Child bed safety tips and rules

Here are a few child bed safety tips and rules for parents, and things that you can do to ensure your child sleeps soundly and safely at night. Which ultimately will ensure a sound sleep for you as well.

• Avoid purchasing bed rails with mesh attachments as a safety feature.
• Purchase bed rails that attach underneath the mattress for a more secure fit, or along the top of the mattress to ensure no space is left between the mattress and the rails.
• Measure your bed before you purchase bed rails to ensure you are purchasing the proper size.
• Do not have any blind cords around your child's bunk bed.
• Flooring in rooms with bunk beds should be soft enough to cushion possible falls.
• Do not use bunk beds until your child is old enough to understand, and follow the rules that go with it.
• Gaps between the bunk bed and the guard rails should be no more than 3 ½".
• Your bunk bed ladder should be fixed to the bed, and not be able to be moved around the room. Choose a ladder on a grade, rather than a straight vertical ladder, and install rubber to the handles and steps to ease grips.
• Make sure the slats on your bunk bed frame are sturdy to avoid breakage and falls. Metal frames are much sturdier than wooden frames for this reason.

Source: www.mychildsafety.net