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Babies are not aware of the risk and have not developed their motor skills completely. Therefore, it is essential to prevent possible accidents. Here is a series of tips on home safety to prevent falls of small children from high altitudes. Prevention in all these cases is essential. Consejos 7 ti

. Babies are not aware of the risk and have not developed their motor skills completely. Therefore, it is essential to prevent possible accidents. Here is a series of tipson home safety

to prevent falls of small children from high altitudes. Prevention in all these cases is essential. Consejos 7 tips to prevent children falling from a great height 1. Do not incite the child to look at places of risk como, such as windows or balconies. The elderly are an example for the little ones. If you encourage your child to lean out of a window or a balcony, he will think that it is something normal that he can do, that you 'give him permission'. 2. Remove furniture and objects that the child can use to climb

. Chairs, benches, even a pot ... can serve as a ladder for a child. The imagination of the little ones has no limits. Nor curiosity. Therefore, it is advisable to avoid all the 'temptations' of the child's reach.

3. Prevent the crib or changing table from being near the window.It is important to remove all the elements that the child can use to get up and access a window. For example: the bed or the crib. Never place them next to the window.

4. Install protective barriers in the case of stairs.To avoid falling down stairs, it is best to install protective barriers. It is the surest way to prevent this type of accidents.

5. The rails, with safe bars. The railings of railings and handrails should not be too far apart. Maximum, 10 centimeters. And of course, they should be vertical bars, never horizontal, since children could use it to climb, as if it were a ladder.

6. There are other child safety measures, such as safety fall protection nets

. Make sure they meet all the guarantees. 7. And of course, parental monitoring is essential

. Do not leave your child alone near a focus of danger, even if it seems to be only a minute. In a minute, your child can find an object to climb and peek into a window. Source:- M. Angeles Miranda (

Spanish Association for Child Safety)