It is no mean task to groom your little ones. Some parents are over cautious and others totally careless. Here are few tips to make parenting safe and pleasurable.

• Practice exclusive breast feeding for 6 months of age.
  
• Put your baby to sleep on his or her back on a firm mattress in a crib.
  
• If you use a blanket, make it a thin one and tuck it around the crib mattress so that it reaches only as far as the baby’s chest. Make sure the baby’s head is uncovered during sleep. Keep the baby warm.
  
  

• Do not leave your child unattended on a bed or a table.
• Do not hold your child while smoking or drinking hot liquids.
• Pick up and put away small things that your baby can swallow such as safety pins, buttons, and coins.

• Make sure all dangerous objects are out of reach.
• Keep gates for stairs and guards for windows in place baby can reach to prevent falls.

• If your child is playing outside keep a constant watch.
• Do not leave child alone in the house, bath tub, yard, or car.
• Remove furniture with sharp edges or use soft guards.
• Lock rooms that are not child proof.
• Do not use baby walker.

• Do not smoke near children.
• Keep matches, lighters, electrical appliances out of reach of children.
• Never leave your child alone in a car.
• Use a toddler car seat when taking a child in the ca
• Avoid falls by teaching your child not to climb furniture, avoid placing furniture near windows or balconies.
• Keep all medicines, cleaning fluids and toxic substances locked away.