Child proofing your home.
How to find the best child proofing products.

Once your little baby is born, your role as a parent starts .Child proofing your home is your most important job as a parent.

There are many infant safety products available. But how do you decide what products to buy. Do you buy new products or used once.

Used products may have been recalled because of safety issues. However tempting, it`s better to spend a bit more than compromising your baby`s safety.

Child proofing your home is not an easy job. A good time to start thinking about child proofing the house is before your baby is born. Before you know your little baby will be crawling and walking a round the house.

You may consider taking first aid class and encourage grandparents and other caregivers to do the same. Studies show that 90% of all accidents at home are preventable. All parents should take an active roll in home safety for children.

To spot the dangers, you could try sitting on the floor at baby level and look around. Make a checklist for home safety with the most important things you need to do.

So what do you need for child proofing your home?

Below is a checklist for home safety with must have things to keep your child safe.

• Safety locks and latches- All cabinets should be locked. Keep chemicals like bleach,paint strippers,draincleaners locked away. Children can be poisoned when they drink, breeth or even touch them.
  
  
• Safety gates- Use the best baby gate to prevent your child from falling down the stairs. Use gates to prevent children from going near your fireplace.
  
  
• Door knob covers- Help to prevent children from leaving the house or entering rooms with possible dangers,like the bathroom. Most in-home drowning deaths occur in bathtubs.
  
  
• Smoke detectors- Will alert you to fires. Make sure you check them regularly,especially the battery operated once.
  
  
• Door stop holders help prevent little hands and fingers being crushed in doors and hinges.
  
  
• Safety nets- Use them on balconies or windows to prevent children from falling. Secure your windows. Window blinds pose a particular hazard because a baby's neck could become trapped in the cords.
  
  
• Cord covers for lamp or curtain cords.You can run the cords through them and stick them to the wall. Prevents children from strangulation.
  
  
• Cover unused electrical outlets with outlet protectors or safety caps for electrical outlets.This prevents children from sticking in things like paperclips.
  
  
• Cover all sharp corners and edges of furniture with soft material to soften the impact if your child falls into them. Put rubber cover on all table corners.
  
  
• Use brackets and anchors to secure bookcases, shelving, and heavy furniture to walls.
  
  
• Stock up on first-aid supplies or buy a baby first aid kit