You might also advise them to buy the walker without wheels that has recently been created. Also commonly seen when driving is an empty car seat in the back seat with a parent holding the infant in their arms. You must advise parents that this is a dangerous practice. Encourage your local hospital to insist that all newborns be driven home in a car seat. See car seat discussion page 22.
Burns are very common in crawling infants and in toddlers.
The most common sources of these burns are mother's curling iron, wood stove, hot liquid spills, reaching and touching the oven, stove or fireplace, as well as burns made intentionally on children. Warn parents at the 4-6 month checkup about this source of injury to their children. Warn parents to not apply butter or other ointments on a burn. Bicycle Injuries in toddlers are often taken on bicycle rides by their parents. Separate seats are available for the children.