Baby

When you have a baby, your mind immediately jumps to home safety and all the dangers present around you. Particularly so when your baby starts moving around - it’s amazing how quickly a baby can crawl from one side of the room to the other when you turn around to put something away!

Some rooms present a greater threat to home safety than others. That’s not to say that there aren’t risks in other rooms, but these are the three rooms that you should focus your home safety overhaul efforts first.

Kitchen

In the kitchen, the key risks are burns and scalds, falls and poisoning. Everyday kitchen items such as knives are also a danger to be aware of. Here are the considerations for making your kitchen safer:

• Using a variety of locks and latches in the kitchen can immediately make a difference to home safety. The oven should have a lock so that it cannot be opened. Also be sure to lock any cupboards that have chemicals or cleaning products as these pose a risk for poisoning
• Avoid using the front burners on your stove and always keep saucepan handles facing away from the front edge - despite being so small, babies that can stand up could potentially reach a saucepan and end up burning themselves
• Keep knives either up high and out of reach, or once again use a lock to keep them safely inaccessible to little fingers

Bathroom

Slips, trips and falls, drowning and poisoning are big risks in a bathroom. Here’s how you can increase your bathroom home safety rating:

• Use a non-slip mat in your bathtub to prevent your little one from slipping over
• Always closely supervise your baby when they are in the bath and never leave water in the bathtub when you aren’t using it
• If you keep any cleaning chemicals in the bathroom, also secure those in the cupboard with a lock or latch

Laundry

Poisoning in the laundry is probably the greatest risk, but if this is where you keep the iron or other household items, there can be other risks also. Here’s what to do to keep the laundry safe:

• Lock any cleaning chemicals, washing detergent etc. in a cupboard with a lock or latch.
• Never leave the iron (or a steamer if you have one) unattended while it is on and always keep the cord up high if possible so it can’t be tugged down by curious little hands

Other than these three rooms, electrical outlet plugs are a good idea throughout your entire home. When it comes to home safety, it is about common sense and eliminating the risks in your home. Which is so simple to do with the Mother’s Choice range of home safety products.