Curtain Cords and Other Toddler Dangers
Two days ago in a Chicago suburb, a 3-year-old boy accidentally died when he became entangled in his bedroom’s Venetian blind cord. It made me realize once again just how different the world looks to our prekindergartners.
A lot of us spent time toddler-proofing our environments for a newly crawling or walking child, but have we been lapse in our updates? It helps to get at the young ones’ eye-levels and move around. The world looks different at that height. Teachers can and should do this in their classrooms.
Is the furniture appropriate in size? Can anything topple over if pulled? What is within reach that shouldn’t be? Can anything pinch or trap a limb or a head?
Here are some resources and informative sites about cord safety:
