Home Safety Check for Baby's andToddlers

Most new parents quickly begin to start looking at all aspects of safety within the house and there are many areas that need to be considered when a new baby is coming home or small child is living in the house. Commonsense plays a big part in home safety.

You can never be too careful as it only takes a few seconds for an injury to occur that can affect your child's well-being for the rest of their life.

Most accidents that occur to children can be prevented if consideration is taken towards safety precautions that remove the possible dangers that are lurking in every household.

Starting with the baby's crib, by fitting a Baby Crib Safety Net to your baby's crib you will create a safe sleep zone for your baby or toddler, by keeping out any nasty creepy crawlies, cats and also stopping baby from climbing and falling out of the crib and possibly causing serious injury or death.

It is best if you have prepared for your child by looking at the safety aspects before the arrival however if that isn't the case then there is no time like the present to take stock of possible trouble spots throughout the house and this is made easier if you look at each room at a time and preferably with the help of your partner to ensure that nothing is missed.

Look at any items that are within reach of a small child or even those that can be reached with the use of other items lying about the room such as chairs or boxes or anything else that the child can climb on to access objects at a higher level. Pay particular attention to window covering blinds with pulley cords as they can strangle a baby.

You will be surprised at the places that an inquisitive child can get and how quickly they can get in those places when you are occupied with the day to day household tasks.

Many a child has been severely burnt by pulling on electrical cords and having appliances or boiling water land on them. Fortunately these days many of the appliances are a lot safer where for instance most kettles no longer have a cord attached to them that can dangle below the level of the kitchen bench.

Electrical outlets are another area of concern as they are down at the level where a young child can quite easily put foreign objects into the outlet and get a shock. You need to look at the house from the eyes of a child and that might mean getting down on your hands and knees to notice all the objects that are assessable. This is easily fixed using plugs to protect electrical outlets these are readily available.

As your child becomes more mobile and tries to walk while holding on to furniture for support new dangers appear.

Even items that we wouldn't consider being a problem can cause considerable damage to a young child if they fall upon them from a height. An example of this would be books falling from a bookcase or ornaments falling from furniture. Any objects that could fall from shelves or furniture should be removed and stored away in a safe place.

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