Book for Big Siblings - Baby Safety

My son is 5 and baby is 10 months. I sent him to a "Super Sibling" class at the hospital that taught baby safety. He did it when he was 4.5 (and 2 months before the baby was born) and he still quotes from it. Sometimes when someone in a uniform in an area of authority gives info it sticks with them better than when Mom says something over and over again. Check around and see if you can find something similiar. They gave out a coloring book focusing on infant safety. The best part was that anything that can fit into a toilet paper cardboard roll is a choking hazzard. He takes the toilet paper off all the time now to see if his stuff is a choking hazzard. It's a riot!

Good luck! C.

When my son began having an intense fear of smoke detectors after a fire drill at school, I asked our local librarian for book recommendations. She found things I would have never come up with on my own! I'd suggest looking on your public library's website for a youth librarian inquiry form and ask the same thing there. Librarians are so great!

And yes -- the books we read together DID help my son to get over his problem. He started to say "just like in my book!" often when we talked about it. So, I think you're on the right track by looking to books for some back up here.

My Daughter was 3, almost 4, when had my 2nd baby.
I talked with her OFTEN, about what a baby is, safety, small objects and every month, I explained to her about baby development... in ways she could understand, explaining to her about how her baby brother was changing and what he can or cannot do. And how to treat a baby... and per safety.
She, even at that young age, understood. Clearly.

A book, is not needed.
It is you, the Mom, that explains it.
That is sufficient.
Your daughter is 5. You talk to her regularly, and supervise.

Read the reviews and summaries of the books found here.
http://www.amazon.com/What-Needs-Sears-Children-Library/d...

On this page in Amazon, it will say "Other customers who purchased this book also viewed:" and it will recommend other books. So theres a long list of books. I read a few reviews, and not that many mentioned 'not leaving small objects on the floor' but they may have it. I say write down some titles, then head to the nearest bookstore to browse thru the pages.

One thing that really helped with us is to explain to the older child if the toy/item is smaller than your hand, it fits inside the baby's mouth and that is not safe. Use a few toys as examples to show her what is too small and what is safe. Make a game of it, asking her to show you what toys are too small and which ones are safe to be around the baby.