Simple Tips To Help You Baby-Proof Your Home

While your home might feel like it’s perfectly safe to live in, that can change when you bring a baby home. Suddenly, a lot of the things that you’re perfectly comfortable with pose a threat to your child, and you should make sure to change that before the baby comes. 

If you’re new to being a parent, the measures you need to take to create a safer living space may surprise you, but remember until your child is old enough - they have no idea how to look after themselves. Even a perfectly visible piece of furniture can be dangerous.

Power outlets

We all learned as children that power outlets are incredibly dangerous and that you should never put your fingers anywhere near them. However, it’s going to be too early for your baby to understand that, and if you take your eyes off of them for one moment once they’ve started to crawl - it could be too late. 

You can babyproof your outlets in a number of ways, one of them being taping them over to prevent your baby from being able to touch them. Even better, if you have something already plugged in - tape them in to prevent anything from being pulled out.

If you have a power strip, it might be better to invest in a strip cover to keep it completely safe. That way exposed sockets will be out of reach, and you can open and close them whenever you need to plug something in.

Your kitchen

Your kitchen is one of the more dangerous places in your home for your kids, and it will be until they’ve grown up a bit. There are so many things that you don’t want your child touching, and it may be best to try and keep them from the kitchen at all times. You’ll want to make sure you keep draws child-safe with child locks and tape. 

Then comes things like your oven. If you want to protect your home from a fire, you’ll want to make sure your children cannot reach any of the dials on the oven, and if so - consider covering them with something that they cannot remove. Some ovens will even allow you to remove the knobs, making it impossible for your child to play with them. Once you’re ready to cook, you can simply slide them back into their position, and you’re good to go.

Keeping hot things away from the edge of the oven and counters is very important. You don’t want anything that could be reached by a child anywhere near the edge. A curious child may reach for things to get a look at them, and if you’ve been cooking - that could cause serious and long-lasting injuries. You also greatly reduce the risk of spilling anything by making sure to keep hot items and pots closer to the wall.

Preparing your home can be nerve-wracking, but you’ll get the swing of it as you raise your children.