paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
"his attentiveness to her wishes"
"he spends without heed to the consequences"
Careful attention.
"The captain gave strict orders to take no heed of the calm seas, knowing a storm was approaching from behind them."
To guard, protect.
"The old lighthouse keeper would heed the cliffs by maintaining a strict lookout to ensure no ship drifted too close during a storm."