Baby-proofing Your Life

When you baby starts to crawl, it’s going to want to crawl everywhere. They find the world interesting in a way we’ve long forgotten and for that reason they’ll get into places you’d never have thought possible all in the name of exploration. There’s nothing wrong with this provided you’re taking the right precautions. It’s great to nurture a sense of wonder in your children and this will grow as they explore and learn for themselves, crawling is the first taste of independence which they get and just like the other ones to come it can be a little scary for parents to deal with.

You’ll need a room which is already relatively safe, one which isn’t filled with sharp things and doesn’t have surfaces or too many cupboards for your baby to get stuck under. It’s also worth thinking about how much thoroughfare a room gets, hallways for example may have people hurrying through them and the last thing you’re going to want is your baby to be stepped on!
Once you’ve picked your room you’ll need to baby-proof it even more than it already was. Remove anything delicate, make sure you’ve protected any sharp corners and put locks on any cupboards. Once this is all done, it’s advisable to get down to the level of your baby and look for hazards from their angle. It might seem a little strange but this isn’t an area in which you’d want to miss anything, it’s your child’s well-being after all.

Once your room is baby proof you’ll want to put up gates to help keep your child in the areas you’ve made safe. Once this is all set up you’re ready to unleash your little one into their new world. They’ll have a great time exploring and you’ll have a great time watching, secure in the knowledge that they’re safe to find wonder in whatever they desire!