| About 2.5 million children are injured or killed each | | | | packaging, example glass containers or jars. |
| year by dangers right in their own home, | | | | Baby gates should be used to block off unsafe |
| according to the Consumer Product Safety | | | | areas. These areas include stairways and |
| Commission. That is why childproofing your house | | | | windows. Remember window screens are made |
| is so important. What you do to your house | | | | to keep things out of the house and can break if |
| today will let you spend another happy day with | | | | your child puts pressure on them. If your door |
| your child. This article will teach you things you | | | | has a screen on it make sure to put a gate up |
| need to do when childproofing your house. | | | | too to protect your child from falling through the |
| You first need to check the basics in home | | | | screen. Baby gates can also be used to keep |
| safety. Make sure you have a working smoke | | | | your child out of unsafe rooms, like the kitchen. If |
| and carbon monoxide detectors. In case of a fire | | | | you have not had a chance to childproof your |
| you need a fire extinguisher and an emergency | | | | house entirely, a gate can be used on a |
| evacuation plan and meeting place. You should also | | | | temporary bases. |
| have emergency numbers posted by the phone. | | | | There are many gadgets and things that you can |
| This should include the police, fire department, | | | | when childproofing your house. These items |
| poison control, neighbors and family members. | | | | include cabinet locks, outlet covers, stove and |
| Next, you should get down to the floor and look | | | | refrigerator locks, child gates, door knob covers, |
| for dangers that are there. When you get down | | | | corner bumpers, and water temperature gauges. |
| on your childs level you will be able to see things | | | | These items are all great and can help prevent |
| that you would not have noticed before, like | | | | accidents, but you also have to be aware of |
| sharp furniture corners, or outlets you did not | | | | everyday activities and items. As a parent you |
| even realize were there. Make sure that all cords | | | | have to make sure that items with small pieces |
| are secured to the floor or wall to prevent | | | | are out of reach, watch were you place hot |
| tripping. Cover all outlets. You can put bumpers or | | | | liquids like coffee, make sure that the pan handles |
| pads on sharp furniture corners. You also want to | | | | are turn in when cooking, and be careful where |
| make sure that reachable items are secure when | | | | you place dangerous items like scissors and |
| childproofing your house. Your child may pull items | | | | knives. Childproofing your house is a constant |
| on tables or things that hang down. Make sure | | | | thing. |
| they can not pull things down that are heavy or | | | | Childproofing your house is the first action you |
| dangerous. | | | | can take to protect your baby. Why wait for an |
| When childproofing your house make sure that | | | | accident to happen when you can prevent it from |
| cabinets are locked and secure. The kitchen and | | | | ever occurring? When childproofing your house, |
| bathroom are usually the rooms that have | | | | get on your child's level and make sure that things |
| cleaning supplies and chemicals. Make sure these | | | | look safe and secure, purchase devices and |
| things are put out of reach of your child to | | | | gadgets to keep your child away from potentially |
| prevent them from ingesting them. Food items | | | | dangerous items, and remember childproofing is a |
| should also be locked up. Your child may either | | | | constant thing. |
| choke on these items or get hurt on the | | | | |