Saturday, 31 of July of 2010

CHILD PROOFING: Bathroom Safety

Bathroom Safety KitCHILD PROOFING: This is so important if you have children that live in or visit your home. There are many dangers hiding throughout our homes. As a mom I want to be certain my home is safe for my own children and visitors.

CABINETS: Our bathrooms usually have cabinets filled with medicines and cleaning supplies. It is very important that we secure those in a way that children do not have access to them. You may choose to use locks or latches to prevent children from accident poisoning or harm. There are a number of kinds of locks and latches. The newer magnetic cabinet locks are a very secure method. Most can be attached with supplied foam tape. However I recommend that the top portion actually be screwed into the upper frame of the cabinet to be more secure. You will require 1 lock per cabinet and 1 key per room. The key is actually a magnet that releases the lock when swiped over the cabinet near the lock. Be certain to place the key up high out of reach or site of the child.

TUB: The tub of course poses a drowning hazard. So most importantly, never leave your child unattended in the bathroom with a tub of water.  Adding a spot cover will help protect your bathing child from bumping their head. And the Bath Tub Alarm will helps you be certain you do not over fill the tub or have water that is too hot. A bathtub handle can also help protect from falls while people get in and out of the tub.

OUTLETS: These pose a threat to young children as well. Outlets near water should have a GFI (ground interrupt) outlet. All other outlet in the room needs to be cover with a sliding outlet cover. This protects your child from shock arising from putting a foreign object in the outlet.

TOILET: If you have curious toddlers in your home you know all about the dangers of unwanted items being thrown into the toilet. These can cause serios harm to your plumbing. Adding a toilet lid lock can help keep that from happening.

Please do a survey of the bathrooms in your home today. Look to see what areas you can improve the child proofing to keep children safer. My Precious Kid has a large assortment of Child Proofing Products for your home.


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