A pediatrician takes care of our child’s health, but he is also often a parent himself. With this double hat, he knows better than anyone the activities that children should avoid.
The pediatrician is a bit like our living God when we are young parents. We listen religiously to his advice, we pray that he answers the phone at the slightest ailment from our little one. Consultations in the first years are expected with a mixture of apprehension and excitement. “He gained 3 cm in 1 month, what a big guy!” “The gums are well swollen, the incisors will come out”, “You can give him protein now”….
So inevitably, we imagine that the pediatrician is a perfect parent. He recognizes the slightest pain, he has obedient and diligent children, he knows how to recognize dangerous situations. In an article found on coffee moma journalist compiled the main warnings of American pediatricians.
Reinforced vigilance
car safety
The pediatricians interviewed are unanimous. Car safety is no joke. Too many parents think their child can be seated up front and take reckless risks. Recall that the
booster seat is compulsory up to 10 years old and minimum 135cm. Before this age, children must be seated in the back. The booster seat keeps the child in a seated position and correctly places a seat belt so that it is effective in the event of an accident and a collision in the car.
Trampolines
Kids love jumping on trampolines, but some don’t meet safety standards and are very dangerous. The risks of head injuries and fractures are too high, alert American pediatricians. In the United States, the trampoline is the source of nearly 100,000 visits by children to the emergency room each year, including 3,100 hospitalizations, according to an international survey published in the British Medical Journal in 2022. And let’s not talk about the inflatable structures that cause many accidents every year.
mountain bikes
“My kids will never, ever go on an ATV. … They are so dangerous”told Today the
Dr. Ee Tay, specialist in pediatric emergency medicine. According to him, these bikes cause many preventable accidents among children. Loss of control, fall… collisions are also frequent.
Swimming
A child should never swim alone, there should always be someone nearby to watch them.
Swimming poses risks for both children and adults. Things can go wrong quickly in the water, pediatricians insist. Even if a child can swim, he can drown.
Animals
Experts forbid their children to interact with unfamiliar animals. The latter are unpredictable and can develop an obsession with controlling their territory or their toys. Foreign animals will not react in the same way as pets that we meet every day. And importantly, a child should always ask before petting an animal.