Security in a home with children

The statistics reveal that the 30 percent of child accidents usually occur in the domestic environment and most of this type of misfortune happens, simply, by the lack of foresight of the parents.

When a baby is about to arrive, all parents take great pains to prepare the basket, his room and everything the baby will need in its first months of life. But rarely do we dwell on such important details as the security elements in a home with children. A plug can be a danger when it is within reach of a child of a few months and with a simple protector or a safety lock could save us more than one fright.


Although our field of action is the whole house, we will focus attention on the three rooms in which the child will spend more time during their next months of life. A room, a kitchen and a bathroom designed for adults could be a sea of ​​danger for any baby. Discover everything we can do in terms of security in a home with children.

Safety in the baby's room

In your room it is advisable to adapt the decoration to the needs of the child.
1. Radiators and windows. To achieve this we will have to install a few protectors and security locks.
2. The cradle. It is advisable to place it away from the window, not only by the air currents, but because in a few months the child will be able to stand up and, therefore, to climb towards it and try to look out.
3. The curtains. The shorter the better. A curtain that reaches the floor could later become a perfect liana with which the child will try to balance.
4. The plugs. They should have their protectors on and it would not hurt to check the electrical installation before the child is born. A cable that protrudes or hangs or, simply, the cord of a table lamp could give us more of a fright.


A very safe kitchen

The kitchen is, perhaps, one of the most dangerous rooms in the whole house for babies. It is convenient that we never leave the child alone when he is in it. Cleaning products, the gas, the garbage can ... can fall into your hands without you hardly noticing. An empty garbage bag, without going any further, can be a real risk. Children, you know, love to put their heads in them, with the consequent danger of drowning that entails.
1. Kitchen tools. A knife could become very dangerous in the hands of a baby like a tablecloth that protrudes too much. If on the table was the soup tureen ... the scare, the bump and the burn would not be taken away by anyone.
2. Cleaning products. Place them in cabinets at high altitude, so that they are never within the reach of children.
3. Gas. Close the stopcock whenever you can.


Keep the kitchen door closed so that the child can only access it under our supervision.

Objective: safety in the bathroom

In the bathroom we will also have to be vigilant.
1. Water It is an element to show a special respect. Only 6 cm deep enough in a bathtub for a baby to have a hard time. Therefore, when you bathe or simply play, try to monitor him continuously.
2. Wet floor. Take care that you do not crawl on wet ground and away from your reach all electrical appliances that could be harmed (hair dryer, hair removers, shavers ...).
3. Toilet. Install a special cover adapted to your size. This prevents you from accidentally entering it. And, one last point: be careful with disinfectants. If you have cleaned the toilet with bleach, try to pull the chain in such a way that the child, no matter how much he touches his hands, does not suffer any mishap.

At home CAUTION!

- Cleaning products. To prevent the child from sucking the cologne or talcum powder, make sure they are out of reach, especially on the changing table.

- Cradle. Before purchasing the crib, make sure it complies with all safety regulations. A few bars with too much space between them could encourage our little one to introduce his little head.

- Living room. Try to put round corners to all those corners that can be dangerous for the baby (low tables, furniture ...).

- Furniture. In your room you will have to be adapted to your needs. Between a closet with sharp corners and another with round edges, always choose the latter.

- Mobile phone. It is a very eye-catching entertainment that tends to delight young babies, but we must be careful with their pieces too small, which could end up in the baby's mouth and therefore endangering their safety.

- Low doors. A good solution to prevent the child from leaving his room or going down the stairs is to install low doors at home.These small gates, which allow adults to jump easily, are the best remedy to limit the movements of babies.

- Bath. After seven months all children love to splash in the water. To prevent the child from slipping in the bathtub and giving you a little scare, use any of the models of seats with suction cups that exist in the market. This way the child will be able to play sitting with the water without danger of sinking when losing his balance.

Cristina Murcia

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