This baby protection checklist contains tons of expert-approved tips to insure the entire house.

Regardless of the age of your children, parenting is about the safety of your children. Begin months of hectic research and phone calls to friends and relatives to get advice on choosing the most advanced car seat / highchair / stroller and baby monitor. Then, before you know it, your baby runs like a human miniature tornado. In this case, a checklist to wake up babies can be very useful .

As your baby moves, things that seem harmless in your quiet life and adult-only (think of forks, drawers and cleaning products) are given a new, more threatening dimension. How do you protect your home to truly protect your child? I talked to two experts from the International Child Safety Association (IAFC) to find out.

Many people think that this process starts when a child is mobile. Therefore, I was surprised to learn that baby protection should start as soon as the child comes home from the hospital. (Ideally, some measures should be taken prior to the birth of your baby.) Jeff Baril, President of IAFC and owner of Safe Beginnings , says before you begin to experience child safety , consider your surroundings and the sight of a baby rate in your home. "That means you should change your view, or even crawl (just make sure your Nest camera is off so you do not shake your spouse too much) to write down the things the baby will notice first ." Baril also recommends proactively protecting babies . "Do not wait until your child shows interest," he tells Romper. "Be conscientious, there is nothing wrong with doing more." He adds that the biggest part of protecting babies is to notice and change their habits, which can be dangerous to a child.

Here's an easy-to-understand, step-by-step checklist to protect your baby from any part of your home.

1st kitchen

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When I think of potentially dangerous parts, my thoughts immediately enter the kitchen. However, you can take various steps to protect your baby from this dangerous area.

1. Secure electrical connectors with plastic plugs. "Babies love to put things," says Baril.
2. "Drawers and lockers with latch," says Barrel. Teach your child that drawers and cabinets are not for him. "Even as your child grows up and starts learning how to unlock security locks, it's always a good idea to keep them in place because it's a limit.
3. Store detergents and cleaning products in a tall cabinet. You may also consider switching to non-toxic cleaning products such as vinegar or bleach without bleach.
4. As of BabyCenter recommended: " Make the toaster, coffee machine and other equipment out of the reach of your child, unplug the power cord and hide the cables when they are not used."
5. Anything that could be harmful (drugs, glass, sharp knives or scissors) should be stored in a closed cupboard.
6. Another great suggestion from BabyCenter: Leave a closet full of fun and safe things for your child. These can be wooden spoons and rubber spatulas, light bowls and a Tupperware container.
7. Keep pet food out of the reach of children, as they may cause suffocation.

2nd bathroom

It is likely that your child will not spend a lot of time in the bathroom without help, but it is still very important to ensure that all rooms are secure before infancy. To ensure the safety of your toilets, not only do you need to keep the cleaners at height and secure the power outlets, but also perform the following steps:

1. Install a door handle cover or latch on the outside of the door. Be sure to close the door and ask guests to do the same.
2. Buy a non-stick mat that prevents slipping when small, slippery feet leave the tub. It is also useful to have one in the bath.
3. Avoid mold in the bathroom by air the room, towels and carpets to dry hanging and how of recommended Parent.Guide : " Store in a mesh bag or container so that air can circulate Toys dry bath toys.."
4. Store all appliances (hair dryer, iron, etc.) outside the bathroom.
5. Consider investing in a child-proof container.
6. Invest in a bath lock (there are some excellent products recommended by Safety.com ).
7. Get a rubber mouthguard to prevent your baby's head from bumping into the bathtub tap. There are some who look like bath toys, and though they are beautiful, this kind of cap can send a mixed message encouraging children to play with them instead of leaving them alone as planned.

3rd living room / family room

You want your child to play freely in some of the rooms in your home, but you also want to make sure you are safe, especially if you start playing with a child.

1. Baril tells Romper that parents should "move lamps or small devices with hanging strings so that their child can throw and drop the lamp or device".
2. Safe and secure furniture on the wall , as recommended by the International Association for Child Safety. These include shelves, televisions and "furniture that is larger than deep or has drawers that can be opened and change the focus".
3. Baril recommends "covering the buttons on the door-lock buttons" to keep children away from the room when needed.
4. Keep furniture away from windows. For example, having a sofa under a window is a bad idea, especially if it's a second-floor room. "Install devices to limit the window opening to 4 inches," says Baril Romper.
5. "Remove the wires from hanging blinds or, if possible, install wireless blinds," says Baril. The strings are suffocating.

4th staircase

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You may already have baby doors in your home and are even used to overcoming them as Olympic obstacles hundreds of times a day. IAFCS is surprised that there are misconceptions about the type of barriers to use, especially on stairs.

"The pressure doors are not part of the stairs," says Baril. Use a fixed door instead. Many parents forego this because they do not want to drill holes in the wall to fit in the door, but this type of security door is much safer than a push door (which can be pushed), especially in places like the top of the stairs

Colleen Driscoll, Executive Director of IAFCS, said, "Door fitting kits are available or to be considered to use a professional safety device that has already worked with intricate handrails and ledges." Size of the manufacturer to avoid the risk of jamming Error is to install the door on the skirting board, otherwise there is a risk of pinching. "

Kids Health also recommends not using "old accordion-style doors: they can pinch a child's head."

5th kindergarten

Your baby's room may be one of the first places she's alone. That is why it is especially important that the baby bed is safe and you feel safe when you leave the baby there.

Child Protection Experts (a website created by IAFCS) have a checklist to protect babies in day care centers . Below are some essential elements of your list.

1. Install a smoke detector and a carbon monoxide alarm in the room.
2. Make sure your crib is up to the latest safety standards .
3. Keep cots, changing tables and other furniture away from windows. Wireless window treatments are the safest.
4. Think of the child who becomes your baby when you decorate the nursery. Unstable tables, stools and shelves endanger the safety of children in motion.
5. Make sure your baby's monitors and cables are at least one meter from the crib. According to the IAFCS website, "60% of the cables the baby hears were installed incorrectly." They should not be mounted on or on the bed.
6. Invest in a flammable LED night light.

6. Other rooms

Driscoll explains to Romper that spaces that are not those of a child are often neglected when it comes to protecting children.

"It's important to secure TVs and furniture throughout the house," she says. "Sometimes parents may not focus on their main room to protect children, but children are usually in the main rooms."

1. Make sure houseplants are not within reach. Some may be toxic (and none should be eaten, unless you are building herbs for home cooking).
2. Cover the edges and sharp corners, including the corners of the bed ( on Amazon you will find edge protection in many colors).
3. Attach a door handle cover to the bathroom door to prevent children from entering unattended.
4. Carpets should have a non-slip surface to prevent slipping.

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