Making homes where grandparents or other caregivers watch your child safe. These spaces often aren't childproofed and may have medications at kid-height, old furniture without anchors, and outdated baby gear. A portable childproofing kit and a quick safety walk-through go a long way.
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The process of making your home safer by removing or reducing hazards for babies and young children. It's not just about buying products. It's about getting down to your child's eye level and thinking about what they can reach, pull, climb, or stick their fingers in.
Keeping toxic substances locked away and out of sight. Cleaning products, medications, laundry pods, and even some houseplants can poison a child. Store chemicals up high or behind locked cabinets, and save the Poison Control number: 1-800-222-1222.
Store all medications, including vitamins and supplements, in locked containers up high and out of reach. Child-resistant packaging isn't childproof. It just slows kids down. Use the dosing device that comes with the medication, not a kitchen spoon, and never call medicine "candy."
A room-by-room walkthrough of your home to identify hazards for babies and toddlers. You can do it yourself or hire a certified childproofer. BabyProof's AR scanning does a version of this digitally, flagging risks you might miss on your own.