New parents are bombarded with a lot of information when welcoming home a new baby. Here are a few helpful tips to remember to keep your new addition safe from birth through toddler years. 

• Always use a federally approved car safety seat when traveling in a motor vehicle and make sure it is properly installed.
• Never carry your infant in your lap while riding in the car. 
• Car seats should be rear facing for the first two years of life. 
• Never put a baby in the front passenger seat of a car, especially a vehicle with air bags. 
• While using an infant carrier, always place baby on the floor, never on a counter or a tabletop.
• Never leave your baby alone, or look away for even a second, when placing the child on a bed, couch, changing table or in an infant seat.
• Never leave standing water in the tub or a bucket. 
• Don’t leave baby unattended in the bath, even for a few seconds.
• Use caution about drapery and mini-blinds.
• Keep detergents out of reach.
• Use new cribs and car seats. 
• Protect baby from sun and heat.
• Closely monitor fevers.
• Use medication safely.
• Beware of co-sleeping risks.
• Always take staircase precautions.
• Never leave a child unattended around a family pet.
• Secure television once baby becomes mobile.
• Baby proof outlets and doors for little fingers.