{"id":9443,"date":"2025-09-08T15:25:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T19:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/?p=9443"},"modified":"2025-09-08T15:25:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T19:25:03","slug":"your-drugs-and-medications-making-them-kid-proof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/08\/your-drugs-and-medications-making-them-kid-proof\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Drugs and Medications: Making Them Kid-Proof"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"YourAlthough vitamins might be vital for our health, keeping these in a place where your kids can find them could mean real danger for your child \u2026 and that\u2019s even before we start thinking about more serious drugs and medications!<\/p>\n

1) Up, up and away \u2026<\/b><\/h3>\n

Medicine should be kept in a container which is kept high out of reach.\u00a0 Preferably this should also be locked and out of sight.<\/p>\n

But don\u2019t forget that your child will grow, so watch as your child grows and develops new skills (such as climbing and problem-solving) and keep asking yourself whether your medicine chest is still out of harm\u2019s way.<\/p>\n

If not, move it to a safer place.<\/p>\n

2) A place for everything \u2026<\/b><\/h3>\n

Big problems come with that last dose of the evening: many of us forget and leave our pills on the nightstand.<\/p>\n

If this sounds like you, it might help you to remember to make the extra effort to return your meds to that safe cabinet by knowing that\u00a086% of children<\/strong>\u00a0visiting emergency rooms for medicine poisoning had taken medicine belonging to an adult.<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0 A medicine by any other name \u2026<\/b><\/h3>\n

Don\u2019t forget that many over-the-counter medicines are still pharmaceutically based medications and should also be kept out of reach.\u00a0 This includes items such as cold remedies, throat pastilles, creams and drops.<\/p>\n

Although you might not consider these medicines in the \u201cprescribed\u201d sense, they are sold over the counter to adults, not children, because they can cause considerable harm to children if mis-used or over-dosed, so keep it out of reach.<\/p>\n

4)\u00a0 Consider the poison potential \u2026<\/b><\/h3>\n

If your child is going to be playing unsupervised in any part of your home, have a scout around first for potential poisons.\u00a0 Even if they\u2019re just going to be playing beside you in the bathroom, or in the adjacent bedroom whilst you\u2019re running the bath for them, your attention\u2019s going to be diverted by what you are doing \u2013 especially if you\u2019re performing other safety procedures such as checking the water temperature!<\/p>\n

So, before you start your activities, check on what they could be up to whilst you are distracted.\u00a0 You might have locked the aspirin away last time you used it, but did the next person?\u00a0 What chemicals does that mouthwash contain?<\/p>\n

Look at the room from your child\u2019s point of view and eliminate the dangers to them, however much of a hurry you\u2019re both in for bath time!<\/p>\n

Finally, it\u2019s never too early to start raising your child\u2019s awareness of things that can be harmful to them.<\/p>\n

Even the youngest toddler has a limited understanding as to what \u201cdanger\u201d might be, so:<\/strong><\/p>\n