Category Archives: child safety

Child Blind Safety Update

Earlier this year I wrote about the importance of fitting blind safety cords on any roman, roller, wooden or vertical blinds in your house if you have young children. Strangulation on blind cords kills several children a year, which is particularly tragic given how cheap these safety devices are and how quick and easy they…

Toddler Safety – Protect Your Child From Blind Cords

So sad. Another toddler has tragically died by being strangled on a blind cord.  A three year boy in Newry became entangled in the cord on Saturday.  That's 25 deaths from blind cords since 1999.   In October a two year old girl accidentally strangled herself on the cord of a roller blind hanging near her…