When children come into your life you start to quickly realize that making some changes to your home in order to increase safety is a must. Children are easily injuring themselves and can quickly get into areas that may cause them harm.
This is not limited to when to children are babies. Ideally, you will want to take the proper precautions for children of all ages. Here are some of the best ways to childproof your home in order to avoid any potential injuries or accidents.
Get Safety Glass
A ball hitting a window or a bike slamming into a sliding glass door is something quite common if you have a backyard. Therefore, it is ideal to make sure that your windows are properly equipped with safety glass.
Safety glass is considerably more difficult to shatter and if it does crack, rather than breaking into large sharp shards, it shatters into small pieces which are much less likely to injure anyone. Replacing your glass can either be done by hiring a professional or doing it yourself.
Install Baby Gates In Dangerous Areas
If your house has dangerous areas which your children shouldn’t be entering, the easiest solution is to install baby gates in the entries. This ensures that you can get in and out as you please but can rest assured knowing that they are locked out.
Safety gates are essential for places like garages, stairs, or rooms with lots of cables or tools. There are several varieties from folding doors to metal bars, to sheer flexible material. Usually, they are reasonably priced and come in handy if you have dogs that you want to keep out of these areas too.
Put Rubber Guards On Table Corners
Children are frequently tripping over things and jumping around leaving them vulnerable to injury by hitting pesky corners of shelves and tables. If hit at the right angle they can make a serious bash to the head potentially requiring stitches.
Since an afternoon in the emergency room, or even worse, an entire evening is the last way you want to be spending your time, avoid the risk and invest in some small rubber guards for the corners. This way if your child hits a corner they will get a dull hit to the head rather than a sharp one.
Install Cupboard And Drawer Locks
Cupboard and drawer locks are essential in areas where you keep poisonous liquids and cleaning products. They are very simple for adults to open but children are unable to open them. They also come in handy for drawers that contain sharp knives, tools, or anything else that could be used to injure themselves. Buy more than you need and install them everywhere you can think of. It is always better safe than sorry.
