This bestselling book follows the practices and routines that Professional Childproofers use when hired to evaluate and childproof a house. In this book you will find a detailed checklist designed to help you make an accurate safety inventory of your home, a general discussion of childproofing issues and risk factors, and suggested items to install or use along with the tools, materials and supplies needed to accomplish various installations. You will be walked through virtually every inch of your home, from loft to basement, room-by-room, checking for potential hazards, including environmental ones. The checklist also covers items outside of your living environment, such as your driveway, backyard, and out-buildings to help make your outdoors safer as well.
The checklist is easy to use and each question is answered with a simple YES (or N/A if it does not apply to your home) or NO. Any questions that receive a “NO” answer are the ones that need attention to help make your home environment safer. In order to do this, your are directed to the referenced section in the checklist to find specific information on what the risk factor is all about and information on how to make almost any home situation safer. If, for example, the fix requires the installation of a gate or a latch, detailed information is included, with some having the pros and cons of a given item.
Throughout the book you’ll also be given advice as to which rooms should be made child safe (common living areas and the child’s own room) and which areas should be off limits to kids, or only when under very close supervision, such as the home office or the garage because there is no feasible way these areas can ever be made safe enough for kids.
Since making a room safer doesn’t always need a mechanical fix, I’ll try to supply common sense advice that works well in many situations at home and away, such as, pulling off easy-to-access stove knobs or moving a piece of furniture that is too close to a railing (thus helping to prevent a child from climbing on to it). Or when entering a new environment with kids, such as a hotel or a visit to grandmas, you’ll be instructed to get down to a child’s level and inspect for hazards that can’t be seen from an adult standing height, such as plastic bags left under a dresser or bed, small objects on the floor, tip-prone furniture and other items that might attract a child’s attention.
This book will become your safety reference. Not only does it point out the hidden dangers and their solutions, it also covers preparation for heading off potential disasters (like having and practicing an escape route to be used in case of a fire) but it also contains practical information, the necessary tools to use to install childproofing goods, and consumer information on which childproofing goods are the most appropriate to use.
Many topics in this book will highlight the injuries or circumstances that happen to a child, sometimes in graphic form. Be aware that my goal is not to scare you but instead to let you know that all sorts of accidents do happen to children, some by far more serious. By employing some or many of the solutions presented here, I am hoping to you help prevent these bad things from happening as no one likes to see a child get injured.
The checklist is easy to use and each question is answered with a simple YES (or N/A if it does not apply to your home) or NO. Any questions that receive a “NO” answer are the ones that need attention to help make your home environment safer. In order to do this, your are directed to the referenced section in the checklist to find specific information on what the risk factor is all about and information on how to make almost any home situation safer. If, for example, the fix requires the installation of a gate or a latch, detailed information is included, with some having the pros and cons of a given item.
Throughout the book you’ll also be given advice as to which rooms should be made child safe (common living areas and the child’s own room) and which areas should be off limits to kids, or only when under very close supervision, such as the home office or the garage because there is no feasible way these areas can ever be made safe enough for kids.
Since making a room safer doesn’t always need a mechanical fix, I’ll try to supply common sense advice that works well in many situations at home and away, such as, pulling off easy-to-access stove knobs or moving a piece of furniture that is too close to a railing (thus helping to prevent a child from climbing on to it). Or when entering a new environment with kids, such as a hotel or a visit to grandmas, you’ll be instructed to get down to a child’s level and inspect for hazards that can’t be seen from an adult standing height, such as plastic bags left under a dresser or bed, small objects on the floor, tip-prone furniture and other items that might attract a child’s attention.
This book will become your safety reference. Not only does it point out the hidden dangers and their solutions, it also covers preparation for heading off potential disasters (like having and practicing an escape route to be used in case of a fire) but it also contains practical information, the necessary tools to use to install childproofing goods, and consumer information on which childproofing goods are the most appropriate to use.
Many topics in this book will highlight the injuries or circumstances that happen to a child, sometimes in graphic form. Be aware that my goal is not to scare you but instead to let you know that all sorts of accidents do happen to children, some by far more serious. By employing some or many of the solutions presented here, I am hoping to you help prevent these bad things from happening as no one likes to see a child get injured.
