My pediatrician makes all parents sign a safety waver for their children. If they want him to be their doctor they have to do certain things (or get approval from him otherwise). Here are some of the things on his checklist...
-Must stay rf until 2 years old, 30lbs or until parents can prove child has outgrown a convertible car seat. (help is available to those who can't afford a seat)
-Children must stay in ff in a 5-pt harness until 4 years and 40lbs
-Children must stay in a high back booster seat until that booster is outgrown and then stay in a no back booster until 8 years old and 80lbs.
-Children must be enrolled in swim classes before age 2 and learn water safety. (offered free in my area to those with a physician referral which he will gladly do.)
-Children must wear bike helmets at all times while operating a moving device (it lists things like scooters, power wheel toys, ect).
-Hot water tanks in the home must be set at no higher than 120 degrees
-Children must attend safety city before kindergarten (program put on by police department to teach children how to cross the road, what to do in case of fire, stranger danger, ect)
-Children must learn to wake up to a smoke detector and what to do in case of a fire before age 3. (I thought he was crazy, but he gives pamphlets and my son at 2.5 knew exactly what to do!)
-Wall outlet covers, cleaning supplies put up or locked up and all guns, knives ect locked up.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE My pediatrician!! He has seen too many kids get hurt or killed and has basically had enough. He wants all the parents of the kids he cares for to know basic safety for their children!