Date Added: 06/02/2010
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Policy Statements

The Institute of Home Safety encourages active childcare and development through positive parenting and discourages the use of any product that is shown by research and statistics to introduce an unnecessary risk to a home. We believe that such products, when available, should by law, display a warning to the end users of such risk. To omit to do so, we believe, would be negligent.

The Institute of Home Safety therefore, strongly advise against the use of:

Baby walkers

Baby walkers are associated with more injuries than any other type of nursery equipment. They allow babies to move very quickly and raise them to a height where they can reach for hazardous items such as knives or hot drinks.

Research has shown that at least a third of babies using walkers will be injured and during 2002 over 2,350 babies were taken to hospital after being injured while in a baby walker, almost 70% were under 1 year old. For a full fact sheet visit www.capt.org.uk

Bath Seats

Bath seats for babies can provide a false sense of security with possible fatal outcomes. Research has shown that 78 children under the age of 5 have died in baths in a 14 year period. At least 6 of the fatal drownings involved  the use of bath seats- all one year and under. A momentary lack of supervision can lead to disastrous consequences. Never leave a child under 6 years old in the bath without supervision