Comments on: How to Make Your Home Child Friendly

By: yvonne t.

yvonne t. — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 05:49:28 +0000

You should always keep those hazardous chemicals and all those harmful objects out of reach from your children. Always be there to check out your child every once in a while. Prepare for any kind of emergency and always have a first aid kit at home. Have a place where is child free I mean there should be room supposedly for your kid/s alone. A play room is essential since your kids will spend more time there to play. You should also keep your house sanitized especially with the things your kid/s holding, whether its toys, feeding bottles etc. You should know that there are harmful germs present every where so you should always clean your house every day.

By: zandro

zandro — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:13:03 +0000

I’d also like to share something from my own experience, always fold those plastic sandwich bags, grocery plastic bags and any form of plastic or cellophane and store them somewhere and not in the bedroom. The thing is, not folding those plastics and cellophane in the bedroom, especially when you are using the electric fan, there is a risk that the plastic would be blown by the fan and would accidentally land to your child’s face while he sleeps and suffocates your child. This accident claimed the life of 1 of our neighbor’s children.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:31:08 +0000

Having three daughters ages 8,4 and 2 respectively, making sure that our house is child friendly is a huge task.What I do is explain to the older girls that they should also help us in watching over the youngest especially when it comes to toys, big or small that she likes to put hand to mouth. Luckily, my two older daughters love their baby sister so much that they are always on watch for things that they know will pose as hazard to their sister.

By: susi

susi — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:20:07 +0000

I have two kids, an 8-year-old boy and a 5-year old girl. Our house is always like a war zone! So, I see to it that our home is safe for them and their playmates. Our living room is literally naked. No furniture, especially center table. I don’t want my kids to be banging on the furniture while playing. It can be very dangerous for them. The floor is always wiped clean and dried, to avoid slipping. Electrical outlets are covered with special plugs, I did this because i almost died when I caught my daughter trying to insert her finger in the outlet. Good thing her finger won’t fit! But what if she tried inserting some small metallic object like the handle of spoon? I can’t imagine it, so it’s better safe than sorry.

By: kixjins

kixjins — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:05:07 +0000

Keeping your home a child friendly is really difficult specially if you have kids who would always walk and run around.What I usually do is being sensitive in all the things around our home. Always keep in mind that everything should be in there proper places especially those that are sharp objects,the medicines,the electric wires and outlets should have covers if not used. And likewise with the toys, give them toys that are appropriate for there age to avoid accidents. The most important thing is always guide them about the proper usage or handling of everything around the house that they see and care about. Give them proper advise on what they can touch or use as kids and those that they are not allowed to.

By: Ray

Ray — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:52:23 +0000

Always think one step ahead when keeping your home safe for your children. Due to the inquisitive and curious nature of children, they will most likely be touching anything they lay their eyes on and sometimes, put it in their mouths. So remember to keep hazardous things out of reach as to what the blog said, and never leave your child/children alone. It also best to keep them out of carpeted rooms as these rooms are potentially hazardous to a child’s lungs and could lead to complications in their respiratory system later on.

By: cebu

cebu — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:23 +0000

Keeping your place a child friendly environment needs an extra mile in implementing it. You need to be vigilant on the safety and care of the child by protecting him/her from hazardous materials that might choke him. You also have to keep any pointed objects or sharp materials that might cut his/her skin. As much as possible try to cover your flooring with carpets so when the child kneels down on the floor he/she wont easily get hurt. Always have a first aide kit for emergency purposes.

By: Angelica

Angelica — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:23:46 +0000

since my son is only 10 months old, he is really on the exploratory stage wherein he grabs anything and everything he sees.

Here’s what I did to child-proof our house:

- I put plastic covers on the electrical outlets. this can be purchased on hardware stores. cheaper alternative is to put scotch tape instead.
- use soft guards on furniture like tables with sharp edges on it.
- never give your child small toys, plastic bags which can be a choking hazard.
- do not carry hot liquids near your child.
- place all cords, cables out of reach