See that kid? She's my world!!! ((((( I love her to the moon & back.))))) But look at her. What's not to love?
Being a stay-at-home mom gives me the opportunity to read a lot of articles and posts on parenting and safety. Over the past two days, two posts have really connected with me and I've decided to take action. I've also decided that they are important enough to share with everyone. Why? Because I know you love your kids just as much as I do. And we, as parents, should always be learning, growing and changing into the best parents that we can be, for our children.
The first story I want to share is one about a family who lost their 3 year old daughter in a very tragic, yet preventable, way. The 3 year old woke up early, while the rest of the family was still asleep. Mommy put her back to bed but instead, she played in her room, alone. When daddy woke up to go and check on her, he found her lifeless under her dresser. She had pulled it over and on top of herself. There was no loud "crash" because she broke its fall and the rest of the 4 people in the house had not heard a thing. The parents had secured all of the big furniture in the house, to the wall, but because the dresser wasn't big, they neglected to think it would ever become an issue. I wept as I read, not wanting to imagine this happening to my daughter, but the reality is that is could. We do not have her large, heavy dresser secured to the wall and she often plays in her room while we are asleep.
The second story is about a mother who took her son to the doctor for his shots and came across CHAD (Children Have An Identity) stickers in the office. Reading the back of the sticker, it described how a 13 month old boy named Chad had been in a car accident with his babysitter. The babysitter had been killed but Chad survived, only he could not be treated properly for his injuries because nobody knew who the boy was. His mother later identified him and he was properly treated, but this could have been prevented had his parents put his identification on a sticker on his carseat.
We do not have a sticker on our daughters carseat so if ever in an accident, it would be hard for parametics to know anything about her, if we (her parents) are not able to tell them.
I will make it highly important on my to-do list to get these things done for the safety of my daughter. I would hate for our simple mistakes to cause both her and us (her parents) grief if anything were to ever happen. I can't imagine the pain as the mother of the 3 year old came into the room to find her husband trying to save the life of their baby girl (she was a twin). I love my daughter enough to learn this lesson from another parent and I hope you'll do the same.
The first thing I'll be sure to do is secure Brielle's dresser to the wall. The second thing I'll be sure to do is create an identity sticker for her carseat. It's important that it have her name. I'm sure she'd be less stressed in an accident if the person saving her could say "it's okay Brielle, I'm here to help you." It will also have the name of her two moms. We rarely go anywhere without each other, but it's nice for parametics to know who we are quickly and easily. I will also add the name and contact info for her dad since we are all very close and he is the biggest part of her life, besides her mom's. And we'll include her birthday, where she lives, our contact info (in case we are both not in the vehicle) and that she does not have any known allergies. The beauty of creating an ID sticker is that you can customize it and put whatever info on it that you feel necessary for your child.
If you'd like to learn more about how I am a stay-at-home, work-at-home parent and how I contribute financially to our family, please email me. crystaldyck@gmail.com
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