Parents’ Home-Safety Practices to Prevent Injuries During Infancy: From Sitting to Walking Independently

• Published in: Journal of child and family studies Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 1102 - 1112
• Main Authors: Bryant, Lindsay, Morrongiello, Barbara A., Cox, Amanda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.04.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Accidents; Babies; Behavioral Science and Psychology; Beliefs; Burns; Child and School Psychology; Children; Developmental Stages; Drowning; Health problems; High risk; Household accidents & safety; Infancy; Infants; Injuries; Interviews; Mobility; Motor ability; Motor development; Original Paper; Parents; Parents & parenting; Personal safety; Poisoning; Precautions; Prevention; Protectiveness; Psychology; Risk taking; Social Sciences; Sociology; Suffocation; Threats; Tolerance; Vulnerability; Walking; Young Children; Prevention; Infancy; Home safety; Injury; Parents

Unintentional injury represents a significant health threat to young children worldwide, with infancy marking a particularly vulnerable stage of development. The current study identified parents’ home safety practices at two stages of development during infancy (sitting versus walking independently)...