• Do not let your child play with matchsticks and lighters. Put these out of his or her reach.
  
  
• Avoid using table cloths as your child may tug at them. Hot food and liquids on the table may fall on your child and cause him or her to be scalded. Use placemats instead.
  
  
• Do not allow your child into the kitchen when you are cooking. Handles of pots and pans should be turned inwards while cooking to prevent your child from pulling and overturning the hot utensils to fall on him or her. Use stove guards.
  
  
• Thermos flasks should be capped properly. Your child can tilt the flask and cause hot liquid in it to fall on him or her. Always use thermos flasks that have safety locks.
  
  
• Keep your child away while you are doing the ironing. After ironing, make sure that the iron and its cord are stored properly to prevent your child from pulling the cord and causing the iron to fall and burn him or her.
  
  
• Always add hot water to cold water before you bathe your child and not the other way round. In this way, even if your child playfully jumps into the basin or tub while you are not watching, he or she will not get scalded.
  

If you are not the one looking after your child, do instruct your caregiver to observe these safety tips.