PH Real Estate - 10 Best Ways to Guarantee that Your Home is Safe for Toddlers, #3 & #10 Could Kill Your Child

You may have watched in the news how kids are injured in their own homes. This is sad but true. Kids are naturally playful, so it’s up to you to take this into consideration when decorating or remodeling your home. When moving in to a newly purchased house, you can decorate and furnish your new home focusing on your kids’ needs. With a little ingenuity and imagination, you can turn your home into a kids paradise; a haven where they can romp and frolic without fear.

To help you out in this task, here are the 10 best ways to guaranty that your home is safe for children.

#1 – Avoid installing slippery and allergenic carpets

When choosing carpets for the living room, select one that is not slippery and is non-allergenic. There are various good carpets that choose from. You simply have to be patient and diligent in looking for them.

You may want to ask your kid’s opinion about the color of the carpet. This will make him feel useful and thus, he becomes proud of himself. This will cultivate his self-confidence. Let the kid participate actively in preparing the house, especially his room.

#2 – Assign one room as their playroom

You have to assign a room where they could play without you worrying if they have toppled something. The room must be spacious enough, with no stumbling blocks, sharp edges and pieces of furniture. 

There should be no other use of the room, except for play. The floor must be clean of litter and unnecessary items.

#3 – Anchor all pieces of furniture firmly

If you ignore this warning, it is extremely dangerous, especially for toddlers, who want to climb everything that they can hold onto. You may have seen on TV how numerous kids got hurt or even killed when a piece of furniture toppled over and fell on them. 

Fallen pieces of furniture could crash the kid to death. You can avoid this from happening by anchoring the furniture firmly to the wall or to the floor. It should not be moved even when someone climbs over it.  

It should have no wheels that kids can readily push. This can cause a tremendous accident if it collides with other items inside the room. Likewise, this will increase the risk of your kid being injured in the process.

#4 – Remove all obstructions in any room

Pieces of wooden structures on the floor have to be removed. Walking kids can stumble and fall. Also, items that can hook into the toddlers’ dresses, such as hangers and edges that are sticking out. 

#5 – Make sure the bathroom is dry and not slippery

When the toddler goes into the bathroom, make certain that the floor is dry and not slippery. This can be remedied by your choice of bathroom tiles. Choose one that’s not so smooth to avoid becoming slippery when wet. 

You must accompany your kid during baths. Don’t leave him alone in the bath tub. There are many instances when kids drowned because of unforeseen mishaps. Kids can drown in basins, and similar incidents.

#6 – Put all medicines out of reach from children

Build a cabinet that is far from the reach of the kids. And put the meds under lock and key. Keep the key somewhere secure. Smart kids, may use a chair to climb up, get the key, and open the medicine cabinet. 

Don’t underestimate the intelligence of your child. So, you must be prepared at all times.

#7 – Install a stable kiddie floor mat in their rooms

A floor mat created specifically for kids is recommended. This will protect their feet and ensure that they won’t injure themselves, albeit they fall to the floor.

Clean the floor mat regularly and also make sure it’s non-allergenic. Your kids can help you choose the color.

#8 – Remove all sharp protrusions 

Check the interior of your house if there are pieces of furniture that have sharp protrusions. You can cut these dangerous portions of the furniture. The design may be spoiled but the safety of your children ought to be your first priority.

Remember to check the corner of the walls too. You may want to consult the engineer when a portion of the house needs general renovation. Don’t do it yourself if you’re not an expert. You could destroy the sound structure of the house.

#9 – Mirrors or glass decors are not recommended

For the first few years of your children’s lives, you must refrain from using glass displays or low mirrors because these are materials that are fragile. Once broken, the pieces of glass that would scatter all over the place can injure your children, or even adults.

You can use glass décors later on, when the child has grown up a little bit, and recognizes the danger of broken glasses.

#10 – electrical outlets must be covered adequately

These are dangerous areas that must be covered adequately, or positioned in places where it would be difficult for the child to reach. Children are fond of inserting things into an open hole, and often the items they insert are spoons, forks, and knives. 

You can imagine what would happen next – electrocution. Don’t let this horrible thing happen to you. Inspect you the entirety of the house and remedy how to hide these outlets from your children.

Conclusion:

Put your family’s safety first when designing the interior of your home. If you have children, design your house prioritizing your child’s safety. There’s no use of having a stylish home, when your child is not safe in his own home.

Take note of these essential safety measures and you would not go wrong. A little common sense will be crucial in creating an environment for your children where they could play freely and safely.

When you have succeed in doing that, then you can call your new house a genuine home for your family.

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