The top 5 baby proofing products

Keeping your baby's safe is the most important thing for any mother. Most babies loves to crawl and get into everything, and keeping them away from all harmful products is very simple. Nowadays they have many product to help baby proof your house. One of the most popular brand is Safety 1st. Safety 1st provides all the essential to baby proofing your home. I have come up with a top 5 list of the most important products that a parent may need. Safety 1st is an expensive, I recommend purchase from reputable companies and whatever is the cheapest.

1.Baby Gates

Baby gates help keep your child from climbing up the stairs and falling they may also help blocking the kitchen when cooking or anywhere else you may deem dangerous for your child

2.Outlet Covers

Outlet covers are essentially a protective casing on plugs all over the house. They prevent children form getting electric shocks or having them stick something in the plugs that may cause them to get hurt

3.Door handle covers

These covers help you keep your child from being able to open doors to rooms that you may not want them to get into. The front door is another place you may want to use this cover on. This prevents the child from being able to go outside and depending on where you live, prevent them from getting to the main road and possibly cause them to get severely injured

4.Cupboard and Drawer locks

Kids like to open up cupboards and explore. Some of our cupboards or drawers have chemicals and or sharp objects that can hurt the child. Having those locks help prevent your child to ingest anything that can cause bodily harm or hurt them.

5. Toilet seat locks

The bathroom contains the most bacteria and kids love to put their hands in the toilet its the easiest thing to reach and in their perspective the most intriguing. By having a lock on the toilet it prevents them from getting their hand in there and kids are notorious for throwing various objects in the toilet which could cause a major plumbing problem.

Toys, Toys, Toys!

Keeping your child entertain is a challenge in itself. Finding educational toys that encourages learning and stimulates growth is what any parent wants for their child. With recalls occurring more frequently, how do parents know what their purchasing is safe? Even though the toys being imported into USA and Canada are heavily regulated, it is still the job of the parent to inspect the toys that they purchase. Reputable toy companies such as Toys R’ Us have weekly flyers that let you know when popular toys go on sale; but usually it would require a subscription.

Here are a few general guidelines:

• Toys with fabric and/ or stuffed should be labelled flame resistant and machine washable
• Try to avoid painted toys, but if purchased make sure the label states painted with lead free paint
• Is the toy suitable for the age of your child
• Toys should be bigger than the child’s mouth, especially if the child is under the age of 3
• The weight of the toy
• Is the toy well put together
• Are there sharp corners or edges
• Does the toy come with any ropes, plastic restraints, or cords
• The condition of the toys
• Children like colourful and noise making toys
• Try to avoid hand-me-down toys ( they may be filled with dust and other micro-organisms, or may not be up to today’s code)
Make sure to purchase toys from companies that you recognise and trust. If you still have doubts you can check out the Canadian Toy Testing Council. They test hundreds of toys and produce annual reports for the best and safe toys. All results are posted on their website.
Below are some websites to check out, make sure to do your research!
http://toy-testing.org/

http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2011/11/what-do-you-look-for-when-buying-toys.html
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/iyh-vsv/prod/toys-jouets-eng.php


Happy Buying 