As your baby starts to move around the house, it is extremely important that you protect her from the poisons routinely kept in the home. Here are some tips to help keep your child safe.
Go through what you have and throw out what you dont need
Have an old box of lye around? Youre probably not ever going to use it, and its terribly dangerous, so get rid of it. Keep only the products you really use, so that there are fewer things to have to keep locked up.
Keep things locked up
Assemble all your cleaning supplies, and put them in locked cabinets. Dont assume that putting them in a higher cabinet keeps your child safe. Sometimes babies seem to learn to climb overnight, so simply storing items on a higher shelf might not be enough.
Dont store poisons in old food containers
Your baby will learn early on to recognize things like a juice container or baby food jar so dont use empty ones to store hazardous products.
Throw empty containers away outside
Dont put the empty bleach container in the kitchen trash can rinse it and take it to the outside trash can immediately.
Check your plants
There are many common...