The Child Safety Guide for New and Expecting Parents

By Christian J. Bezick

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0975889508
• ISBN13: 9780975889503
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: SafeKids Books
• Length: 2004 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Safety First

Protecting children is a parent's responsibility and Christian J. Bezick has written THE CHILD SAFETY GUIDE FOR NEW AND EXPECTING PARENTS to help readers meet that responsibility. Bezick is founder and president of the American Family Safety Network. He is a specialist in the arena of child safety. The guide covers topics such as childproofing, sleep safety, car seats, infant products, and much more. Bezick provides an alarming statistic that shows more than 4 million children under the age of 5 were injured and required medical attention in 2002. He goes on to say safety must be learned. Parents and caregivers instinctively look out for obvious dangers to children, but THE CHILD SAFETY GUIDE FOR NEW AND EXPECTING PARENTS points out the not so obvious dangers and arms readers with extra knowledge and comfort to protect their children. This guide should be required reading for anyone who is given the charge to care for children. Reviewed by Aiesha Flowers of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

Offering plain-terms warnings of numerous hazards

The Child Safety Guide for New and Expecting Parents is a potentially life-saving resource. Offering plain-terms warnings of numerous hazards to infants and children, and the basics of childproofing one's home and car, chapters cover how to place one's baby to sleep (always rest infants on their back, to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome), car seats made simple, common choking/poison/water/window hazards young children face, and much more. An absolute must-have for anyone about to deal with very young children, whether welcoming a new family member or just baby-sitting for a few hours.

Important guidance for new parents

One of the things new parents have to deal with is how to change their home, their thinking, and their habits to make them all safer for children. The Child Safety Guide for New and Expecting Parents examines how to prepare for your new child and protect them from harm. The author covers many areas of child safety including childproofing your house (cabinets, electrical outlets, stairs, etc.), purchasing a child friendly crib, car seats, choking, poison, and water hazards. Especially for a new parent there are many things that are often overlooked. It would seem reasonable to assume that a child's walker or an older child's bunk bed is safe, but they often are not. Because of this, Christian J. Bezick also takes a close look at safety considerations for bunk beds, walkers, toy chests, playpens, and other common equipment and furniture for children. The Child Safety Guide for New and Expecting Parents is a highly recommended resource for all new parents.

Important Read for All Parents

This is an outstanding book for all parents of young children and expecting parents. It covers many topics, including childproofing, car seats, sleep safety, child products and recalls and household hazards areas, such as choking, poisons, windows and water. I have found bits and pieces of child safety information in parenting magazines, websites and flyers, but this book has it all. It is not only comprehensive in its content, but also is very easy and interesting to read. The many illustrations and graphics certainly appeal to me as a mother of two young boys. This book is to child safety as What to Expect When You're Expecting is to pregnancy!