TV and Children

JennifersHope

New member
I totally know this is off topic and I don't care..... I have seen so much death in children and very serious injuries lately and I just want to warn parents, and if this post saves one precious childs head.. then it will be worth the ppl fussing at me for posting off topic..

Please, please please if you have children and you have big heavy TVs, entertainment centers, or plasma TVs on walls that are not secure, I mean really secure, .. Please do something about it...

Kids climb, Kids crawl, Kids innocently get into stuff, and that stuff falls on them, it kills them, crushes them and breaks their little tiny bodies, and it is true that "never in a million years do you think it is going to happen to you" but I can assure you, sadly it does....

I am really sad and tired of seeing such cute, adorable children going to the morgue because they were trying to change the channel, get a toy off an entertainment center or like tonight, a child trying to get his underwear out of his dresser that had a TV on it......

Sorry... I just had a rough day .. life in the ER...and I really feel like it is happening more and more with these freaken big TVS that everyone has..

Thanks for letting me say..
 

JennifersHope

New member
I totally know this is off topic and I don't care..... I have seen so much death in children and very serious injuries lately and I just want to warn parents, and if this post saves one precious childs head.. then it will be worth the ppl fussing at me for posting off topic..

Please, please please if you have children and you have big heavy TVs, entertainment centers, or plasma TVs on walls that are not secure, I mean really secure, .. Please do something about it...

Kids climb, Kids crawl, Kids innocently get into stuff, and that stuff falls on them, it kills them, crushes them and breaks their little tiny bodies, and it is true that "never in a million years do you think it is going to happen to you" but I can assure you, sadly it does....

I am really sad and tired of seeing such cute, adorable children going to the morgue because they were trying to change the channel, get a toy off an entertainment center or like tonight, a child trying to get his underwear out of his dresser that had a TV on it......

Sorry... I just had a rough day .. life in the ER...and I really feel like it is happening more and more with these freaken big TVS that everyone has..

Thanks for letting me say..
 

JennifersHope

New member
I totally know this is off topic and I don't care..... I have seen so much death in children and very serious injuries lately and I just want to warn parents, and if this post saves one precious childs head.. then it will be worth the ppl fussing at me for posting off topic..

Please, please please if you have children and you have big heavy TVs, entertainment centers, or plasma TVs on walls that are not secure, I mean really secure, .. Please do something about it...

Kids climb, Kids crawl, Kids innocently get into stuff, and that stuff falls on them, it kills them, crushes them and breaks their little tiny bodies, and it is true that "never in a million years do you think it is going to happen to you" but I can assure you, sadly it does....

I am really sad and tired of seeing such cute, adorable children going to the morgue because they were trying to change the channel, get a toy off an entertainment center or like tonight, a child trying to get his underwear out of his dresser that had a TV on it......

Sorry... I just had a rough day .. life in the ER...and I really feel like it is happening more and more with these freaken big TVS that everyone has..

Thanks for letting me say..
 

JennifersHope

New member
I totally know this is off topic and I don't care..... I have seen so much death in children and very serious injuries lately and I just want to warn parents, and if this post saves one precious childs head.. then it will be worth the ppl fussing at me for posting off topic..

Please, please please if you have children and you have big heavy TVs, entertainment centers, or plasma TVs on walls that are not secure, I mean really secure, .. Please do something about it...

Kids climb, Kids crawl, Kids innocently get into stuff, and that stuff falls on them, it kills them, crushes them and breaks their little tiny bodies, and it is true that "never in a million years do you think it is going to happen to you" but I can assure you, sadly it does....

I am really sad and tired of seeing such cute, adorable children going to the morgue because they were trying to change the channel, get a toy off an entertainment center or like tonight, a child trying to get his underwear out of his dresser that had a TV on it......

Sorry... I just had a rough day .. life in the ER...and I really feel like it is happening more and more with these freaken big TVS that everyone has..

Thanks for letting me say..
 

JennifersHope

New member
I totally know this is off topic and I don't care..... I have seen so much death in children and very serious injuries lately and I just want to warn parents, and if this post saves one precious childs head.. then it will be worth the ppl fussing at me for posting off topic..
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<br />Please, please please if you have children and you have big heavy TVs, entertainment centers, or plasma TVs on walls that are not secure, I mean really secure, .. Please do something about it...
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<br />Kids climb, Kids crawl, Kids innocently get into stuff, and that stuff falls on them, it kills them, crushes them and breaks their little tiny bodies, and it is true that "never in a million years do you think it is going to happen to you" but I can assure you, sadly it does....
<br />
<br />I am really sad and tired of seeing such cute, adorable children going to the morgue because they were trying to change the channel, get a toy off an entertainment center or like tonight, a child trying to get his underwear out of his dresser that had a TV on it......
<br />
<br />Sorry... I just had a rough day .. life in the ER...and I really feel like it is happening more and more with these freaken big TVS that everyone has..
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<br />Thanks for letting me say..
 

mom2lillian

New member
let me just say thank you. This hit home with me this morning. My daughter is just this weekend starting to try and climb on everything! We have had a busted lip (jacked jaw on a stand she was climbing on), goose egg (hit head on door who knows what she was doing) and a smack to the head (fell off the bed messing around with daddy). We tend to take these sorts of things pretty lightly since we think kids are babied too much and its nothing serious. HOWEVER we may overlook things like this, I know I did. We have a HUGE TV downstairs (heavy as in old not as in big and new but same effect) and its just on a small stand sort of thing that is not very sturdy IMO. We dont even use that tv, I will see what my husband can do about it. Thank you.
 

mom2lillian

New member
let me just say thank you. This hit home with me this morning. My daughter is just this weekend starting to try and climb on everything! We have had a busted lip (jacked jaw on a stand she was climbing on), goose egg (hit head on door who knows what she was doing) and a smack to the head (fell off the bed messing around with daddy). We tend to take these sorts of things pretty lightly since we think kids are babied too much and its nothing serious. HOWEVER we may overlook things like this, I know I did. We have a HUGE TV downstairs (heavy as in old not as in big and new but same effect) and its just on a small stand sort of thing that is not very sturdy IMO. We dont even use that tv, I will see what my husband can do about it. Thank you.
 

mom2lillian

New member
let me just say thank you. This hit home with me this morning. My daughter is just this weekend starting to try and climb on everything! We have had a busted lip (jacked jaw on a stand she was climbing on), goose egg (hit head on door who knows what she was doing) and a smack to the head (fell off the bed messing around with daddy). We tend to take these sorts of things pretty lightly since we think kids are babied too much and its nothing serious. HOWEVER we may overlook things like this, I know I did. We have a HUGE TV downstairs (heavy as in old not as in big and new but same effect) and its just on a small stand sort of thing that is not very sturdy IMO. We dont even use that tv, I will see what my husband can do about it. Thank you.
 

mom2lillian

New member
let me just say thank you. This hit home with me this morning. My daughter is just this weekend starting to try and climb on everything! We have had a busted lip (jacked jaw on a stand she was climbing on), goose egg (hit head on door who knows what she was doing) and a smack to the head (fell off the bed messing around with daddy). We tend to take these sorts of things pretty lightly since we think kids are babied too much and its nothing serious. HOWEVER we may overlook things like this, I know I did. We have a HUGE TV downstairs (heavy as in old not as in big and new but same effect) and its just on a small stand sort of thing that is not very sturdy IMO. We dont even use that tv, I will see what my husband can do about it. Thank you.
 

mom2lillian

New member
let me just say thank you. This hit home with me this morning. My daughter is just this weekend starting to try and climb on everything! We have had a busted lip (jacked jaw on a stand she was climbing on), goose egg (hit head on door who knows what she was doing) and a smack to the head (fell off the bed messing around with daddy). We tend to take these sorts of things pretty lightly since we think kids are babied too much and its nothing serious. HOWEVER we may overlook things like this, I know I did. We have a HUGE TV downstairs (heavy as in old not as in big and new but same effect) and its just on a small stand sort of thing that is not very sturdy IMO. We dont even use that tv, I will see what my husband can do about it. Thank you.
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zoe4life

New member
Jenn,

I know it must be horrible to see things like this happen. I don't watch the news mainly because I can't stand all the horrible things that happen to children. My husband is a "safety" nut...I'm always teasing him...but you made me feel like maybe he isn't such a nut!<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> He has always secured our stuff like that to the wall with screws, nuts, bolts, fishing line, whatever it takes!!
Hope you have a better day!

Love,
 

zoe4life

New member
Jenn,

I know it must be horrible to see things like this happen. I don't watch the news mainly because I can't stand all the horrible things that happen to children. My husband is a "safety" nut...I'm always teasing him...but you made me feel like maybe he isn't such a nut!<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> He has always secured our stuff like that to the wall with screws, nuts, bolts, fishing line, whatever it takes!!
Hope you have a better day!

Love,
 

zoe4life

New member
Jenn,

I know it must be horrible to see things like this happen. I don't watch the news mainly because I can't stand all the horrible things that happen to children. My husband is a "safety" nut...I'm always teasing him...but you made me feel like maybe he isn't such a nut!<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> He has always secured our stuff like that to the wall with screws, nuts, bolts, fishing line, whatever it takes!!
Hope you have a better day!

Love,
 

zoe4life

New member
Jenn,

I know it must be horrible to see things like this happen. I don't watch the news mainly because I can't stand all the horrible things that happen to children. My husband is a "safety" nut...I'm always teasing him...but you made me feel like maybe he isn't such a nut!<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> He has always secured our stuff like that to the wall with screws, nuts, bolts, fishing line, whatever it takes!!
Hope you have a better day!

Love,
 

zoe4life

New member
<br />Jenn,
<br />
<br />I know it must be horrible to see things like this happen. I don't watch the news mainly because I can't stand all the horrible things that happen to children. My husband is a "safety" nut...I'm always teasing him...but you made me feel like maybe he isn't such a nut!<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> He has always secured our stuff like that to the wall with screws, nuts, bolts, fishing line, whatever it takes!!
<br />Hope you have a better day!
<br />
<br />Love,
<br />
 

Diane

New member
Your post reminded me of something i read in a Reptile manual that i purchased when i for started out learning all i could about my lizards....
<u><b>Expect the unexpected</b></u> Certainly this would pertain to small children as well.
All the same things they tell you to safeguard for babies and small children they also tell you to do for your lizards if you have them roaming about. I did housekeeping for a family that had small children and was cleaning the large screen tv that stood on the floor and believe me it was not very secure. I nearly knocked it over when i cleaned it. Those things can be dangerous .... Since they are thin-ish they tend to be a bit unbalanced when standing especialy on carpet.
I think your message is just fine where it is, it will get seen more here than in the off topics section since i dont think many go in there ( i know i never do). Thank you for taking the time to post this, you just may save someone's child <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 

Diane

New member
Your post reminded me of something i read in a Reptile manual that i purchased when i for started out learning all i could about my lizards....
<u><b>Expect the unexpected</b></u> Certainly this would pertain to small children as well.
All the same things they tell you to safeguard for babies and small children they also tell you to do for your lizards if you have them roaming about. I did housekeeping for a family that had small children and was cleaning the large screen tv that stood on the floor and believe me it was not very secure. I nearly knocked it over when i cleaned it. Those things can be dangerous .... Since they are thin-ish they tend to be a bit unbalanced when standing especialy on carpet.
I think your message is just fine where it is, it will get seen more here than in the off topics section since i dont think many go in there ( i know i never do). Thank you for taking the time to post this, you just may save someone's child <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 

Diane

New member
Your post reminded me of something i read in a Reptile manual that i purchased when i for started out learning all i could about my lizards....
<u><b>Expect the unexpected</b></u> Certainly this would pertain to small children as well.
All the same things they tell you to safeguard for babies and small children they also tell you to do for your lizards if you have them roaming about. I did housekeeping for a family that had small children and was cleaning the large screen tv that stood on the floor and believe me it was not very secure. I nearly knocked it over when i cleaned it. Those things can be dangerous .... Since they are thin-ish they tend to be a bit unbalanced when standing especialy on carpet.
I think your message is just fine where it is, it will get seen more here than in the off topics section since i dont think many go in there ( i know i never do). Thank you for taking the time to post this, you just may save someone's child <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 

Diane

New member
Your post reminded me of something i read in a Reptile manual that i purchased when i for started out learning all i could about my lizards....
<u><b>Expect the unexpected</b></u> Certainly this would pertain to small children as well.
All the same things they tell you to safeguard for babies and small children they also tell you to do for your lizards if you have them roaming about. I did housekeeping for a family that had small children and was cleaning the large screen tv that stood on the floor and believe me it was not very secure. I nearly knocked it over when i cleaned it. Those things can be dangerous .... Since they are thin-ish they tend to be a bit unbalanced when standing especialy on carpet.
I think your message is just fine where it is, it will get seen more here than in the off topics section since i dont think many go in there ( i know i never do). Thank you for taking the time to post this, you just may save someone's child <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 

Diane

New member
Your post reminded me of something i read in a Reptile manual that i purchased when i for started out learning all i could about my lizards....
<br /><u><b>Expect the unexpected</b></u> Certainly this would pertain to small children as well.
<br /> All the same things they tell you to safeguard for babies and small children they also tell you to do for your lizards if you have them roaming about. I did housekeeping for a family that had small children and was cleaning the large screen tv that stood on the floor and believe me it was not very secure. I nearly knocked it over when i cleaned it. Those things can be dangerous .... Since they are thin-ish they tend to be a bit unbalanced when standing especialy on carpet.
<br /> I think your message is just fine where it is, it will get seen more here than in the off topics section since i dont think many go in there ( i know i never do). Thank you for taking the time to post this, you just may save someone's child <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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