Window Fall Safety Tips to Protect Your Child

• Only allow windows to open 4 inches. Install a window stop to keep children from opening them further. Be sure an adult can open the window in an emergency
  
  
• If you open windows wider than 4 inches, install window guards with an emergency release device
  
  
• Remember, windows also serve as a secondary means of escape during an emergency. Make sure windows are still accessible and can open fully without special knowledge or tools
  
  
• Do not rely on insect screens to prevent a window fall. Screens are to keep bugs out, not kids in
  
  
• Keep windows locked and closed when not in use
  
  
• Keep furniture — or anything children can use to climb — away from windows
  
  
• Teach children to play a safe distance from windows and enforce this rule in your home (i.e. “we play two big steps from windows”)
  
  
• When buying new windows, ask for ones with built-in-4-inch-limiters

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