Kitchen safety rules to keep baby safe in the kitchen

 

 

The importance of kitchen safety rules when you have little children.Your kitchen is probably the most dangerous place for a child. The kitchen is full of potential hazards. But sometimes we do not have a choice, when you are in a hurry to cook dinner and your baby is awake.

 

Kitchen safety tips on how to baby proof your kitchen.

Kitchen safety rules.
Use an oven guard.

• Use stove knob cover to prevent your child from turning on the stove. Install a stove guard barrier or use the backburners of the stove so your kid cannot reach the handles of pots and pans.
  
  
• Prevent your child from opening the oven with an ovenlock.
  
  
• Keep all cleaning products locked away in a cabinet. Ingesting of these products can cause serious poisoning symptoms.
  
  
• Keep dangerous appliances to the rear of the counter. There should be no appliance cords dangling of the counter so that children cannot pull appliances off the bench.
  
  
• Put a refrigerator latch so your child cannot open the fridge.
  
  
• Your trashcan should be covered so your child cannot open it
  
  
• Check if your kitchens electrical outlets have ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) protection.
  
  
• Remove all small objects like fridge magnets that may become a chocking hazard for your child.
  
  
• Keep glassware, plastic bags ,knifes and other sharp objects locked in cabinets.

 

Remove tablecloths and placemats. Your child may pull everything on the table on top of him. One of the first kitchen safety rules is to create a safe area for your child by using highchairs, safety gates or playpens. Young children can burn themselves by leaning to a hot oven door.

 

If you use a highchair don't put it anywhere near the stove. Never leave your baby alone in the highchair and he should be buckled in at all times. If you have a folding highchair it should have a locking device to keep the chair from collapsing.

 

The kitchen is also the place you will start making your first baby food. At the age of 4 to 6 months your baby is ready to try its first baby food.

Keep your baby safe from symptoms of food poisoning by practicing proper food safety and food storage safety.

 

Some kitchen safety rules for microwaves.

Microwaves are an easy way of heating baby food. Some manufacturers do not recommend that their products be heated in a microwave oven. Always check the labels.

Some paediatricians do not recommend warming baby bottles in the microwave. It heats the formula unevenly so the bottle can be lukewarm from the outside and burning hot in the middle so it can burn baby's mouth. Always shake the bottle well before use and try a few drops on your inner wrist. It is safer to use a baby bottle warmer or some warmed tap water to warm the bottle.

 

Kitchen safety rules for kids

A safe environment is your number one priority when you have little ones into your kitchen. Teach your children some important kitchen safety rules like washing their hands before and after handling food or not to touch a hot stove or food that just came out of the oven or microwave.

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