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Baby Proofing InfoGraphic: Do We Need To Go That Crazy?

May 28, 2013 by Mommy Evolution 8 Comments

Baby proofing your house has become a serious industry. When we were children, we sat in the car without child seats, managed to use the bathroom without toilet seat locks and toddled around the house without bumpers over every sharp object. But for the parents of children who did get hurt, these baby proofing ideas could have saved their children from serious injuries.

Although this infographic offers helpful tips, I would add one more to the mix — do not store any cleansers or other kitchen cleaning items under the sink. Instead, place them in the cabinet above. Our son Vman, much to our dismay, figured out how to unlock the cabinet doors quickly. It seemed strange at first to put the chemicals somewhere else, but it has kept our cleaning agents handy while keeping them out of the hands of our boys.

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Comments

  1. mrsbubsmith says

    May 28, 2013 at 9:01 am

    cleaners and bags out of reach yes
    blinds cords out of reach yes
    even outlet covers are a good idea

    everything else? complete waste of time and money!

    Reply
    • Charity Ponton says

      May 29, 2013 at 8:34 am

      No, we don’t need to go THAT crazy. I think the gates at the stairs is a must, as are the outlet covers and keeping cords and chemicals out of reach, but the rest is optional. A kid will find a way to get hurt eventually no matter how much bubble wrap you put them in

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  2. mollycain2013 says

    May 28, 2013 at 10:11 am

    I thought this was helpful. Thanks for sharing!

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  3. mariner2mother says

    May 29, 2013 at 11:47 am

    Do we need to go that crazy? With my kid, most definitely!! With his developmental delays and his non-stop action, it was a must. We had a long gate that stretched around our fire place with the wood stove insert. The blinds that I ordered for our living room and dining area have no cords. I had the stairs gated top and bottom (but we mostly live in our ground floor). No house plants. Every cupboard and drawer in the kitchen was locked (there are some great locks these days). To this day, I have all the sharp knives and other cutting tools in one drawer. Locked the cabinets in the bathroom. Changed out the electric outlet covers to safety ones. Had padding around the top edge of the coffee table. Doors had the things over the knobs so Little Man couldn’t open them (with his weak hand strength, it was years before he could defeat those). And even with a toilet lid lock (yes, we needed to lock it), Little Man still managed to flush a pair of his sunglasses down. They were discovered when we had our septic tank inspected and pumped when L.M. was 7. I had always wondered what had happened to them. LOL!

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    • mariner2mother says

      May 29, 2013 at 11:49 am

      Just remembered that I had one small cabinet that I kept plastic items in, that was not locked- so Little Man could have his safe cabinet to get into.

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  4. MommiFried (@mommifried) says

    June 7, 2013 at 12:22 pm

    Great infographic! Thanks for posting. Found you via the Family Fun link party! Feel free to link up at our party, too!

    http://mommifried.com/ladies-only-blog-share-link-party-dedicated-to-dad/

    Reply
  5. Melanie says

    October 14, 2016 at 12:41 am

    Hi Jennifer. This is awesome infographic. Very helpful for me and our family, thank you soo much for posting.

    I noticed that the infographic image is broken. I cant see it on this page, but I can see it on Pinterest.
    It would be great if you fix it

    Reply
    • The Jenny Evolution says

      October 14, 2016 at 9:09 am

      You’re right! That graphic just seemed to walk away. Thanks for the heads up. It’s fixed now 🙂

      Reply

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