{"id":1860,"date":"2014-06-23T10:00:28","date_gmt":"2014-06-23T14:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ugagreenway.wordpress.com\/?p=1860"},"modified":"2023-01-03T15:30:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T20:30:25","slug":"childproof-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/greenway\/2014\/06\/23\/childproof-your-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Create a Healthy Home: Childproof Your Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Injuries in the home are the number one killer of children in the U.S. Most of these home injuries could have been prevented. An example is single-use laundry detergent, also known as Laundry pods. They are convenient to use, but can be very dangerous to children.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fFbPnYXeBGk<\/p>\n<h3>What can you do to make your home safer? Assess your habits and behaviors.<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Where do you store your laundry products?<\/li>\n<li>Can a child reach them?<\/li>\n<li>Where do you keep your household cleaning products?<\/li>\n<li>Do you have child safety locks on drawers and cabinets where you store cleaning products?<\/li>\n<li>Do you have any cleaning products in unmarked containers?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>TAKE ACTION \u2013 Childproof Your Home!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Move the laundry detergent to a location out of reach of children and pets<\/li>\n<li>Walk through your house using the UGA Extension <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.uga.edu\/publications\/detail.cfm?number=C1049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Childproofing Your Home Checklist<\/a> as a guide to help you make your home healthier for your children.<\/li>\n<li>Take the American Cleaning Institute pledge to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleaninginstitute.org\/keypledge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Be the KEY<\/a> to a safe laundry room and routine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>For additional information on making your home healthier visit:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.UGAgreenway.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.UGAgreenway.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>American Academy of Pediatrics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthychildren.org\/English\/safety-prevention\/at-home\/Pages\/Childproofing-Your-Home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Childproofing Your Home<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Please tell us in the comments or by <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:uga.greenway@gmail.com\"><strong>email<\/strong><\/a><strong> what one thing you did to make your home safer for your family.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center\"><em><span style=\"color:#339966\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcs.uga.edu\/extension\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color:#339966\"><strong>Living Healthy Living Green<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Injuries in the home are the number one killer of children in the U.S. Most of these home injuries could have been prevented. 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