Travelling with your family is lots of fun, right from the beginning of packing your things to getting on the plane or bus to finally reaching the hotel, then at last unpacking your things in your room. If you’re travelling with young children, they will be excited to reach their new room of the hotel. They will want to unpack their clothes and explore the hotel. But travelling with young children is a huge responsibility. You have to double-check the safety of the hotel and room. Extra precautions must be taken to keep the children safe. Here are some tips & advices on keeping your children safe.1- Make the room you’re staying in child-proof. What does that mean? It means pad any sharp-edged tables or furniture with towels or extra clothing. Children fall a lot and you don’t want them to fall on the edge of something.2- Place electric appliances such as irons, hair dryers, & coffee-makers out of the reach of your children, also, things that break, such as drinking glasses.3- Move away any furniture from windows or balconies. Don’t leave them on a balcony without adult supervision.
4- Children love to poke their fingers into small holes. So, cover any electrical outlets that are near to their reach. Some hotels have child-proof electrical sockets or even child-proof kits. You can buy these plug guards. There are plastic plug guards and ceramic plug guards.5- Instruct you children where to go in case they get lost. Tell them to go right to the front desk & wait for you. Tell them never to enter an elevator alone. Try to make them memorize the number of your room and the name of your hotel.6- Before leaving on your holiday remind children about your family safety procedures for dealing with strangers7- Know where the fire exits are. A good idea: Count how many doors there are till the closest stairwell, so you can find it in smoky conditions.8- Test the hot water. Make sure it isn’t too hot. Sometimes it can get hot enough to seriously burn a child.9- Know where the nearest fire exits, fire alarm, fire extinguisher/hose to your room are.10- Keep potentially hazardous items, such as toiletries, out of kids’ reach.11- Dress your kids in distinctive or brightly colored clothes to make them more visible.12- Never let your kids explore the hotel alone. Besides the obvious dangers that strangers pose, kids can get into plenty of trouble on hotel staples like escalators. Accidents happen, fingers and toes may get caught in moving parts, causing crushing injuries. Also take care of luggage carts; they can topple over & in pool areas.Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/6355992
