Child proofing your home
Millions of children are hurt each year right in their own homes, so you can go a long way toward keeping your child safe by childproofing effectively. According to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, 2.5 million children are injured or killed each year by dangers right in their own homes. Young children are at increased risk from accidental injuries in the home because this is where they spend most of their time. However, 90% of unintentional injuries to children in the home can be prevented by childproofing correctly.
The world can be a dangerous place, especially for a curious toddler. You can make it a little safer by adopting the best ways to childproof and poison-proof your home. Also to protect your child from water dangers and hazardous toys, and how to prepare for emergencies. Plus, how to keep your toddler safe in the car.
When you begin childproofing your home it's important to see the world as your child sees it. Get down on your hands and knees and look for potential dangers at a child's eye level. Every room of your home contains its own potential hazards.
The first course of action is to cover all electrical outlets in your home and make sure that your water heater is set down to 120 degrees to avoid accidental scald injuries. Use all the harness straps that come with your bouncy seats, high chairs and always use a car seat, rear facing, when the baby is in the car.
Hanging electrical cords, drapery pulls and appliances become interesting for the toddler. Use protective plates to cover the knobs of the stove, the DVD players in your home and make sure that all the large bookshelves, entertainment centers, and appliances (stove & fridge) are attached to the wall using L-brackets.
All cleaning supplies, chemicals, makeup and other toxins should be removed from the cabinets. Use cabinet locks and make sure that medications are never where a baby can get them. One idea to keep the bathroom off limits is to install a high lock that ensures they cannot enter the bathroom unsupervised. Baby gates can also help. Using baby gates can easily allow you to set up a temporary safe haven for your child in one room without restricting their freedom to explore. At some point your baby will want to open and close every door in your home and one favorite baby past time is to empty drawers and cabinets.
Make sure that you never place furniture near windows, especially windows with a dangling cord that children can climb and reach. The inner cords that thread through the blinds may also present a hazard, as your children can pull out these looped lines and get entangled in them as well. So it’s a good rule of thumb to keep all furniture, especially cribs and beds, clear of the windows and the blinds covering them. The safest option would be to install cordless blinds that work on a spring-action release in children’s bedrooms.
Rearrange the furniture so that a chair, sofa, bench, or bookcase is never near a window with a dangling cord that children can climb and reach. The inner cords that thread through the blinds may also present a hazard, as your children can pull out these looped lines and get entangled in them as well. So it’s a good rule of thumb to keep all furniture, especially cribs and beds, clear of the windows and the blinds covering them.
It's extremely important to keep your toddler safe in the car. Buying car seats, installing them safely, and avoiding common car seat mistakes is necessary.
It's good to know that no matter what cupboard your kid gets into in your house, he won't find bleach, ammonia or any of your basic poisonous cleaners. Simply just don't own them. Clean with vinegar, dish soap, and baking soda. If that means your house isn't as sparkly as an average room at a Hotel, so be it. You'd rather not worry that your one-year-old might require medical help because of your fetish for lily-white grout in the shower. And, of course, another good reason for stopping to buy those products in the first place, is also for your own health. So it's all of a piece.
Mini blind cords often get overlooked when childproofing your home. Like cabinets and electrical outlets, they are another inconspicuous item that in the past you may have considered harmless; as a parent, however, they must be treated as a potential hazard. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that one child a month suffers an accidental strangulation because of mini blind cords.
Sources:
reason.com
Safety1st.com
instructables
coloradochildproofers
learningcenter
C-Ville
BabyCenter
professorshou..
Millions of children are hurt each year right in their own homes, so you can go a long way toward keeping your child safe by childproofing effectively. According to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, 2.5 million children are injured or killed each year by dangers right in their own homes. Young children are at increased risk from accidental injuries in the home because this is where they spend most of their time. However, 90% of unintentional injuries to children in the home can be prevented by childproofing correctly.
The world can be a dangerous place, especially for a curious toddler. You can make it a little safer by adopting the best ways to childproof and poison-proof your home. Also to protect your child from water dangers and hazardous toys, and how to prepare for emergencies. Plus, how to keep your toddler safe in the car.
When you begin childproofing your home it's important to see the world as your child sees it. Get down on your hands and knees and look for potential dangers at a child's eye level. Every room of your home contains its own potential hazards.
The first course of action is to cover all electrical outlets in your home and make sure that your water heater is set down to 120 degrees to avoid accidental scald injuries. Use all the harness straps that come with your bouncy seats, high chairs and always use a car seat, rear facing, when the baby is in the car.
Hanging electrical cords, drapery pulls and appliances become interesting for the toddler. Use protective plates to cover the knobs of the stove, the DVD players in your home and make sure that all the large bookshelves, entertainment centers, and appliances (stove & fridge) are attached to the wall using L-brackets.
All cleaning supplies, chemicals, makeup and other toxins should be removed from the cabinets. Use cabinet locks and make sure that medications are never where a baby can get them. One idea to keep the bathroom off limits is to install a high lock that ensures they cannot enter the bathroom unsupervised. Baby gates can also help. Using baby gates can easily allow you to set up a temporary safe haven for your child in one room without restricting their freedom to explore. At some point your baby will want to open and close every door in your home and one favorite baby past time is to empty drawers and cabinets.
Make sure that you never place furniture near windows, especially windows with a dangling cord that children can climb and reach. The inner cords that thread through the blinds may also present a hazard, as your children can pull out these looped lines and get entangled in them as well. So it’s a good rule of thumb to keep all furniture, especially cribs and beds, clear of the windows and the blinds covering them. The safest option would be to install cordless blinds that work on a spring-action release in children’s bedrooms.
Rearrange the furniture so that a chair, sofa, bench, or bookcase is never near a window with a dangling cord that children can climb and reach. The inner cords that thread through the blinds may also present a hazard, as your children can pull out these looped lines and get entangled in them as well. So it’s a good rule of thumb to keep all furniture, especially cribs and beds, clear of the windows and the blinds covering them.
It's extremely important to keep your toddler safe in the car. Buying car seats, installing them safely, and avoiding common car seat mistakes is necessary.
It's good to know that no matter what cupboard your kid gets into in your house, he won't find bleach, ammonia or any of your basic poisonous cleaners. Simply just don't own them. Clean with vinegar, dish soap, and baking soda. If that means your house isn't as sparkly as an average room at a Hotel, so be it. You'd rather not worry that your one-year-old might require medical help because of your fetish for lily-white grout in the shower. And, of course, another good reason for stopping to buy those products in the first place, is also for your own health. So it's all of a piece.
Mini blind cords often get overlooked when childproofing your home. Like cabinets and electrical outlets, they are another inconspicuous item that in the past you may have considered harmless; as a parent, however, they must be treated as a potential hazard. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that one child a month suffers an accidental strangulation because of mini blind cords.
Sources:
reason.com
Safety1st.com
instructables
coloradochildproofers
learningcenter
C-Ville
BabyCenter
professorshou..
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