Your baby has begun to crawl and with his first exploration the first anxieties and fears for the dangers that the little adventurer might encounter while browsing around the house arrive for you parents. To keep him safe, you could learn to anticipate any risk to prevent any accident from happening, you could be very vigilant to distract him from anything that could attract him but could turn into a bad adventure. Or, to relax and have fun together in discovering him, you could take some small steps by taking a cue from our 15 important but simple steps to make your home safe, childproof.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him
Il your baby has started crawling and with its first exploration, the first anxieties and fears for the parents arrive for you parents dangers that the little adventurer might come across while browsing the house. For keep it safe you might learn to anticipate any risk to prevent any accidents from happening, you could be very vigilant to distract him from anything that could attract him but could turn into a bad adventure. Or, to relax and have fun together in his discoveries, you could take some small precautions taking a cue from ours 15 important but simple measures to make your home safe, childproof.
1. Electric socket
The electrical socket is a real attraction for children who crawling around could at some point insert their little fingers right into the holes of the socket and take a good shock! To avoid this type of risk, the electrical system should be equipped with a life-saving device, also all points must be taken covered with special hole covers but ironically, these lids if left lying around incorrectly can cause the child to choke and swallow them. So be careful not to get distracted when you install them.
2 multi-socket strips
In addition to energy saving, connect all the plugs of a specific system such as that of the PC station, printer, scanner or that of the TV, stereo, decoder, etc., to a single multi-socket power strip equipped with cover and switch it is an excellent solution to prevent your child from getting there and possibly being electrocuted.
3 locks for the toilet
As well as not being too hygienic, leaving the toilet seat open is a risk above all because the child could accidentally fall into it, but also throw his toys inside, for example. So instead of having to remember to always close the bathroom door, you could install a safety lock to discourage even the most curious of children.
- Small anti-burn tricks
I always refer to the bathroom, but the same goes for the kitchen, to prevent the child from getting burned by opening the hot water you could for example adjust the boiler so that the water in the house always comes out at the right temperature, that is hot yes but not hot. Again, with a small gesture you will have saved energy and you will have prevented your little one from getting a bad burn.
5 Lock-Doors and Drawers
Mount gods door locks on wardrobes or cabinets in which you keep all dangerous objects with which the child could come into contact by opening them such as scissors, medicines, detergents, detergents etc. But also drawer locks to prevent her little fingers from reaching where she really shouldn't.
6 Lock the oven and burners
The stove and oven are there main sources of burns in a home as fire is often a strong attraction for the little ones. So to prevent the child from putting his hands right on the oven plate, you could use something that blocks the door and always remember to close the throttle with the central knobwhen you are not cooking. For those with electric plates you could build yourself, a small metal fence for example to keep your curious one away.
7 Safety gates
If you have stairs in your house, needless to say it is necessary mount safety gates (for example in wood) high enough to avoid a bad roll with all its consequences. But not only that, for example you could install small gates also to divide the rooms in which you prefer that your child does not enter such as the kitchenette from the living room.
8 Lock the doors
Another way to keep children out of some rooms, or to prevent them from being closed or even worse from pinching their little fingers between the doors, is to install door locks, that is simple rubber bands that hold a door open or closed.
9 Strictly closed windows
The windows are a huge danger to the little ones who can fall down by leaning out. So always close the windows of the house by locking them with additional safety locks. Whatever you use but of course make sure it is easy for you adults to open in an emergency.
During the warmer months, you could mount resistant mosquito nets with an emetic closure.
10 Protect the baby and your furniture
Also furnishings they can pose a danger to lively children who have started taking their first steps. In fact, corners of tables, coffee tables, furniture and cabinets can cause bumps or even worse. And since it is practically impossible to prohibit access, the ideal solution is that of cover the corners with corner protectors, which are easily found on the market made especially for the safety of children, or with a little imagination you could build them with your own hands recycling a few pieces of colored fabric and using cotton or wool to stuff them.
11 Attach display cases and bookcases to the wall
If, on the other hand, you have furniture in your home that children could climb on, such as bookcases or showcases, in this case it would be better to fix the mounted ones, perhaps with straps, to prevent them from falling.
12 Smoke detectors and fire extinguishers
Often overlooked or simply ignored i smoke detectors instead they are excellent security systems that every home should have. Installing them in any room would be ideal but even just in the kitchen they could save the life of the whole family. A further anti-fire system in addition to the smoke alarms are the fire extinguishers, to be installed in the kitchen or possibly in a cellar if adjacent to the house.
13. Garage
Garages can also be a great danger for the little ones, especially if they have automatic opening. It would be better to install some electronic safety sensors that blocks the door if someone or something crosses the threshold.
14 Carpets and Curtains
Rugs and curtains are certainly useful accessories for decorating your home, but they hold a lot of dust and dirt, and in addition to being unhygienic they are also a trap in which the child could trip over the carpets, or climb up the curtains. Much better to opt for natural fiber rugs with non-slip edges and roller blinds or Venetian blinds mounted at a height that the child cannot reach.
15 First Aid Box
And finally always keep your first aid kit supplied, strictly hidden in a place accessible only to you and not to your children. In fact, bandages, gauze pads, various disinfectant pads are excellent remedies for plugging small wounds but also great dangers for children who could swallow the contents of the box and choke or even poison themselves.
Avoid keeping in the house plants that could cause indigestion or even poisoning the child, try not to leave small objects and especially glass or crystal ornaments lying around. Absolutely forbidden are the ashtrays full of cigarette butts (wisest thing for those who have a child would be to quit smoking) and also do not leave the table set after meals, all that glitters attracts the sly and prying eyes of your little Indiana Jones.
Gloria Mastrantonio
