Home Safety for Children with Special Needs
Children are naturally curious and learn by hearing, touching, and tasting the things around them. Children however, do not understand that they can be seriously injured by some things in their environment, such as touching a hot stove burner or tasting the cleaning agent that looks and smells like orange juice. Creating a safe home environment is important to ensure children can explore and experience the world around them without risk of injury. Children with special needs are at an increased risk of home injuries including falls, burns, poisoning, and choking and may require additional safety precautions due to their physical or cognitive abilities. Creating a safe environment for a child with special needs is an important step to ensuring that child’s continued well-being.
Follow the links below to view videos that have been produced by ‘Safe Kids USA’. These videos outline important home safety for families and in particular for families with children with special needs.
Overview of Video Series
Video Series for Families of Children with Special Needs About Safety in the Home – Series Overview (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TzO1wCBueU
Choking Prevention
Choking Prevention for Families with Children with Special Needs (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYmL9m67PaE&feature=relmfu
Fall Prevention
Falls Prevention for Families with Children with Special Needs (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56wfaA2clqY&feature=related
Fire and Burn Safety
Burn Prevention for Families with Children with Special Needs (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARsx8TIKfLA&feature=relmf
*Note: Temperature of water in this video is described in Farenheit; 120o Farenheit is 49o Celcius.
Fire Safety for All Families (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWB4DMztPFo&feature=relmfu
Fire Safety for Families with Children with Cognitive Impairments – Meet the Jones Family (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLps2vlY4AI&feature=relmfu
Fire Safety for Families Who are Visually or Hearing Impaired – Meet the Davis Family (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njwKp2mHVlE&feature=relmfu
Fire Safety for Families Who are Immobile – Meet the Gomez Family (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQGH4SEorAA&feature=relmfu
Water Safety
Water Safety for Families with Children with Special Needs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2Sjx1S-g9M