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Keeping Baby Safe


Useful Sites
BabyCenter: Health and Safety

About this site: Read how to keep your baby safe from animal bites, air bags, choking, heat stroke, and a range of common accidents in this section of the Babycenter site. You'll also find facts on a long list of childhood ailments and bulletin boards where you can post and receive messages from other parents. (http://www.babycenter.com/baby/babysafety/index)

-  Pluses: Recent news on important health and safety issues.

-  Minuses: Long, narrow columns on table of contents page requires long scroll to find information.

-  Best feature: Plenty of other resources for a second opinion.

Baby Proofing

About this site: Be careful. Even the most common household items can be dangerous to your infant. This site offers tips on how to eliminating potential hazards in the bathroom, bedroom, garage, kitchen, and backyard. (http://www.poolfence.com/safeset.htm)

-  Pluses: Examines pros and cons of hiring a professional childproofing service.

-  Minuses: No information on how to play it safe with toys.

-  Best feature: A section on cabinet and door latches warning parents not to develop a false sense of security.