A 4 year old got tired of being teased by an older brother, out of frustration he launches a fish hook (they were play fishing) it hit his target and more. Since then the older brother had to make do with one functioning eye and a glass eye.

Home safety may not be a 100% guarantee of an accident-less home, but its better to lessen the odds with several things to remember.

Basic Child Safety list:

Treat kids according to age and responsibility. It is best not to generalize nor to exclude anyone from instruction of warning.

Choose toys that are safe. In multi-age homes, consider a request for a toy objectively. A pellet gun or darts for an overactive child is waiting for an accident to happen.

Fully instruct and remind kids the proper way to use potentially dangerous materials and toys (darts, hooks, glass figurines, matches, flash or pellet guns). My sister has a scar on her face caused by a schoolmate who thought of puncturing her face with a pencil (1/2 inch long). She's turning 40 but still shirks away when something gets close to her face.

Have time to supervise kids when in play, some games can be potentially dangerous. Might as well define safe-zones if there is no play room in the house. Blind-man's bluff in a room with wooden furniture is may sound harmless, until one kid shows up with a bleeding nose (it happened to me when when I was 5, whacked the bridge of my nose on a wooden edge- bloody!).

Teach kids to stay away from sharp objects or anyone working with or using it. Talking to someone cutting up food or sawing wood should send a warning flag up,distraction and accident is written all over it.

Most accidents can be prevented with proper instruction and teaching. For most, the home is considered the safest place in the world.