Intro:
Before you begin
Step 1:
Child-proof the living room
Step 2:
Child-proof the kitchen
Step 3:
Child-proof the stairs
Step 4:
Child-proof the windows and doors
Step 5:
Child-proof the bathroom
Step 6:
Child-proof the garage

Childproof latches or locks (see picture)

Cabinets or boxes with locks

Some cork or thick felt

Window guards

Optional:

A safety gate (see illustration)

A 10'-15' section of 3' wire or plastic mesh

2 pieces 1" by 2" wood, each three feet long

A staplegun with heavy staples

A ball of strong twine or nylon line

A 1'-2' foot section of quarter molding

1 or 2 wire clothes hangers

Some cord shorteners for appliances with long cords.

1' flexible hosing

Plan on several hours in the store(s) to buy the equipment.

2torial #0578: Learn2 Child-Proof Your Home All the world passes through Baby Gordon's mouth. Preparing to have a small, mobile infant in your home? Whether it's your own or another's, a visit from a tiny tyrant can disrupt any household's flow. But some simple preparations can ease the tension and increase the safety of such visits, so you can really enjoy your new guest. The aim of these preparations has a dual (and perhaps paradoxical) purpose: to protect delicate children from dangerous things, and to protect expensive or fragile items from curious children. Here's the way to look at it: imagine yourself as a knee-high child with the whole world as your playground. Take a walk around your house from this new perspective. Everything is new and to be explored, tasted, or climbed on. "All the world passes through Gordon's mouth," goes a famous Greek saying, and it paints a good picture of an infant's curiosity. Now let's wander through a few rooms in your home, making adjustments on the way. Step 1