Posts Tagged ‘ child safety ’

Fall winds and rustling leaves forecast cozy family evenings around a crackling fire. While a toasty hearth is welcoming in any home, it can pose a few dangers to tots and other family members. Here are some simple precautions to ensure that your fireplace, chimney, hearth or wood stove is as safe as it...
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Spooky decorations, creepy costumes and candy-filled visions spur kids – and often the entire family – into a fun-filled frenzy on Halloween. But don't let hidden dangers spoil the evening for your ghouls and booys! Here are ten simple Halloween safety and planning tips to help keep fright night from becoming a real scare....
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From diapers to formula, not to mention all the other "stuff," parents can quickly find themselves spending a good amount of money on little ones' needs. With a plan in-hand when you go shopping, you'll avoid overspending on unnecessary items. Plus, you'll have the right items and quantities on-hand when you begin to install,...
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Shop Smart! Print the Child Safety Products Checklist and Worksheet at KidSmartLiving.com Visited a baby superstore lately? You’ll agree there are ALOT of childproofing products to choose from – and many of them seem to do the same thing, just a bit differently than their counterparts. So what’s a new parent or parent-to-be to do?
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Baby safety gates are effective barriers in many areas of the home and come in a variety of designs to meet different needs. Selecting the right gate for your space is key for both safety and livability - and it's easy to do with a little pre-planning!
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Simple changes, from the arrangement of items in a room to choices in homewares, can make a big difference in a home's safety, ease of care, and even parental sanity! The following tips can help you create a home that's safe for small children... yet still welcoming to grown-ups.
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Lead-contaminated childrens' products have topped the recent news stories... and for good reason. Lead exposure can have a very profound and long-term negative affect on childrens' health. So lead exposure is, and should remain, a concern to parents.
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It's just common sense -- and for parents, common knowledge -- that storage needs multiply rapidly when children arrive. So what's a style-sensitive parent to do? Happily, there are many simple, inexpensive, and best of all - stylish - storage solutions that do everything from protecting valuable items to neatly disguising mounds of toys....
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Thanks to major improvements in the safety, durability and functionality of window coverings, parents today can enjoy easy-care window styles -- from subtle to dramatic -- that's safer for little ones.
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