{"id":2388,"date":"2022-02-22T10:09:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T10:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/upababy.pt\/safety-at-home\/"},"modified":"2022-02-23T17:00:03","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T17:00:03","slug":"safety-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.upababy.pt\/en\/safety-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety at home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Babies develop very quickly and before we know it, they are already curious and adventurous, discovering the world.<\/div>\n<div>That&#8217;s why we must prepare our home in advance, taking into account the behaviors and curiosity of a healthy child.<\/div>\n<div>We must look at the house through the child&#8217;s eyes, finding in each room the things that might attract his curiosity.<\/div>\n<div>\n  <\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">In the bedroom<\/span><\/div>\n<div>Bed<\/div>\n<div>The bed must be solid and stable, with no edges or elements that could trap or hurt the baby. The crates must have a minimum interior height of 60 cm, openings of less than 6 cm and a suitable mattress. It must comply with European safety standards.<\/div>\n<div>\n  <\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Baby changing room<\/span><\/div>\n<div>The furniture for changing the baby must be stable and have a raised edge.<\/div>\n<div>For the baby&#8217;s change, you must have everything you need close to you, in order to be in constant contact with the baby (it only takes a second for the baby to roll over and fall).<\/div>\n<div>\n  <\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Toys<\/span><\/div>\n<div>They must always be suitable for the child&#8217;s developmental stage, and be available for play in safe conditions.<\/div>\n<div>\n  <\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">In the bath house<\/span><\/div>\n<div>Prepare the bathroom for the baby&#8217;s bath. Check the temperature of the water before starting the bath and use suitable protective measures (bathtub suitable for the baby, non-slip mats,..)<\/div>\n<div>\n  <\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">In the kitchen<\/span><\/div>\n<div>The kitchen presents several risks for a baby. That&#8217;s why:<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Close doors and drawers to prevent access to kitchen utensils (knives, plates, glass cups, etc.), food and cleaning materials;<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Pay attention to heat sources as they can cause burns (hot liquid food, handles of pots, pans or pans, the oven door, etc.).<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Pay attention to food heated in the microwave, as the containers are often lukewarm and the food they contain is boiling.<\/div>\n<div>\n  <\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">In the room<\/span><\/div>\n<div>heating sources<\/div>\n<div>It must prevent contact with fireplaces, radiators or other heating sources.<\/div>\n<div>\n  <\/div>\n<div>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apsi.org.pt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.apsi.org.pt<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Babies develop very quickly and before we know it, they are already curious and adventurous, discovering the world. That&#8217;s why we must prepare our home in advance, taking into account the behaviors and curiosity of a healthy child. We must look at the house through the child&#8217;s eyes, finding in each room the things that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bebe"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.upababy.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.upababy.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.upababy.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.upababy.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.upababy.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.upababy.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.upababy.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.upababy.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.upababy.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}