Apartment Childproofing Made Simple

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Look at your apartment from the perspective of a toddler. Do you see any electrical outlets? Or sharp corners on the coffee table? What about all of those fun swinging doors in the bathroom and kitchen? These are all Mecca for inquiring little minds. You need to make some changes. First off, get to the hardware department. Everything you need to make these changes can be found there. These are cheap fixes, and easy to install. Get the small plastic covers for the electrical outlets. They fit tightly in the wall outlets so that small prying fingers can't pull them out very easily. The greatest thing to help keep children out of the kitchen and bathroom cupboards is to shut the door. But in some cases, there aren't doors to shut because it's an open floor plan. Cupboard safety latches that are plastic are available almost anywhere. Once installed, the cupboard can only be opened by pressing on the latch.
Foam bumpers are handy for the sharp corners on the furniture and tables. Many people don't even think to fasten their tall furniture to the wall. If a child were to try to climb it, it can easily tip over on top of them. Any residential home owner expecting to have children over needs to make sure their furniture is immobilized.
Once these changes are made, look over your apartment again with a critical eye. If there is a patio door, make sure it's locked. Any table surface a child can reach must be cleared completely. The biggest childproofing thing you can do is keep your eyes on said child at all times.

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Posted 04 Sep 2019

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