With Child Safety Week just around the corner, parents have been given some top tips to help prevent their little ones from harming themselves.

From Monday (June 12), Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) ran a range of activities with local children's centres, fire and rescue teams, schools and hospitals.

The national week of events hoped to raise awareness of accidents, but also the simple things that can be done to stop them from happening.

The theme of this year's event was “Safe Children: sharing is caring” and parents across Britain are being encouraged to share their past experiences of accidents to help others.

Take a look at some of these top tips, which can help keep children out of harm's way.

How to keep your child safe

Cooking : Push kettles to the back of the work top and try to use the back rings on the hob.

Choking : Chop foods into small pieces for young children and don't leave a baby feeding unattended.

Toxic : Brightly coloured cleaning products can attract children, keep them out of reach and sight.

Stairs : As soon as your baby starts crawling, fit safety stair gates to prevent them climbing and falling.

Road safety : Make sure your children know to hold your hand and begin teaching the Green Cross Code .

Baths : Stay with your child while they are in the bath or consider using a bath seat to prevent danger.

Fire safety : Keep matches and lighters out of sight and plan a fire escape route to make sure your child knows what to do in an emergency.

'Learn from each other'

Parents left feeling inadequate after reading posts on social media said they would not publicly admit to their child suffering a serious accident for fear of being judged online.

Research, published on Child Accident Prevention Trust's website , revealed 71% of parents feel under too much pressure to be ‘perfect parents’ and one in three are unwilling to admit accidents out of fears of being judged.

Katrina Phillips, Chief Executive of the Child Accident Prevention Trust, said: “Parents are living under a social media microscope, too scared to admit to less than Pinterest-perfect parenting for fear of being judged. This has worrying consequences for child safety.

"If parents no longer feel able to share their experiences or admit what they don’t know, we lose the chance to learn from each other and stop serious accidents to children.”

To see more information for parents, activity ideas, hints and tips for a successful event or session, go to Child Accident Prevention Trust's website .

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