A doctor has revealed three seemingly harmless ‘everyday home hazards’ that can pose a risk to children’s safety and wellbeing.

Dr Niky, MD, revealed the things she ‘automatically’ does in her own home as a parent and paediatrician ‘who’s seen too many tragedies’.

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Alongside a clip of herself holding a drawstring bag and another where she was removing one hanging from a door handle, Dr Niky explained that mums and dads should be cautious around leaving anything with a string on it lying around.

The mum-of-three said: ‘Basically something that your toddler can take and wrap around their neck and [strangulate].’

She warned: ‘This is something that a lot of parents don’t realise and don’t think about and they hang something like this on the doorknob and it’s very easy for your toddler to stick their head in there and twist it around and unfortunately it can be too late before you would even notice that something is happening.’

Another common household danger on her list is anything with a button battery, especially one that can be easily removed and isn’t screwed down.

‘Really anything with a button battery, keep these things away from your kids, please. If they swallow these things, it can be extremely dangerous and life threatening.’

Her final warning came in the form of something we all do, hanging coats on the backs of chairs.

Showcasing what this can look like at a toddler level, she said: ‘I’m gonna show you what can happen. It is very exciting for your toddler to be able to reach something and pull it, and it is very easy for that chair to fall directly on top of them.’

In a later video she warned of the dangers of buckets and any water filled receptacle on the floor.

Dr Niky cautioned: ‘Infants and toddlers have drowned in buckets of water, in planters, in toilets, and bathtubs, all because their head to body ratio is so high and they’re curious.’

She added: ‘They look in that bucket, they get real deep in there and their head goes right in and they’re not able to get back out.’

The paediatrician continued: ‘In residency, I actually had a toddler who had a nonfatal drowning from a planter that was mostly dirt and only a little bit of water. Got stuck in there. Luckily got found in time, ended up being OK after just a couple of days in the hospital, but not everybody gets so lucky.

So keep buckets of water off the floor, close the toilets, and put a safety lock on bathroom doors and keep those shut, especially at night if your infant or toddler can get out of their room on their own.’

Fire safety was another concern with the paediatrician warning to keep doors closed at night as it ‘gives you significantly more time to get out and to get your child out safely.’

Next up on her list is getting rid of all metal straws in homes with children. ‘Those things have ended up in children’s noses, through the roof of their mouth, through their eye, into their brain. Please keep metal straws away from your kids and in the same note, don’t let them run around with a stick or toothbrush.’

@niky.mamamd Keep pot/pan handles to the side, keep hot beverages/soups toward center/back of counters where they can’t be reached, and cut the darn grapes (and similar shaped foods) please!🙏🙏🙏 #pediatrician #childsafety #safetytips #parenting #parentingtoddlers #toddlermom ♬ original sound – haileena

In another video, she warned: ‘Keep pot/pan handles to the side, keep hot beverages/soups toward center/back of counters where they can’t be reached, and cut the darn grapes (and similar shaped foods) please!’