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Childproof Your Home with the Right Baby Products

Posted by Baby Magic in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX on Jul 26, 2011

Childproof your home with these great parenting tips from Dallas manufacturer of baby products.

Parenting Tips, Baby Products and Childproof Homes
Unintentional injury is one of the most frequent causes of harm to children. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, millions of children are injured by dangers in their own home each year. Childproofing your household with baby products is one of the best ways to ensure your baby's safety.

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Because childproofing and other safety measures can seem overwhelming, here is a simple list organized into areas of the household.

The Bathroom

Install safety latches on the drawers and cabinets within their reach. This keeps children from potentially dangerous household products.
Install toilet locks to keep toilet lids closed. Children can lean and fall into a toilet very easily. It's also possible for them to drown in just one inch of water.
Unplug hair dryers and electric rollers when they are not being used to prevent electrocution from contact with water in the bathroom.
Cover unused electrical outlets with outlet protectors. Make sure outlets near any water source are updated with ground fault circuit interrupters, which turn off electricity if appliances fall into water.

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The Kitchen

Put visual reminders like warning stickers on potential poisonous or hazardous items.
Keep hot pots and pans out of the reach of children by using the stove's back burners and turning pot handles toward the back of the stove.
Again, install safety latches on all the drawers and cabinets.
Keep kitchenware out of reach and away from the edge of counters and tables.

Around the House

Use safety gates at the edges of stairs and in the doorways of rooms.
Remove free-falling lids from toy chests, which should have a lid that stays open or a very light, removable one.
Prevent furniture from tipping by securing shelves, book cases, and other types of big furniture to walls. Make sure to put heavy items on bottom drawers and bottom shelves.
Use doorknob covers to keep children away from rooms with hazardous objects and areas. Still have these areas easy to access for adults in case of emergency.
Place furniture away from high windows so children can't climb them. Sometimes windows aren't strong enough to hold against the weight of a child.
Blinds, draperies, and shades purchased before 2001 should be replaced or repaired. In addition, always lock blinds into position whether they are all the way up or down.
Put corner and edge bumpers on furniture and other possibly harmful items like a fireplace hearth to protect against injury.

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