Once your baby is mobile, your home becomes an obstacle course. Get on hands and knees and survey at their level — you’ll spot hazards you’d never notice standing.
Living Room
- Anchor TVs and tall furniture to the wall.
- Cover sharp corners with bumpers.
- Cordless window blinds (or wind-up cleats out of reach).
- Outlet covers in unused outlets.
- Secure heavy decor objects.
Kitchen
- Cabinet locks on chemicals, knives, plastic bags.
- Stove knob covers.
- Turn pot handles inward.
- Trash can with locking lid.
- Dishwasher latched.
Bathroom
- Never leave a child alone in the bath, even briefly.
- Toilet locks (drowning risk).
- Set water heater to 120°F (49°C) max.
- Lock medicines and razors high up.
- Non-slip bath mat.
Bedrooms / Nursery
- Crib at least 3 feet from windows, blinds, and outlets.
- Anchor dressers — toppling furniture causes preventable deaths every year.
- No sleep positioners or weighted swaddles.
- Secure changing-table straps.
Stairs and Doors
Hardware-mounted gates at top of stairs (pressure-mounted are not safe at the top). Knob covers or top latches on doors leading outside, to garages, and to pools. Lock medicine and household chemicals out of reach.
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