Safe Cleaning Advice for Parents with Young Children
Michelle King
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A clean home is not only very inviting it is also necessary for good health. Unfortunately many of the cleaning products used for cleaning are harmful to health. Consider this - many studies have shown that exposure on a regular basis to volatile cleaning compounds or VOCs contained in domestic clea 
ning products, even below the recommended levels, increases the risk of childhood asthma and other ailments. Also a number of cleaning related injuries of are reported every year. All these indicate that it is necessary to use safe cleaning products and also to use extreme care while cleaning to prevent injuries to children. The following are some safe cleaning tips for parents with young children.
1. Even if you are using relatively safer cleaning products you must install child safe locks in the cabinets used for storing cleaning products. It will be foolish for any parent to assume that a cabinet to is high for the curious child. Cleaning products are meant to be used by adults and not children. After you take out the necessary amount of cleaning product for use replace the containers and lock them in their cabinet.
2. Make it a point to keep all cleaning products in their original containers as the labels contain the first aid information to be used in case of accidental ingestion or exposure. Young children can easily drown in very little water left in a cleaning bucket or tub. Therefore never leave even a small quantity of water in a tub or bucket unattended when toddlers are at home.
3. If it is possible then schedule your cleaning times so that young children are either napping or are away at school or are out playing. Wipe out any spilled cleaning products immediately. Try to avoid any interruptions or distractions while you are at your cleaning job. If for some reason you have to leave the cleaning spot, for example when the door bell rings, don't leave your young children behind. Take them with you. You can never be too careful with young children. Young children are very adventurous and curious, which makes them very accident prone. Use home made cleaners prepared from natural products as much as possible.
1. Even if you are using relatively safer cleaning products you must install child safe locks in the cabinets used for storing cleaning products. It will be foolish for any parent to assume that a cabinet to is high for the curious child. Cleaning products are meant to be used by adults and not children. After you take out the necessary amount of cleaning product for use replace the containers and lock them in their cabinet.
2. Make it a point to keep all cleaning products in their original containers as the labels contain the first aid information to be used in case of accidental ingestion or exposure. Young children can easily drown in very little water left in a cleaning bucket or tub. Therefore never leave even a small quantity of water in a tub or bucket unattended when toddlers are at home.
3. If it is possible then schedule your cleaning times so that young children are either napping or are away at school or are out playing. Wipe out any spilled cleaning products immediately. Try to avoid any interruptions or distractions while you are at your cleaning job. If for some reason you have to leave the cleaning spot, for example when the door bell rings, don't leave your young children behind. Take them with you. You can never be too careful with young children. Young children are very adventurous and curious, which makes them very accident prone. Use home made cleaners prepared from natural products as much as possible.