Home Safety Tips: Accidental Poisoning on Children. associatedcontent.com. August 24, 2009.Children under five years of age are the most likely to get poisoned. They are curious and will eat and drink almost anything, even if it doesn’t taste good. Poisons can occur in any room within the home. However, most poisonings occur in the kitchen, bathroom, or in the bedroom and in the presence of parents or other member of the family, when products are not in their usual storage area and are in direct reach of youngsters.[ See ]