According to the Home Safety Council (2008), "More than 92% of the poisonings reported last yearoccurred at home."  For me it is more a reality than a statistic.
        I have a beautiful 14 month old daughter.  She is everything to me.  A couple of weeks ago, I was cleaning the bathroom, while she was roaming around the house, or so I thought.  Little did I know, she was in the bathroom with me.  I briefly turned around to grab the cleaner that I was going to use to remove the scum from around the bathtub, and I discovered that it wasn't where I had left it.  My daughter had a hold of it with her mouth around the nozzle of the spray bottle. I thought that I had placed it far enough out of her reach, but I was wrong.  I have never been so scared in my life.  I called poison control at 1-800-222-1222.  The guy on the other  end of the line had to calm me down.  He informed me that household cleaners have a bitter taste and if she had swallowed any, it wouldn't have been much.  I then called her doctor.  I came to the conclusion that she hadn't actually swallowed any, but even with that I decided to switch all of our household cleaners to non-toxic, organic, biodegradable cleaners.  Now I have the luxury of knowing that it will never happen again.


To read the Home Safety Council tips click HERE
For more information on non-toxic cleaners click HERE