How to make your home child safe
Living Room
To keep the living room safe, you should start off by covering any sharp corners on furniture, next, secure your TV and furniture with wall straps to prevent them falling over. Next, if your home has any fireplaces, you can cover them with a barrier. Then ensure any cables are kept out of your child’s reach and ensure all furniture is kept away from the window so your child is not able to accidentally climb out. Finally, secure your rugs to the floor or remove them completely.
Bedroom
Secondly, to keep your child’s bedroom safe, you should keep any cords and cables out of reach, keep the bed away from windows. If your child has a toy box, prevent them from getting trapped by ensuring that it does not have a heavy lid in case they decide to climb inside it. Next, remove any small toys and objects to ensure they do not choke on them.
Bathroom
For the bathroom, you can start off by purchasing non-slip pads. Next, ensure any medication and cosmetic products are locked in containers out of your child’s reach. Furthermore, ensure that any electronics are kept away from reach, and ensure your child is always supervised when in the bathroom. Finally, you can choose to install toilet seat locks and use doorknob covers on bathroom doors.
Kitchen
To keep your kitchen safe, you should first ensure any sharp objects and toxic products are kept out of reach. Next purchase a fire extinguisher and ensure your family are trained to use it. When cooking, you should keep the handles of pots and pans turned towards the back of the stove. Finally, make sure you do not use any tablecloths as your child may end up pulling on them.
More tips
- Look for any potential hazards by seeing your home from your child’s point of view.
- Use plug protectors to make sure any unused electrical outlets are safe.
- Ensure there are no electrical cords under rugs
- Keep any choking hazards out of reach
- Keep lighters and matches out of reach
- Install window locks
- Install window grilles, if you want do not want to obstruct the view, you can install invisible grilles
- Install smoke alarms
- Install carbon monoxide detectors
- If there are stairs in your home, install gates to prevent your child from falling down them