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lakewoodwife: Thanks for getting us back on topic!

Also, just wanted to post some more safety tips. Here are some safety tips for the home and specifically for the bathroom, which has many potential dangers:

* Even if you could manage to secure all the medicines, soaps, shampoos, nail clippers, hair dryers, scissors, and tweezers, the basic materials and equipment that constitute the bathroom would still represent an unacceptable level of danger to infants and toddlers. There simply are too many slippery surfaces, hard tiles, hot water faucets, and water receptacles. Supervise your children in the bathroom!

* To prevent children from accidentally locking themselves in the bathroom, make sure the door has no fastening — like an inside bolt — that cannot be opened from the outside. You may also remove the lock and instruct everyone in the family to knock when the door is closed.

* Face your child toward the hot-water faucet in the bathtub to prevent accidentally bumping into the hot metal.

* If your small child can’t distinguish or remember to stay away from the hot-water tap, make it easier by marking it with red tape.

* Keep electrical appliances, such as shavers, hair dryers, and toothbrushes, away from small children. Teach older children the danger of using such appliances near water or with wet hands.

(Adapted from Howstuffworks.com child safety tips)