Your baby could be in danger in your own home. Baby proofing is so important, but some areas of baby proofing can be easily missed. Any experienced parent probably has at least one or two stories of near misses where their baby narrowly avoided disaster, despite vigilant care. Babies can get into all kinds of things, and this can be dangerous.
I recently hosted a play date where there were babies in attendance. Although I make every effort to baby proof the play areas, one very enterprising crawler got around my efforts. She pulled off one of those sticky pads that we have on the bottoms of our dining room chairs (that prevent scratching of the hard wood floors) and popped it into her mouth.
Last year in her home, a friend of mine had to call 911 when her baby pulled off one of those cute baby socks and got it caught in her throat (the mom was able to pull it out).
I don’t want to scare you with all of this. In fact, most accidents will be prevented as long as mom, dad or a responsible caregiver is at hand. But it is also important to do what you can to make your baby’s environment very safe.
A company called Parenting Baby to Three is giving away a free DVD called Childproofing the Home: The Hazards. It takes you on a baby-eye view of a home and alerts you to hidden hazards for your baby, from houseplants to dice on the floor. You will need to pay the small shipping charge for the DVD, but the DVD itself is free.
To get your free childproofing DVD, just visit the company’s website at www.childproofingthehome.com. A second DVD that talks about how to fix many baby hazards can be purchased.
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