How To Baby Proof Your Home

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Make sure the house is safe and secure for your child when they start exploring their turf.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Blankets
A smoke and carbon monoxide detector
Batteries
A cell phone
Wall socket plugs or coverplates
Baby monitor batteries
A carpet cleaning service
A small toy box

Step 1: Check your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors

Make sure every room in the house is equipped with a working smoke and carbon monoxide detector.

Tip: Program emergency numbers into your home and cell phones' speed dial. Include poison control, your doctor, and your spouse's number.

Step 2: Cover sockets

Cover all unused electrical sockets with child-resistant coverplates.

Step 3: Store toiletries and makeup in a hard to reach pla

Lock alcohol, household cleaning products, laundry supplies, medications, toiletries, and cosmetics in a high cabinet.

Step 4: Turn down the water heater

Turn down the water heater's temperature. If your baby crawls near the water heater unit, they can get burned. Keeping it at a lower temperature also cuts the risk of burns from hot running water.

Step 5: Deal with furniture

Deal with furniture. Cover tables, fireplaces, and anything else with sharp edges with thick tablecloths, soft blankets, or pillows. Secure bookshelves, entertainment centers, and bureaus to walls so they don't topple over. Apply a stain guard to upholstered furniture and carpets to protect them from spills.

Step 6: Stow away your refrigerator magnets

No matter how cute your refrigerator magnets are, they can be a hazard. Little ones like to chew on small items, so pull all magnets off the fridge and store them in a safe place.

Step 7: Shorten blind cords

Shorten drapery and blind cords out of your baby's reach. They can be a choking hazard.

Step 8: Create a baby toy box

Keep siblings' toys away from your baby's room and common areas so that your little one isn't tempted by small parts. Create a designated baby chest or toy box with only their toys.

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[jogeryjogo]

i keep all of my doors locked, i have a barbed wire fence around my house and the only way to open the gate is with a key. dont worry no baby is getting in my house

[TrentimusPrime]

You will need: A condom

[AlyBieberIsTheGirl]

"Did you know in the U.S. a fatal injury for poisoning, a fall, suffocation, or burns occur every 16 minutes?" My heart = Broken.

[noobinahole]

You guys STole Our Mini Basketball And that was suppose to be bait for killing babys

[azzaz691]

ii have sentry guns a electric fence 1,000 gaurds and a little pillow fort where i hide and look for babys with my .308 rifle and a preator drone on 24/7 but the babys always get in and shit on my ps3...

[beastquest911]

@jogeryjogo ya i have a wooden base ball bat 2 killer dogs wired fences and armed guards

[BosSLucifeR666]

why it is hard to download your video !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it would be a great help if i could download it cause i`ll teach this to my students

[XboxADDICT425]

all u need is a gun and skills...... use it on trespassing immigrant babies 

[sheharyar72]

the baby is so cute!!!

[CheezyNachos246]

Gawd so pricey!

[LRRaptor]

I lold at the "Your baby can burn" part

[Oyin26]

i need to have a baby