Babies usually start When they are eight months old, they usually start to crawl. Then the house is full of dangers. We tell you how to avoid them.
Children need to move, space to explore? but in a house, there are innumerable sources of danger. The idea is to condition it so that they can go from here to there without risk. One trick: crawl around the rooms to see possible dangers. In addition, we have 10 tips for your baby to crawl safely:
1. Put safety latches on doors and drawers and protectors at the corners of furniture.
2. The kitchen and bathroom are the most dangerous places. To prevent access to cleaning products and medications, it is best to store them on tall furniture.
3. In your room, you should avoid having toys in plastic bags (due to the risk of suffocation) and keep table lamps out of reach.
4. Heat sources, such as heating, should not be placed near the child if they do not have a protective screen. They should be positioned as high as possible and disconnected when not in use. The thermostat is a good idea. The room temperature should be between 20-22 degrees during the day and 18 degrees at night.
5. It is better to put short curtains so that the child cannot pull them.
6. Use protectors on the outlets throughout the house.
7. Secure the doors by closing them if you don’t want the baby to enter certain rooms.
8. Put security fences on the stairs.
9. Windows will have a security lock.
10. Do not place chairs or tables, least of all the crib, next to the window.