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Free baby-proofing your home

Making the house safer before your baby starts rolling, crawling and climbing. Get down to their height and look around each room. Use a screw-fitted gate at the top of the stairs.

Stairs and doors

• Safety gates for stairs
• Check safety gate fittings
• Door stoppers or finger guards
• Window locks or restrictors

Furniture

• Anchor furniture and TVs to the wall
• Corner protectors
• Fit cordless blinds or secure blind cords

Kitchen

• Cupboard locks
• Lock away cleaning products
• Use the back rings on the hob
• Keep hot drinks out of reach

Bathroom

• Medicines locked away
• Toilet lock
• Bath thermometer

Around the house

• Check electrical socket safety
• Secure loose cables
• Keep small objects off the floor
• Button batteries out of reach
• Keep magnets out of reach
• Check toy age ratings
• Fireguard
• Check houseplants are safe
• Smoke alarms tested

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