Allow Your Child To Explore The World Around Them With Realistic Boundaries

Begin Baby-Proofing Your Home

Before your baby starts crawling, you should begin baby-proofing your house so they don’t hurt themselves.  It only takes a few seconds for a baby to hurt themselves, even if you don’t feel that your baby is capable of doing something.  Here are some important baby-proofing areas that should be done to prevent injuries:

• Use safety belt on the high chair even if they usually sit still
• Put electric plug covers in electrical outlets to avoid shocks
• Never leave your baby alone the bed or couch, they could easily roll off
• Install baby gates at the top and bottom of the stairs
• Close the door to the bathroom door when not in use
• Move fireplace keys, matches, fireplace tools so they are out of reach
• Install a fireplace gate to prevent burns
• Lower the mattress on the crib once they begin pulling up
• Lock up hazards chemicals
• And many others to consider

Create a Safe Place For Baby to Play and Explore

It is important that you have a safe place designated so that your baby has a place to play and learn new things.  This place can be any where in your house or you can designate a specific room for them to play in.  Once they begin walking, keeping them in once place is hard.  A bedroom is a great option as a safe place because you can block off the doorway using a baby gate.

Originally written: October 5, 2012

Did you baby proof your home so that your baby had a safe place to play?