Child Safety at Home: How to avoid the nightmares

By Martin A. David

If you have children you've probably had every parent's nightmare. In the dream, you step out and leave the kids alone for a few minutes. While you are away, something happens. When you return home it is already too late. You probably wake up sweating and panicking, wondering what you could have done to ensure your child's safety and protection. You realize it is only a bad dream and you may fail to act by labeling your child's risk as ‘remote’. However, if you want permanent relief, maybe it is time to think about a home security system.

Peace of Mind with a Child Security System

You can give yourself greater peace of mind by equipping your space with a child safety alarm or other child safety equipment. The list of hypothetical “somethings” that can go wrong while you have your back turned is enormous. There are many child safety articles available, each one cataloguing half a dozen child safety hazards and child safety tips. There may be a fire, an ill-intentioned intruder, or malfunctioning equipment that fills the space with suffocating gasses. A child safety device can't always prevent these mishaps, but a properly installed home security monitoring system can alert you, neighbors and the authorities in time to prevent a dangerous situation, such as fire, high carbon monoxide levels, or the presence of an intruder, from turning into a tragedy.

It CAN happen to you

Before it happens, victims of accidents often have the common belief that it wouldn't happen to them. We are all guilty of this irrational denial of reality. The same attitude applies to situations involving child safety.

Parental responsibility includes knowing that it can happen to you and your children. We don't make the world a safer place to live in by denying danger. It is rather by accepting the reality of danger and preparing for it that we prevent its heartbreaking effects. You take care of your child's health and physical safety by having them vaccinated and visiting a doctor in the case of illness. You teach them not to play with matches as part of your attention to child fire safety. These are all important ways of taking care of your family. Isn't it also reasonable to look at the bigger picture of home security and do the best you can to provide real child safety at home?

The Next Step

You can fulfill your parental responsibility by gathering the best available child safety information and acting upon it that you provide the best possible child safety measures in the home. With the right home security system you will sleep easy at night, every night, knowing your child is safe.

About the Author

Martin A. David consults as a Senior Technical Writer for a number of Silicon Valley firms. He is also a translator, specializing in Danish, French and Spanish literary works. He has written numerous feature articles for publications including the Los Angeles Times. He has also published a novel, and a non-fiction book in the area of dance. Martin earned his B.A. in Liberal Arts from Brooklyn College in his native New York. He currently chairs the Santa Clara Cultural Advisory Commission in Santa Clara, California.