Friday, February 18, 2005
Baby Proof Your Home
This week’s entry is for all of the parents out there in Hip Home land. If you have a baby, or know someone with a baby that comes over all of the time, then the best thing you can do for everyone is to spend a little bit of time and money to baby proof your home and make it a safe place to be. I just recently baby proofed my home for my young son, so I’d like to pass on a little fatherly advice.
There are several key areas that you need to be particularly concerned with when it comes to the safety of your child. I started with the corners of everything in my home. I attached rubber corner protectors to coffee tables, end tables, entertainment center, and anything with a particularly ominous looking corner that might injure a delicate head.
Then I attacked the cabinets and drawers within the baby’s reach. I bought some very inexpensive cabinet and drawers locking mechanisms and installed them. I also secured the dish washer and the oven from exploring hands. I ended with door knob protectors to keep him from getting into the bathroom (and commode water) and the pantry (where he might drop food cans on his foot).
My son also like to turn the television set on and off and on and off. So we bought a control panel cover that keeps him away from the buttons, but is clear so that it still accepted the remote control signal. These small changes made a world of difference in my home, and they will for your home, too. After all, a safe baby is a happy baby…with a happier parent!
There are several key areas that you need to be particularly concerned with when it comes to the safety of your child. I started with the corners of everything in my home. I attached rubber corner protectors to coffee tables, end tables, entertainment center, and anything with a particularly ominous looking corner that might injure a delicate head.
Then I attacked the cabinets and drawers within the baby’s reach. I bought some very inexpensive cabinet and drawers locking mechanisms and installed them. I also secured the dish washer and the oven from exploring hands. I ended with door knob protectors to keep him from getting into the bathroom (and commode water) and the pantry (where he might drop food cans on his foot).
My son also like to turn the television set on and off and on and off. So we bought a control panel cover that keeps him away from the buttons, but is clear so that it still accepted the remote control signal. These small changes made a world of difference in my home, and they will for your home, too. After all, a safe baby is a happy baby…with a happier parent!
