| When it comes to designing the room of your | | | | the major causes of fires starting in the bedroom |
| child, the last thing you may have thought about | | | | of a child is due to the portable heaters. |
| is fire safety. This is probably because most | | | | No matter how cold the room is, never leave |
| people would assume that fires really do not start | | | | such a heater in a room with a child as that does |
| in the bedrooms of children so fire safety is not | | | | not line up with kids room safety. Insulate the |
| often thought about when selecting children's | | | | room better and if you cannot do that, move the |
| bedroom furniture. The thing is though, kids room | | | | child to a warmer room or a room that you are |
| safety should be thought about in great detail | | | | in. This way, in the event something happens, you |
| since about five hundred children under the age of | | | | are at least with the child and can react in the |
| fourteen die in house fires each year. And in other | | | | proper manner. |
| house fires, there were 83,300 children under the | | | | You will also want to make sure that you are |
| age of fourteen that were treated for burns in | | | | teaching your child want to do in the event of a |
| 2003. | | | | fire. There should be a couple of escape routes |
| Statistics show that children five years of age and | | | | planned so that the child knows what to do in the |
| under are twice as likely to die in a fire then | | | | event one path is blocked. They should know not |
| children of any other ages. Those who live in | | | | to try to find the parents or the babysitter and |
| homes that do not have working smoke alarms | | | | to just get out of the house. There should also be |
| are at greater risk of fire related deaths then | | | | a designated meeting spot outside, far enough |
| other children. Because of all of this, it is important | | | | from the house for safety, that everyone will |
| to not only make sure that there are plenty of | | | | meet at. |
| working fire alarms in the home but that the | | | | These escape routes should be practiced at least |
| children's bedroom furniture is safe and the | | | | once a month so that your child remembers what |
| bedding is proper. | | | | to do. Children easily forget things and in a state |
| There is such a thing as fireproof bedding out | | | | of panic, there is going to be a lot of confusion. |
| there for your children to make use of. By | | | | Make sure that the children are well practiced in |
| making sure that the fabrics in the bedroom are | | | | case of something going terribly wrong. |
| made from fireproof material, you are doing | | | | Of course, there are always going to be those |
| taking an extra step in ensuring that everyone | | | | things that you could not prevent from happening. |
| would make it out okay in the event of a fire. | | | | In order to properly prepare for such cases, you |
| Above and beyond that, there are some simple | | | | will want to make sure that the children's beds |
| steps that you can take in order to make sure | | | | are covered in fireproof bedding, as that would be |
| that fires do not begin in the bedroom of a child. | | | | the safest route to take. Furniture that is made |
| Keep all matches and lighters out of reach of | | | | with a fireproof coating over the wood would also |
| your children. Even if you believe that you have | | | | be ideal. You want to make sure that you are |
| an intelligent and safe ten-year-old, accidents | | | | preparing for the worst while hoping for the best. |
| happen. Children that are left unattended to in | | | | Make sure that all exits are clear and that the |
| their rooms for long periods of time have a | | | | floor is clear of debris so that the child can make |
| better chance at starting a fire then any other | | | | it safely out in the event of a fire. By taking all of |
| child. There should never be candles in the room | | | | these precautionary steps, you will be able to rest |
| and portable heaters should not be used. One of | | | | soundly at night knowing that your family is fine. |