Baby Safety Tips
Frankly speaking child proofing is a matter of
practical judgment and any parent who makes an effort to bring him/her down to the level of a child can locate
potential dangers.
Moreover, childproofing can be specific to
households and whatever advice that you get can at the most be regarding issues that are common to most
houses.
For example, in a single storey setting you may not need
safety gates at stairways simply because there aren’t any in your house. On the other hand, if you live in
double storey settings then child safety gates at stairs are necessary. The top landing of a stairway requires
firmly secured, wall mounted safety gate while you may install pressure gate at the
bottom.
Other Areas That Need Child Proofing
- You
may want to restrict unattended entry to kitchen and bathroom so that the baby does not hurt himself. You can
consider installing pressure safety gates since these can be removed
whenever you want to.
- The attic, basement and
garage are three common areas where you would not like your baby to go unattended. Installing door locks on doors
leading to these rooms is a better idea. Consider door knob covers for the front and back
doors.
- If you have a swimming pool
then you need specific safety equipment depending upon whether a safety gate, door lock or fencing will provide
adequate safety.
- Babies are known to drown in even
two inch deep water. There may be a need for toilet locks if entry to the bathroom is not otherwise
restricted.
- Window screens do not provide
protection against falls. You need to put up safety nets or guards to prevent falls.
Child Proofing Furniture and
Appliances
- Ensure that low setting
electric outlets are covered with outlet covers. While choosing outlet covers ensure that they fit securely into
outlets so that the baby is not able to pull them out.
- We all are used to keep
appliances on table tops with electric cords hanging. Your crawling baby can pull cords and get hurt from a falling
appliance. All large appliances should be mounted on the wall. You should secure the smaller ones to countertops
and ensure that there is no cord dangling and knobs and buttons should not be accessible to the
child.
- Sharp corners of tables and
cabinets can hurt your child in a bigger way than hurt you. Child proofing furniture involves installing bumpers or guards for protection against head
injury if your crawling baby happens to bang his head against sharp corners of furniture.
No child proofing project is complete unless you keep
potentially dangerous substances out of reach of your child. Small children are prone to put everything in their
mouth. A lot of substances that you normally use during your daily routine such as soaps, medicines, cleaning
supplies and other potential toxins can lead to an emergency if your baby puts any of these in his mouth. Make
sure that you put all harmful materials in drawers and cabinets and put safety locks on them.
Regards,
The baby Bath
Seats Team
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