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Safe Around the House = Safe Kids
Posted by Jeff on May 20, 2008 293 views Comments (View Comments)
Hey there readers. I wanted to spend some time this evening to review some of the safety products we have used for the past 2 years as our son (an now daughter) reached his developmental milestones: from sitting in one place, to scooting around, to crawling, to pulling himself up, and then finally walking — and falling. With each milestone in your child’s first 2 years comes a lot of smiles and happiness but also a lot of stress and worry that they may hurt themselves.
If you’re a first time parent, or a family that has a new toddler growing up, buying good home safety products is a must. My wife and I have used KidsSafe for product reviews, tips and ordering. KidsSafe is a one-stop shop for all of your home safety products from kitchen safety to child/pet gates, indoor to outdoor, and pretty much anything you can think of!
Some of the items that we thought were good to buy were:
Stove Knob Covers – Once our son started walking he just wanted to touch things. One such thing he wanted to touch were the knobs on the gas stove. If you are familiar with the door knob covers, the stove covers are pretty much the same.
Cabinet Locks – there are so many types of cabinet locks. Our daycare uses the magnetic type lock for easy open since they lock the diaper cabinet so the toddlers don’t make a mess of the diapers before they make a mess IN their diapers! Before I knew about magnetic locks I had purchased a dozen adhesive cabinet locks . I wanted a quick solution to get our cabinets locked.
The last item we bought was a Stair Top Baby Gate , by EvenFlo . Just knowing that the gate was at the top of the stairs was a major stress-reliever for us! I secured the hinged end of the gate into the wall and the other I need to secure to the banister. I didn’t want to drill into the finished wood banister so I improvised and added a cut 2×4 and drilled 6 holes in it, in groups of two. Holes close to the top and bottom and a pair in the middle of the 2×4. I then used zip-ties to secure the gate to the banister. Now when the gate is permanently removed I will only have to patch two holes in the drywall and cut the zip-ties and remove the 2×4.
So in closing, please take the time to review your home safety products and take steps to child proof your home or grandparent’s home (good luck with that! My mom’s house had glass candles and decorations everywhere!). KidSafe also has a good page on child proofing your home .
Another good thing to start reviewing with your children is emergency preparedness, as in, where to go and what to do in an emergency.
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