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This week, running from 21 \u2013 27 June, is Child Safety Week. The campaign comes from the Child Accident Prevention Trust who are aiming to raise awareness of the number of accidents that seriously injure or kill children and how parents can take measures to avoid them happening.<\/p>\n
Thursday \u2013 falls<\/strong> You can prevent serious falls by fixing window locks, which stop windows opening more than 6cm (2.5 inches) wide.\u00a0 And stairgates can stop your child climbing stairs or falling down them.\u00a0 It\u2019s also good to keep hallways and stairs free of toys and clutter, so that you don\u2019t trip when you\u2019re carrying your child.<\/p>\n Join parents throughout the country and pledge your time with the Child Safety Week Time Pledge and find out how to protect your child from serious accidents.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.childsafetyweek.org.uk\/child-safety-week\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0 This week, running from 21 \u2013 27 June, is Child Safety Week. The campaign comes from the Child Accident<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bristol-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nToddlers fall constantly as they find their feet.\u00a0 But some falls, like from a window or down stairs, or even whilst being carried, can damage babies\u2019 and toddlers\u2019 brains as well as their bodies.\u00a0 Today 45 toddlers will be admitted into hospital because they\u2019ve had a serious fall.\u00a0<\/p>\n