Safety is a huge issue when it comes to children, especially
around the house. The last thing you want to be worrying about is your children
getting hurt on necessary household items, especially your furniture. Here are
a few ways to childproof your furniture:
1. Chairs- Children naturally are curious and love to
explore, which leads to climbing. Chairs are very common for children to want
to climb on, and that presents a huge safety issue because the chair could fall
on top of the child, or the child could fall off the chair. An easy way to solve
this issue is to use chair locks. That way your children can’t move chairs away
from the table.
2. Coffee tables- Once your child starts walking or crawling,
a coffee table is the perfect height for them to bump their head on. The sharp
corners of the tables are extremely hazardous to children. To fix this, install
edge shields, or any type of cushion, around the corners of the table.
3. Entertainment Centers- Entertainment centers are great for
decoration; However, they tend to hold a lot of items that are potentially
hazardous for a child. Items such as a large TV, speakers, or a DVD player can
top over and fall on a child. To prevent this from happening, push all these
electronics as far back from the edge as you can. You can also anchor your TV
down so it won’t tip over.
4. Heavy Furniture- Although you might think heavy furniture
would be likely to stand up to the test of climbing kids, they still present a
huge safety issue. When children climb all over it, there’s a chance it could
fall right on top of them. To ensure this doesn't happen, install safety straps
to secure the heavy furniture to the wall.
