This is my advice to young parents. That they have to be vigilant with the movement of their toddler to avoid accidents. I had seen my nephews and nieces with bumps on the head, bruises on the arm and other injuries simply because of the negligence of the adults. My daughter did not experience accidents because she had a nanny who was always looking out for her every movement.
I agree but sometimes these accidents are unavoidable. My son was very accident prone and it is impossible to have eyes in the back of your head. I had him at the hospital more than once for minor injuries and when he went to school it was even worse as he kept hurting himself. Thankfully apart from a broken arm at the age of 10 he never did anything too serious.
I wish everything that has to do with my daughter getting hurt was avoidable but sometimes things just happen even if we have our eyes on them all the time. My daughter ripped her líp one day she fell as she was walking beside me and fell that was the most that has happened to her. After that day I always held her hand even if she wanted to walk alone I let her go so she could learn to walk better but I was so wrong. I felt horrible but thank God nothing else that bad or worste has happened other than minimal bumping.
I agree with keeping an eye at the toddler, but I also think we should let them explore on their own sometimes. I always try to stay near to my toddler as soon as possible, just in case he falls down, but I try to allow him to go on his own and do things on his own too. I believe the more they practice, the better balanced they will be, and the lesser they will fall down. I think it also depends on individual kids, some might be too adventurous and more prone to accidents, but some are more cautious.
I think when kids start walking around,they can take a ton of spills,and they do remain accident prone for months. I think its a coordination thing they need to build up over time-and the toddler has a problem judging distances and also they have not learned to concentrate on one thing, so their butt can get sore from falling on it. Their balance should improve with some time though-and things you could do to help out, is to check for the obstacles in the way and move them-and you might want to hold their hand if they walk across any hard surfaces, like tile or stone floors.
It is a glorious time when a child starts to walk and they get very excited when they start making the first goosesteps. Caution is needed here because at this stage, they don't have the ability to identify dangers and its not uncommon to see a baby at the precipice of a big cliff oblivious of the danger. So at this stage, they should be kept at a short leash.
Yes, that is so true, something that all the parents can relate to. We have to be so much careful and vigilant all the time when the kids first start walking. When My son started walking first as a baby, his forehead corresponded exactly with the wooden arm rests of the sofa and no matter how many times, I steered him away from the sofas, he liked to stand by grabbing the edges of the sofa so his forehead rested on the rests. Even though I was always around him, he invariably bumped his forehead on the rests at least once a day. It was a nightmare for me for the few days when he liked walking around the sofas!
This is a serious thing to worry about once a child sets out on his or her first footsteps. If you noticed at this period their feet aren't that strong on the ground and they seem to be a little shaky when walking. So it's advised that parents always be conscious of their babies whenever they are working. I don't really know if walkers are of any detriment to the child but it's not, then preferably such child should be made to use one to encourage safety.
I completely agree with you on this, as much as it's a great feeling when one's child starts to walk but they must be kept on a short leash in order to avoid unnecessary accidents that might be fatal. I think about 15 years ago in my yard where I live, a child fell off the building from a 2 story flat and splattered his brains on the compound. He died eventually from the fall. So this could have been avoided and prevented had the parents kept the child on a short leash.
Awwh I'm so so sorry for hearing about your son passing such pains from a broken arm. I have actually broken my arm once from playing football, I took a nasty fall from a foul from a fellow player so I know exactly how excruciating the pain can be. And the funny thing about being a parent is that even though it's your child that sustained an injury but the parent suffers a commensurable amount of the pains as well.
I agree with OP that parents of children in the crawling age group should be extra careful since the child is likely to accidentally fall down. However if your child is in a proper cot or sitting with seat belt they are comparatively safer. One can take extra care by keeping their children in a carpeted room which provides extra cushion and keeps them even safer.
This is a very good advice. And this is what we actually are doing, we are very watchful and vigilant for our 6 children before when they began to start to stand alone, to start making two or three steps or finally walking alone. When we let them play in the sala or in the bedroom with our presence of course for our children usually started standing unsupported at the age of 9 months and started walking alone unguided at the age of 11 months. My wife is usually reminded by our family health workert to be take of our children when they begin standing and walking alone.
