Keeping Baby Safe: your most important role as a parent
Saying Thanks, But No Thanks to Used Safety Equipment
Once your beautiful bundle of joy arrives, the work of raising
your child really begins. The biggest job you have as a parent
is keeping your baby safe. Yet, it is impossible to watch over
your children twenty-four hours a day.
Thankfully, there are many safety products available to keep
them from getting hurt. These products include safety gates,
outlet covers, oven and table bumpers, doorknob covers, bed
rails, locks and guards, and many more. As a parent, you need to
use products that are one step ahead of their children's
abilities, and can do so by getting down on their level and
looking around. This gives you a child's eye perspective of
child safety issues in your home.
But with so many products to buy and so many different brand
names, how do you decide what products you need most? The best
thing to do when it comes to safety is buy new products rather
than used ones. An older, used product may have been recalled
due to dangerous safety issues, or it may be damaged from
previous use. Although hand-me-downs are great for clothes and
toys, your child