How to Choose Kid-Friendly Furniture

Usually, we plan the arrival of a child in detail, and that’s how it has to be with the house it will be raised in. Today we can get furniture that is both stylish and safe for children. These simple tips we’ll give you, can help with making a safe home for your children.
Kids are so inquisitive. They like to touch everything, pull on things,eat whatever they find on the floor. That’s why at times they can hurt themselves. Usually, we plan the arrival of a child in detail, and that’s how it has to be with the house it will be raised in. Today we can get furniture that is both stylish and safe for children. These simple tips we’ll give you, can help with making a safe home for your children.

Plan safe storage

There are various liquids that can be dangerous to children, like detergents, medicines and chemicals. We advise that you store those on high cupboards, where kids can’t reach.
1.Toys that are made of several small parts, can cause choking. It’s best that you put those on a large container that is difficult to open, or on a top drawer where children can’t reach.
2.Small decorations and ornaments that were on display, should be put away, or stored on high shelves.

Make sure the kitchen is a safe place for children

Th kitchen can be the most dangerous place in the house, for a child.
Make sure that your kid cannot get burned when you are cooking.
Use latches to keep the fridge or oven doors closed.
Be careful about other dangerous things in the kitchen, like matches, knives and other perilous articles. Put those in places out of reach.
You should install fire or smoke extinguishers, so that serious disasters will be avoided.

Make your bathroom safe for kids

It’s a good idea keep the doors locked.
Don’t leave water anywhere in the bathroom. You shouldn’t leave any water in in the tub and empty any buckets you might have. Your child might slip on the wet surface and hurt himself, or even drown.
Be sure to close the toilet seat, or lock it if possible.
No-slip mats are a must
Keep things like razors, shaving creams, soaps and shampoos in a high cabinet.

Make sure your kids are safe in your house

Children like to discover new things and places and sometimes they can slip away without you noticing it. That s why you should have baby gates at the door, on the balcony or stairs. This way you can avoid possible accidents.

When a child learns to walk they will get a hold of anything to steady them. That’s why you should be careful of the large pieces of furniture that can fall over them. The pieces of furniture on wheels are also a source of possible accidents. You should lock the wheels, so that the furniture will not move and hit the child when then lean against it.

The folding iron table should be put away, so that the child won't pull on it and make it drop. Also, the iron should be put in a box.

These are only a few simple advices that will be helpful in making your house kid-friendly.There are of course many others, but you will find out about them in time.

In this ecommerce furniture site from Romania, (orders are taken just form Romania) there are more then 400 programs of furnishings. In acest magazin online cu mobila din Romania se poate decide din peste 400 de varinate de mobila din lemn masiv pentru casa si birou, corespunzand tuturor stilurilor de design.

By Calin Dragomir
Published: 8/6/2009
 
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