*If you have a heater of some sort , I would strongly recommend you get a safety guard. But for those of you that need ideas, this is what I done when it came to hot drinks, heaters, etc. Your child loves to explore, and letting them explore without getting hurt is hard but if you can teach them at an early age it could avoid a lot of pain for your child. Of course you can't make your child invincable but teaching them about dangers is better than them not knowing what they are doing. When you have a heater on and your child is looking at you, approach the heater and place your hand out toward the heater, announce out loud 'HOT!' pull your hand away and shake your hand up and down and say 'Ouch!' as if you got hurt. If your a good actor/actress your baby should laugh. Do the same with hot drinks. Wave you hand over the top of the hot drink and annouce it's 'HOT!' then dip your finger in and pull it out and say 'Ouch!' and shake your finger.
*Another way is to walk slowly up to the heater stretch your arm out toward it while your child is watching and then back away from it quickly. Repeat as many times as possible.
*Stairs are another hazard, for the best safety and protection for your child it is better to have a stair blocker to stop your child from having access to the stairs, but it is also good to teach your child a safe way to get down the stairs in case you forget to put up a barrier, and for a child I believe that teaching them to hold on to the hand rail and walking down the stairs should only be taught to kids that can control their legs. For little ones another demonstration is in order. I believe there are two safe ways for them to get down the stairs. The first one is to lay down flat on their stomach with their feet facing the top step. They should crawl down the stairs one leg at a time feeling their way down with their kness and hands until them reach the bottom. You can also teach them to crawl up the stairs as well. You doing it and showing them first or doing it along with them will give them more confidence. The second one is for them to sit on the top step and bum shuffle down one step at a time. I advise you don't teach these skills to your child if you have anymore then 5 steps. Start small and build your way up.
Well these are the only hazards I can think of at this very moment.
