An Amazing Guide to Making Your Home Safe for Little Ones
Introducing a new child into the world is pretty scary – and the same goes for introducing a new child into your home! Your home needs to be as safe as it can possibly be. That means you might need to start making a few changes. Get to it before they learn how to walk properly and start going off on their own adventures around the house!
Whether you’re about to introduce a newborn into your current home, or you’re moving your family into a new home, you should be looking into the ways you can make the property much safer for little ones.
Strong lighting
Babies and toddlers don’t quite have the vision we have. This is often overlooked. They can’t quite see as far ahead as many of us can, and when they do, they often don’t react to things as quickly. An underrated safety measure is to ensure that your home is well-lit in as many places as possible. If you can find a way to make the brightness adjustable, then this will be the best way to go about things.
Fall protection
One of the most common injuries when it comes to young children are those from falls. We often forget that their tiny size means that there are so many opportunities for what we see as mere steps to become big falls for them. Window guards should certainly be installed wherever possible. Cushioning material on edges of tables, radiators, and other similar pieces of furniture and appliances should also be considered.
Introduce fencing
Fencing in the home should certainly be considered across windows and at the top of staircases. But the outside should also be considered. Eventually, your little ones are going to start wandering around outside – this may happen sooner than you think! Fencing surrounding both the back garden and the lawn should be considered if you want to make sure they’re safe. Indoor and outdoor fencing can be essential home modifications. If you need a bit of help affording such changes, you can look at sites like Lending Tree.
Childproof your outlets
When you look at your home from a small child’s point of view, you’ll see that a dangerous element of your home is within very easy reach: your electrical outlets. You’ve got to remember just how small a child’s finger can be. And even if they don’t use their fingers, little children have been known to place all sorts of objects in live outlets. Thankfully, there are several ways you can make these outlets child-proof, from plastic protectors to tamper-resistant technology.
Anchor large objects
Desks. Bookcases. Tables. Dressers. Televisions. A lot of people forget just how big these things are when you’re the size of a small child! When you remember this, of course, it becomes clear how dangerous these objects can be if they were to tip over. So you need to go through all of those large appliances and furniture items and start anchoring them down. This is especially important when it comes to the television, which is the most common item involved in these sorts of child injuries.
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