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10 ways to Childproof your Home

If you want to be able to sit and relax in the company of young kids you need to know they are safe. Some ideas for child-proofing your home include:

1. Put covers over electrical sockets
2. Fit window locks
3. Invest in a stairgate
4. Attach cupboard catches or locks
5. Use a “finger shield” to prevent doors closing on little fingers
6. Turn saucepan handles towards and the back of the cooker and use the back rings
7. Keep medicines, alcohol and cleaning products out of reach
8. Avoid using tablecloths to prevent toddlers pulling things down on top of themselves
9. Move furniture away from windows to prevent kids climbing up and out
10. Never pass a hot drink over a child’s head and keep hot drinks out of reach

To find suitable products or for a safety consultation, you might find the following links useful:
Child Safety Store
Safe Tots
Fingersafe
Child Alert

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2 Responses to “10 ways to Childproof your Home”

  1. Rajesh Says:
    November 2nd, 2006 at 6:32 pm

    Most problems faced will be when kids start crawling. They move around the house, and try to pull wires, curtains or things like that. At the other end of the wire it may be a phone, an iron box, …. (list gets scary)

    It would be nice, if we crawl around the house, at least once, and see what all things are left around like these.

    thankfully, my baby is just two months old. I need to start crawling in a couple of months. :)

  2. Littlelegends Says:
    June 1st, 2010 at 7:11 pm

    Thanks to Fingersafe for contacting me to update their link – it should now work :)

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