Saturday, July 12, 2008

Are Baby Walkers is Safety?


Maybe you and other parents are think if a walker (tools) can help your baby/child learn to walk. In most big country , baby walker for parents is very useful and help them to keep their children, because they think they will not can to keep their baby 24 hours full. But

Most pediatrist make a research and the result is walkers don't help our children walk sooner. Because Ithe fact, baby walkers can delay or block mental development and normal muscle control.
This are many reason that baby walkers is not safe, because our children can do like this:

  • Walk along the stairs : which often causes broken bones and severe head injuries. This is reason why most children get hurt in baby walkers.
  • Get burned : a child can reach higher when in a walker. A cup of hot coffee on the table, pot handles on the stove, a radiator, a fireplace, or a space heater are all now in baby's reach.
  • Be poisoned : reach object that are harmful and dangerous in a walker.
  • Get Sick : Alot of children can make some contact with their surroundings, that are not pure, 100% free of bad bacteria.

Most walker injuries happen while adults are watching. A child in a walker can move more than 3 feet in 1 second! Therefore, walkers are never safe to use, even with close adult supervision. Make sure there are no walkers at home or wherever your child is being cared for. Child care facilities should not allow the use of baby walkers. If your child is in child care at a center or at someone else's home, make sure there are no walkers.

On July 1, 1997, new safety standards were implemented for baby walkers. Many pediatrich do some research to find new idea, to make and get a prototype in baby walkers, that are safety and comfort for children.

The American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions have called for a ban on the manufacture and sale of baby walkers with wheels. Keep your child safe. . .throw away your baby walker!




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