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Childproof your home and ways to make children safer. Below
are some tips for ways you can childproof your home and ways to make your
children safer. Children are born with a natural curiosity that can sometimes
get them into trouble, so precautions have to be taken in order to protect
them. One Step Ahead has child safety products that will help you know
how to childproof your home
and make it a safer
environment for them.
Let's start with
bathroom safety.
Remember never
to leave a baby or child by themselves. Nope, not even for just a minute. Don't put
that responsibility onto an older brother or sister, either. Hopefully they'd be
able to keep the younger sibling safe but if for some reason they weren't, that
child would forever blame themselves for something that never should have been
their responsibility. A child doesn't need much water at all in order to drown,
so if somebody knocks at the door or the phone rings, take your little one with you. Please don't leave them alone.
Keep any medications and mouthwash in a locked cabinet or drawer.
Making the kitchen safe: One Step Ahead's patented
adhesive mount cabinet/drawer locks
install without screws or tools in two minutes leaving no holes or marks and
keep little hands from where you don't want them. Their
electronic and appliance safety products
include appliance locks, electrical cord clips, electrical outlet caps, oven
locks, stove guards,
stove knob covers,
power strip safety covers
and other products to childproof your home. Using back burners and turning
handles towards the back of the stove will help keep pans or pots from being
pulled. Keep appliance cords, glassware and knives should be kept in a childproof drawer
or out of their reach.
Some other child safety tips to keep in mind are: any cleaning products or vitamins should be locked away or kept somewhere away from children. Something you may not think of but I know from my nephews and nieces, is to watch them when they're near any aquarium so they don't lean on or pull them. If you have a gun in the house, please be sure to keep it and any ammunition locked somewhere so that nobody else has access to it. Also, alcohol, matches, razors, scissors and tobacco should be somewhere that little hands can't get hold of them. You should always have a functioning smoke alarm on each floor of your house. Deck guards and driveway nets will help keep the kids safe outdoors. The safest way to keep a child from a pool would be a locked fence but there are also, pool alarms you can purchase that sound an alarm when anything nine pounds or more hits the water.
Other useful sites: *I would like to give a big thank you to the owner of these adorable teddy bears for letting them visit this page - Backgrounds Etc. 2003 - 2008
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