Safe Play For Toddler
Swings, slides, jungle gyms – such are the stuff of a young child’s dreams. But dreams can turn into nightmares – in the form of blackened eyes, broken limbs, and worse – if playground equipment isn’t as safe as it should be. To ensure the safety of the equipment your toddler plays on at home or away:
Be sure it is age appropriate. For home use, find adjustable units that can be changed as your toddler grows.
Be sure that it is safe. Pay attention to the play (or toys) system, included it’s construction; assembling; soft padding cover; installation; small instruments such as hooks, screws, bolts, and nails (should be capped and well protected); materials; measurements such as high, weight, strength, and size; finishing touch such as metal should be painted to prevent rust, or wood should be weather treated to prevent rotting.
Be sure that play equipment is in good repair. Maintenance and regular check is important to keep your toddler safe. Look for details such as broken parts, loose instruments, missing instruments, etc
Be sure that children using play equipment correctly and safely. Make sure your toddler is not wearing capes, floppy sleeves, flowing dress-up clothes, or any other cloths that might get caught or entangled
Be sure to supervise carefully. Any play equipment is only as safe as the supervision a child playing on it gets.