 | Never discipline a child when angry. (Wait until you are in
control and act out of love.) |
| Never leave a child alone in a car. (They can turn the car
on, overheat or be kidnapped.) |
| Never leave an animal in a car. (Their brains can cook in
just seconds.) |
| Never leave a child alone in the bath. (They can drown in an inch
of water.) |
| Never mix bleach and ammonia compounds. (It makes a lethal gas.)
This includes Comet and dish soap. |
| Never leave small children and animals alone. (Very friendly
animals can become vicious went taunted.) |
| Never plug in small appliances near water, such as hair dryers,
radios, clocks, toasters. (They can be jerked into the water and
electrocute.) |
| Childproof your home. (Chemical cleaners, bug spray, cleaning
liquids.) |
| Never store gasoline in glass. (It can become volatile and
explode.) |
| Never store flammable liquids next to your dryer or water heater.
(This can start a fire.) |
| Never overload circuits. (This too can start a fire.) |
| Always get references for babysitters and check up on the
references. (Even family members can be unreliable.) Know your sitter, very
well. |
| Never leave your child with a stranger. (This one is just too plain
for explanation.) |
| Always check the stove and oven and iron before leaving the
house. (Fires can start before you know it.) |
| Never leave candles burning while you sleep. (Candles can tip
over in a million ways and cause fire and death.) |
| Never smoke in bed. (Again, fire is the obvious choice.
If you're tired put it out and move the ashtray far from the bed or
sofa.) See the Deliverance page. |
| Never drop ice or icy food into boiling oil. (Scalding is the
natural course as well as over flowing oil and house fires.) |
| Never grab a hot pan with a wet towel. (This is a good way to
burn yourself as heat passes through moist towels very easily.) |
| Always put the lid on when using the blender. (Over spills
make nasty messes.) |
| Never put spoons or utensils in a blender. (This is a good
way to ruin the blender and to get hurt.) |
| Throw away gas or flammable liquid soaked rags. (They hold fumes
that can ignite if exposed to sparks like those from car ignitions.) |
| Never put a lid on a boiling pot or one which may boil. (It will
explode.) |
| Never send a child into a public restroom alone, even if you have
to take a boy in the women's bathroom and a girl into the men's room. Predators
are everywhere. |
| Don't drive under the influence of alcohol, medications that make
you drowsy or when you've been without regular sleep. |
| Never stick a metal utensil in a toaster, you can electrocute
yourself. |
| Never leave child unattended in a shopping cart. Children are
active and can fall out of carts. |
| Never shake a baby, you can do damage to the soft tissue of their
little brains. |
