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Toddlers1 to 4

Mobile enough to reach danger, too young to judge it.

The five biggest risks

Ages 1 to 4 are 20% of child injury hospitalisations, about 17,800 a year, and 3 in 4 of their injuries happen at home.

  1. FallsStairs, bookshelvesGate the stairs. Anchor furniture and TVs to the wall.
  2. PoisoningKitchen, bathroom, handbagsMedicines and chemicals locked up high. Child resistant is not child proof.
  3. DrowningPool, bath, bucketsFour-sided pool fence. Empty every bath, bucket and paddling pool.
  4. Scalds and burnsKitchenHot drinks and cords away from table edges. Cook on the back burners.
  5. Blind cordsBedroom, living roomTie cords up at least 1.6 m off the floor.

Sources: AIHW, Injuries in children and adolescents 2021–22, place of occurrence; AIHW, Injuries in children and adolescents 2021–22. Prevention advice: Royal Life Saving, NSW Poisons Information Centre, Kidsafe Australia. All ages side by side: by age.

Make it safe for toddlers

Room checks, guides and gear for this stage.

Stairs and windows Furniture and TVs Medicines and pods Pool fences Hot drinks Blind cords Driveways Gates, reviewed Toddler first aid

Your safety calendar

Each safety job for your toddler, on the day it falls due.

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Pool fences

The WA rules, and the four Keep Watch habits.

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Safety gates, reviewed

What to look for, what to avoid, and who tests it.

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Add your child's birthday and the calendar lays out every safety job as it falls due: the cot, the gates, the pool, the booster seat. Save it to your phone's calendar. Nothing is sent to us.

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