WATCH YOUR BABY GROWBaby

SAFETY

Checklist

Bedroom

Always put your baby to

sleep on her back on a

firm, flat, tight-fitting

mattress in a crib that

meets current safety 

standards, and remove all

soft bedding and pillowlike items from the crib.

Make sure your baby’s crib

is sturdy and has no loose

or missing hardware.

Never place your baby’s

crib or furniture near 

window blind or

curtain cords.

Bathroom

Keep medicines and 

cleaning products in 

containers with safety caps

and locked away from 

children.

Always check bath water

temperature with your wrist

or elbow before putting

your baby in to bathe.

Never, ever, leave your

child alone in the bathtub

or near any water.

Kitchen

Don’t leave your baby

alone in a highchair;

always use all safety straps.

Use your stove’s back

burners and keep pot 

handles turned to the back

of the stove.

Lock household cleaning

products, knives, matches,

and plastic bags away from

children.

Living Areas

Install smoke detectors on

each floor of your home,

especially near sleeping

areas; change the batteries

each year.

Use safety gates to block

stairways and safety plugs

to cover electrical outlets.

Keep all small objects,

including tiny toys and

balloons, away from young

children.

Watch your baby

grow. Keep this

growth chart by

your changing table,

crib or rocking

chair. Use it often

by marking and 

dating the measurements and reviewing the important

safety tips.

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Baby

SAFETY

Checklist

In The Bedroom

Always put your baby to sleep on her

back on a firm, flat, tight-fitting 

mattress in a crib that meets current

safety standards, and remove all 

pillows, quilts, comforters, sheepskins,

and pillow-like bumper pads and toys

from the crib. Follow this advice to

reduce the risk of sudden infant death

syndrome (SIDS) and suffocation.

Make sure your baby’s crib is sturdy

and has no loose or missing hardware.

This will prevent babies suffocating or

strangling by becoming trapped

between broken crib parts.

Never place your baby’s crib or 

furniture near window blind or curtain

cords. This will prevent babies from

strangling on the loop of the cord. To

prevent falls, keep children away from

windows.

In The Bathroom:

Keep medicines and cleaning products

in containers with safety caps and

locked away from children. This will

prevent children from being poisoned.

Always check bath water temperature

with your wrist or elbow before putting

your baby in to bathe. This will 

prevent burns to a baby’s delicate skin.

Never, ever, leave your child alone in

the bathtub or near any water. This

will prevent children from drowning.

In addition, keep children away from

all standing water, including water in

toilets, 5-gallon buckets, and pools.

In The Kitchen:

Don’t leave your baby alone in a 

highchair; always use all safety straps.

This will prevent injuries and deaths

from the baby climbing out, falling, or

sliding under the tray. Be sure to use

safety straps in strollers and baby swings.

Use your stove’s back burners and 

keep pot handles turned to the back of

the stove. This will prevent deaths and

injuries from burns. In addition,

keep children away from tablecloths,

so they can’t pull down hot foods or

liquids on themselves.

Lock household cleaning products,

knives, matches, and plastic bags away

from children. This will prevent poisonings, bleeding injuries, burns, and

suffocation.

In Other Living Areas:

Install smoke detectors on each floor

of your home, especially near sleeping

areas; change the batteries yearly. This

will prevent deaths and injuries from fires.

Use safety gates to block stairways and

safety plugs to cover electrical outlets.

This will prevent injuries from falls

and electric shocks.

Keep all small objects, including tiny

toys and balloons, away from young

children. This will prevent choking

and possible deaths.

THE REASONS BEHIND THE

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

CPSC Hotline 800-638-2772

CPSC Website www.cpsc.gov