Help! My friend’s TV tipped over on my child!
If your child is between one and four years old, she doesn’t understand the dangers of climbing on furniture — and will try it every chance she gets. She can be seriously injured by heavy furniture toppling on top of her. Here are some important tips for keeping her safe from furniture tipping on top of her.
Here’s a potentially sticky question for you: If your child is going to be at a friend’s house, how do you check your friend’s house to be sure it’s safe? Do you do a pre-visit inspection? Do you have a frank conversation with your friend?
The not-so-sticky situation is when your child is in the care of someone else in their home. Then, there’s no reason NOT to ask quesitons about where in the home your child will be allowed and then ask to be able to check the stability of heavy furniture and, for example, of flat screen TVs.
If your child has been injured while in the care of someone else by tipping furniture, contact a child injury lawyer who can answer your questions about holding the person responsible for the injury. Remember: In Virginia, a child under the age of 7 is never at fault for their own injury. Even if your young child had been told not to climb on the furniture and she does, and is injured, it’s not her fault.
If your child has been injured by tipping furniture, contact me at 703-273-9500, by sending me an email at srohrstaff@WRSattorneys.com, or through my firm’s website, www.WRSattorneys.com. I will answer your questions for free.
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