| often become fascinated with the allure of dancing | | | | * Encourage children to tell an adult when they have |
| flames and sparks. | | | | found matches in a place that is easily accessible to |
| Because children have a natural curiosity about fire, | | | | them. |
| they might experiment with it when adults are not | | | | * When lighting candles on a birthday cake, use the |
| around to supervise. That's why it is important to teach | | | | occasion to discuss match safety with children and |
| children at an early age about match safety and the | | | | demonstrate proper safety practices. Use Diamond's |
| danger of fire, as well as the difference between a | | | | Birthday Candle Matches, which are twice as long as |
| controlled flame and one that is unsafe. | | | | standard wooden matches, to easily light candles and |
| Birthday parties and other family events provide | | | | keep your fingertips away from the flame's reach. |
| opportunities for parents to demonstrate match and | | | | * Once a match is used, discard it properly. If you blow |
| fire safety. Diamond, the No. 1 producer of wooden | | | | out a match and throw it in the trash, there is a danger |
| matches in the United States, offers the following | | | | that it might not be totally extinguished. To reduce this |
| safety tips. | | | | risk, use the Diamond MatchGuard, a new matchbox |
| * Always keep matches in a secured drawer or | | | | design with a push-to-open match drawer and safety |
| locked cabinet away from curious children. | | | | disposal chamber for extinguished matches. |