When the young one is coming into the home, you need to take one long and good look into your house and imagine your baby growing in it. Suddenly, you will become aware of all the dangers that can happen to it, and you will want to protect it the best you can. The action of making your home more child friendly is called child proofing. That means that you have to pay attention to all the details and see what the things that you can do in order to make your child safe in your home are. Here are some of the things.
Electricity Sockets First you need to do is find all the sockets that you have around your home. Count them and head right to the hardware store and buy as many electricity socket covers as you can. They will make your sockets still available for you, but the little curious fingers will not be able to touch it or to stick anything in them. Fire Hazards Fire is a very dangerous thing. Therefore, make sure that you have installed fire detectors all over your home. You can buy them quite cheaply. Also, make sure that you always have fresh batteries in them. Some fire departments offer free fire detectors, so you can contact them and see if your local fire department is in that sort of program, and even if they aren’t, they will have some valuable advice for you. Gas Leakage There are some very handy gas leakage indicators that should be placed at all places where this can happen. They don’t even use batteries, so you just need to install them and let them do their work. Big and Heavy Objects Once a little toddler becomes old enough and starts learning how to walk, he will grab anything on his way in order to try and keep the balance. By doing that, he can pull the cord of a TV set, pull the table cloth with a heavy vase on it, or knock over a standing lamp. Check your home for such things and tether them or remove them completely. Plants Plants are wonderful in home, but kids may think so as well. They will pluck the leaves and certainly try to put them into their mouth. The same goes with the ground from the pots. Therefore, make sure that the plants aren’t easily reachable, get rid of all the toxic ones. Pets This is a very touchy subject for many pet owners. Some of them believe that pets should stay, while others believe that pets don’t have their place inside a house anyway. This is a tough debate, and you should decide for yourself. However, make sure that the decision you make is made together with your partner because it is their home also. You can always as for some advice from professionals who deal with the child proofing of homes. However, that may not be necessary as you can find the standards of safety that they use online as well and check your home on your own. Naturally, if you feel that you are not comfortable with installing some of the equipment on your own, call the professionals to do that for you. They will gladly do it. Author bio: Diana Smith is a passionate home improvement blogger interested in topic related to home decoration like how to choose the right tiles for your home, how to decorate a house on a small budget, how to feng shui your room, etc. Diana loves to see her readers getting useful information from her articles.
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