Get Rid Of Baby Walkers And Bath Seats, Urges Safe Kids Canada

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 by: News Canada

(NC)—Do you use a baby walker to keep your baby
entertained? Do you use a baby bath seat because it keeps your hands
free for baby's bath?

These two products are popular with some parents because
they are believed to be convenient. But Safe Kids Canada strongly
advises parents not to use them.

"Children have fallen down stairs in walkers and
suffered head injuries, and children in baby bath seats have drowned,"
says Allyson Hewitt, executive director of the national injury
prevention program. "Neither product is something you need to look
after your baby. They're not worth the risk."

Some parents like to use walkers, she adds, because they
believe that babies will learn to walk more quickly. "Research shows
this isn't true," says Ms Hewitt. She adds that parents often think
they're protected if their home has baby gates at the top of stairs,
but this is a dangerous assumption. Many falls in walkers occurred when
gates were left open.

As for bath seats, "the problem is that they provide a
false sense of security," says Ms Hewitt. "Some parents have mistakenly
assumed that these were safety devices." It is never safe to leave a
baby alone in the bath, she stresses. But that doesn't eliminate the
risk; some babies nearly drowned even when their parents were in the
bathroom. The suction cups on the bottoms of the bath seats did not
stick properly, and the babies fell into the water.

Safe Kids Canada has produced a "Check It Out" booklet
on product safety with more information about these products as well as
warnings about cribs, baby gates, bunk beds, and more. The free booklet
is available in more than 5,000 pharmacies across the country during
Safe Kids Week, June 2 to 8. It has been made available due to a
generous grant from Johnson & Johnson and McNeil, and can be picked
up next to Johnson & Johnson product displays in participating
stores. Detailed information is also available on the Safe Kids Canada
Web site at www.safekidscanada.ca. and 1 888 SAFE TIPS (1-888-723-3847).

- News Canada

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