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Parenting 101: Of Toddlers + Home Safety

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I cannot stress enough how important it is to keep our home safe for our little ones. The safety and security of our loved ones at home is among our top responsibilities as mums. It is also our responsibility to re-align these spaces to accommodate the needs, desires, and idiosyncrasies of the little dweller in the house. We don’t just need to keep our dwelling place spic ‘n span. More importantly, we need to make sure that our toddlers have enough space to roam around. We also need to ensure that these areas of the house are safe enough for little children to crawl into.

I have enumerated a few tips on how we can secure the house for our little children:

Secure those plugs

For some reasons sockets are just way too attractive for toddlers so make sure you install plug protectors to each socket visible and accessible to your kiddos to prevent them from trying to plug and unplug appliances without you noticing it.

Dials, knobs, and security

Apart from relocating breakable stuffs, like vases and mirrors, out of children’s reach, make sure that they will not gain access to knives and other pointy objects in the kitchen. Shiny objects found in the kitchen might be too much of an eye candy, so make sure you keep the stove’s dials and knobs away from those chubby little fingers, too. For additional security, it won’t hurt if you will keep Fire extinguishers from fire protection online at the ready in case anything untoward happens. To elevate your home security even a notch higher, installing Alarms for home might very well be the best option for you.

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tips on how to toddler-proof your homes

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the little man in one of his home explorations!

As mums we all want to give the best to our children: the best nutrition, the best toys + stuff, + a child-friendly space for them to thrive in, with areas safe for them to wander around + play in. Your home, much like mine, has probably transformed into one big play area for your little children, they needed a bigger space, after all, to practice toddling + crawling, walking + exploring, afterwards. It must also be a common scenario to see toys + other play things everywhere in your house. I used to fuss over them much when I realized there is no way I can keep the house spic ‘n span as much as I’d like to, as long as there is a toddler around. I gave up on OC-ing about my home + putting security screws on every item imaginable + directed my sight at keeping our little space as safe + friendly to my little man as I possibly can.

I claim to be no expert + my son has had one too many boo boo’s at home from bumping here + there + falling from the bed + the sofa + yeah, I will never forget that time when he accidentally got hold of a glass sitting at the spot in our dining table where he can easily reach. He got one big cut in his thigh out of that incidence  + the scar is still prominent up to this day. It always breaks my heart every time my child fall or hurts himself. If I could, I’d probably put him back in my womb where he will be safe from harm, but alas, I see no way he would fit in there ever again!

Here are a few toddler-proofing tips you might want to keep in mind:

  • remove vases, frames + the likes out of your children’s reach. If you cannot help it, make sure overhead displays are a lot higher for your children’s tiny arms to reach + grab, + don’t forget to install tamper proof screws whenever possible to prevent accidents + untoward incidents from happening
  • make sure the screen door has a latch or lock that your child cannot easily reach
  • install safety gates at the foot of the stairs or where you deem fit {I am using our main door as a  make-shift safety gate against our stairs. When we are upstairs I see to it that the bedroom door is never left open}
  • it might seem impossible to keep an eye on your tot 24/7, so designate a safe spot in your home, where there is no danger of anything falling onto him or him grabbing anything breakable, where he can play, read, relax while you go about with your activities for the day {read: chore + more chores! :)}
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of lpg basics + safety tips

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The LPG is probably one of the most alien part of my kitchen as I do not want to have anything to do with it apart from ordering when I run out of supply. It was foreign + I hardly know a thing about it that the less I deal with it the better. Of course, there is no such thing as less-dealing-with-the-LPG, or carbon dioxide cylinders for that matter, as I use it in the kitchen a number of times each day when I cook to feed my son, among other things. That is why when I found out about this seminar on LPG to be hosted by PR Gaz, I readily signed up for the event. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to attend as the water supply decided to run on empty that same day, leaving me no choice but to beg off the event.

It was a good thing I was sent this bit of information about the seminar + that is what I am going to share with you today. Good thing these slide presentation is in our vernacular, so it is easy enough for us mums to understand, I will just provide an English translation for some important points I would like to stress out. 😉

Here goes:

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