21 Clever Tips To Childproof Your Home
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10 Comments
Kate Sarsfield
I wrecked all of my Dad’s old record collection – remember the old shellac 78s? Sticky fingers!
Sandy Weinstein
these are good tips, i dont have kids but i try to dog proof my house. some of the things work for pets as well.
Cynthia W
Thanks for the tips. This was very informative. I hadn’t thought of some of these.
Nyx
nice post, thank you for sharing
Tamra Phelps
As a toddler, I was bad to stack things and climb them to get to things I wanted. Apparently I climbed onto shelves & got a box of important papers, tearing up such things as my parents’ marriage license, lol. That was replaced, but I got my comeuppance when I climbed up to the medicine cabinet: let’s just say this, remember when Ex Lax looked like chocolate bars??? Yeah, it was a long night for Mom.
Terry Poage
These are great tips thanks.
Sarah L
I don’t have any little ones who visit me but if I did I’d take these hints into consideration.
Linda Manns Linneman
These are all awesome suggestions and so important to keep our babies safe. Thank you so much for this great information
KATE SARSFIELD
I fallen foul of lots of these as a baby/toddler, particularly no. 13 – I was once trapped under a huge Victorian wardrobe for an hour when it fell on me as I tried to climb up the inside shelves! Luckily I was unhurt but I’ve hated enclosed spaces ever since!
veronica lee
Tip #8 is so important – it takes only a few inches of water for a young child to drown.