Singaporeans are quite savvy when it comes to child safety!

We all know that child safety is important and it was definitely a relief to find out that most Singaporean parents are quite savvy when it came down to knowing the basics of child safety.

In the month of April, Singapore’s leading parenting portal, theAsianparent, and Albert Ng and Associates ran a child safety quiz across theAsianparent.com. Over 300 Singaporean based parents took part in the five question long quiz.

The quiz which revolved around child safety had five questions. On average, Singaporeans got 74% off the answers correct.  The questions on choking hazards had over 98% correct responses. On the flip side, only 4% of Singaporeans got the right age for stopping the use of a bike helmet.

Here are the questions asked as well as the replies. The correct responses are in red.

1) When can kids start sleeping on the top bunk of a bunk bed?

a) After age 3   –  3%

b) After age 4   –  3%

c) After age 6 – 94%

2) Choking hazards can include

a) Coins  – 1 person (0%)

b) Marbles Or Small Balls  – 2%

c) All of the above – 98%

3)Which of the following can hurt your child?

a) A hot iron left unattended –  4%

b) Window blind cords that have loops  – 0%

c) All of the above – 96%

4) A safe crib has

a) Slabs that are less than 5 cm apart

b) Slabs that are more than 5 cm apart    –   16%

c) Decorative cut out end panels –    6 %

5) Kids should use a bike helmet unless

a) They don’t need training wheels  –  93%

b) They don’t ride in the street   –   4%

c) None of the above – 4%

Winners

To thank all theAsianparent readers for participating in this quiz, Albert Ng and Associates has kindly sponsored 1 year free $30,000 personal accident cover for their child. The 1^st 50 all correct entries will also get a free copy of  “There’s No Secret To Practical Parenting” and  an invitation to a  parent education workshop on 28^th May to be conducted by the author Ann Law. A representative from Albert Ng & Associates will be contacting all participants with regards to the collection of their book prize as well as the free personal accident cover. If you have yet to receive your call, please call Irene Moo at 9220 2816.