Child safety devices are available at hardware stores, baby equipment shops, supermarkets, drug stores, home and linen stores, and through mail order catalogues. As a parent, one of the most important task you will have is to keep safe and healthy your little baby. In this post I am going to give you important home safety tips for babies and young children.
Here you have the 9 child safety devices you need, to help prevent injuries to young children. This are the must-have safety products you need before baby starts to move by himself.
1. Safety latches and locks use on cabinets and drawers.
Usually used to help prevent children from gaining access to medicines and household cleaners, as well as knives and other sharp objects.
Look for safety latches and locks that adults can easily install and use, but that are sturdy enough to withstand pulls and tugs from children. Safety latches are not a guarantee of protection, but they can make it more difficult for children to reach dangerous substances. Even products with child-resistant packaging should be locked away, out of reach. A safety latch or lock usually costs less than $2.00
2. Safety gates.
One of the most important home safety tips for babies is to prevent falls down stairs and keep children away from dangerous areas. Look for safety gates that children cant easily dislodge, but that adults can open and close without difficulty. For the top of stairs, gates that screw to the wall are more secure than pressure gates.
New safety gates that meet safety standards display a certification seal from the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA). If you have an older safety gate, be sure it doesn’t have “V” shapes that are large enough for a child’s head and neck to fit into. A safety gate will cost from $13.00 to $40.00
3. Doorknob covers and door locks.
To help keep children away from places with hazards, including swimming pools. Be sure the doorknob cover is sturdy enough not to break, but allows a door to be opened quickly by an adult in case of emergency.
By restricting access to potentially hazardous rooms in the home, doorknob covers could help prevent many kinds of injuries. To prevent access to swimming pools, door locks should be placed high out of reach of young children. Locks should be used in addition to fences and door alarms. Sliding glass doors, with locks that must be re-secured after each use, are often not an effective barrier to pools. A doorknob cover usually costs about $1.00 and a door lock usually costs $5.00 and up.
4. Anti-scald devices.
An Anti-scald device is use for faucets and shower heads and set your water heater temperature to 120 degrees Fahrenheit to help prevent burns from hot water. An anti-scald device will cost from $6.00 to $30.00, however, is an important investment to prevent burns in your baby.
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5. Smoke detectors use on every level of your home and near bedrooms to alert you to fires.
Smoke detectors are essential safety devices for protection against fire deaths and injuries. Check smoke detectors once a month to make sure they’re working. If detectors are battery-operated, change batteries at least once a year or consider using 10-year batteries. A smoke detector usually costs less than $10.00.
6. Window guards and safety netting use to help prevent falls from windows, balconies, decks, and landings.
Check these safety devices frequently to make sure they are secure and properly installed and maintained. There should be no more than four inches between the bars of the window guard. If you have window guards, be sure at least one window in each room can be easily used for escape in a fire. Window screens are not effective for preventing children from falling out of windows. A window guard or safety netting usually costs from $8.00 to $16.00.
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7. Corner and edge bumpers.
To help prevent injuries from falls against sharp edges of furniture and fireplaces. Be sure to look for bumpers that stay securely on furniture or hearth edges. A corner and edge bumper usually costs $1.00 and up.
8. Outlet covers and outlet plates.
To help protect children from electrical shock and possible electrocution. Be sure the outlet protectors cannot be easily removed by children and are large enough so that children cannot choke on them. An outlet cover usually costs less than $2.00.
9. Carbon monoxide (CO) detector use outside bedrooms to help prevent CO poisoning.
Install CO detectors near sleeping areas in your home. A carbon monoxide (CO) detector usually costs from $30.00 to $70.00.
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Final thoughts about Important home safety tips for babies.
You don’t need to spend a lot of money to childproof your home. But you do need to do it before baby gets mobile. Your adult-friendly home has many potential hazards for a child. However, you can keep your child safe by finding out what the risks are, and then preventing or removing them. Remember, as your child grows and learns to climb and open things, you need to be alert for new hazards. You’ll probably need to change the environment to make sure your home is still a safe and creative place to play and explore.
I hope this article helps you. If you find it helpful, share it with other mommies.
Zadi, xo.
Awesome safety tips; we can never have enough of these reminders, and the inclusions of the price-ranges to go along with some of the possible safety measures and devices that you were talking about, was also very very cool and informative.
Thank you so much dear. Keeping babies safe can be a difficult task, specially for new parents. Babies are usually discovering and can be in danger accidentally.
Yes that is absolutely true Zadi. They can be quite adventurous and a home is like their play-park — you never know what they are going to try to take a ride on, or swing off of or put into their mouth, so it’s up to us to be ahead of them ??