may delay a baby’s
normal development.
Q1: false – Buying a second-hand child car seat
isn’t recommended because it may have been
damaged in an accident or may have parts
missing. The problem may not be obvious
until your car is in an accident and the car
seat doesn’t protect your child properly.
Q2: c – A smoke alarm can’t protect your family
from fire if it isn’t working. Test that the batteries
in your smoke alarms are working once a week.
Q3: false – Learning the Green Cross Code is an
important part of road safety but it doesn’t mean
that a child is ready to make journeys alone. You
need to make sure that the child is old enough to
judge the speed and distance of cars and won’t be
easily distracted if unexpected things happen. You
should always walk routes with children first to
make sure they are aware of the hazards and
ready to cope with them alone.
Q4: false – Traffic-coping skills are complex
and children do not have the ability to judge speed,
distance and danger accurately until about the age
of 11. Parks, gardens and other play areas away
from traffic are the safest places for children to
cycle until they have learnt to control a bike and
understand cycle safety.
Q5: b – A public swimming pool is the best place
for a child to swim because the depth and
temperature of the water are controlled, there
are no hidden hazards and there will usually be
trained lifeguards around if they get into trouble.
But you still need to supervise young children in
the water at all times – they can slip beneath the
water very quickly and silently if they get into
difficulties.
Q6: b – If you fall asleep at the wheel, your family
is twice as likely to be killed or seriously injured.
That’s because, if you are asleep, you can’t react
and have no chance of steering or braking to avoid
the danger.
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