Serving other people when you're also parenting a young child can be tricky. Your balance and self-care is defined much differently from those who minister to others and don't have children, or whose children are grown.
Preventing household dangers for small children can help enhance your ability to serve strong. It helps eliminate the extra burden brought on by accidents.
Christianity Today/Momsense has a tremendous article by Carrie Carter, M.D., along these lines.
Within the article is a section called "The Musts of Childproofing." Here are a few of the points Carrie Carter makes:
- Get down on the floor to your baby's level and look for dangers in each room. This gives you a unique perspective to see the lamp cords, sharp corners, furniture edges, etc.
- Put dangerous items "out of reach." These include things such as dangerous chemicals, cleaners, medications, plants, hot foods or drinks, and handles of pots sitting on the stove.
- Anchor large furniture to the wall. This is helpful if your child was like our daughter - a climber.
Read the rest of the article. It also highlights common serious preventable injuries, where to buy helpful products, and where to go for a childproofing expert.
Effective parenting is closely linked to Serving Strong!
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