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Baby Wellness
1 Baby Wellness: Protecting Lil Foreheads
Travel
2 Lil Tip: Babyproofing on the Go
babyproofing
3 Baby Wellness: Babyproofing Services
parenting
4 When Should Babyproofing Begin?
Safety
5 Safety Gates For Design-Conscience Parents
Safety
6 Rhoost Baby-Proofing Keeps Tot Safe and Mom's Home Stylin'
Health and Fitness
7 Is Your Home Free of These Common Household Hazards?
Poll
8 Do You Secure Your Furniture to the Wall?
Safety
9 Babyproof: 3 Ways to Improve the Safety of Your Home Staircase Today
Health and Fitness
10 The New Parents' Guide to Babyproofing
New dad Nick Cannon recently told Us Weekly that his twins with Mariah Carey are too smart for babyproofing: "They know how to take the knobs and the babyproof stuff off. They know what's babyproof, so they are like, 'We are not supposed to be touching that — so we are going to touch that!' It's crazy!" While Cannon and Carey are certainly not the first parents to have to deal with super-savvy Read more
One of the first places eager parents try to babyproof is the staircase. And while stair-related injuries to kids dropped 11.6 percent from 1999 to 2008, a child is still treated for injuries that occur on or near their household stairs every six minutes. For infants, 25 percent of the injuries occur when mom and dad are carrying the tot down the stairs. According to a new report in a March 12 Read more
You've plugged up your outlets and covered the corners of your tables, but have you ensured that your TV is safe for your toddling tot? We're not talking about the programs you choose to show your kids, but the actual device itself. Yesterday, a 13-month-old Chicago toddler was playing in his apartment when he "tagged" the TV as part of a game. Instantly, the TV fell off of its perch, crushing Read more
Once toddling commences, babyproofing takes on a whole new dimension. Parents immediately take care of the glaring dangers — bleach, exposed plugs, and anything sharp within tots' reach — but what about the less-obvious hazards? Take the quiz to test your knowledge about common household hazards to beware of and what to do about them. Take the Quiz Read more
For every new mom who has vowed to maintain her prebaby design aesthetic regardless of the need to keep her home child-friendly, a whole new world of modern design is now available. Bouncy seats and high chairs have gone contemporary, so it is no surprise that baby-proofing has, too. Rhoost's 100 percent recyclable child-proofing products are made from BPA-, lead-, and phthalate-free materials Read more
Stairs are enticing for lil ones who aren't supposed to play on them. Though several LilSugar readers told us they didn't do much in the way of babyproofing their homes, safety gates are a staple for many families with steep staircases. Consumer Reports recommends using the baby gates until a child is two-years-old. Clunky plastic varieties may dominate the market, but there are also modern Read more
Try as we might, we can't put our children in a bubble. Parents do try their best to protect their tots by babyproofing their homes with products designed to keep them safe. While 95 percent of moms and dads take safety measures after a baby's arrival, a new study reveals that half wait until their kids are mobile to do so. According to the Home Safety Council, a national nonprofit organization Read more
Every parent has that moment when they realize the time has come to convert their home into a baby zone. When our time came, I followed the advice of friends and relatives and got on the floor to see what the place looked like from a baby’s point of view. That’s how I decided which corners looked sharp enough to cover, which cabinets looked tempting to open and which cords were too Read more
Everyone has seen it, a child cruising around the family room and then, in slow motion they lose their footing and their forehead goes straight into the corner of the coffee table. There are many products on the market to help avoid these bumps and bruises. For those of you who refuse to give up all of the decorating aesthetic that went into your homes (even though toys have taken over the rest Read more
When you have a baby, you torture yourself trying to make your house babyproof. No coins on the floor, all furniture steadied and plugs covered. But when you go on vacation, what do you do? Here are three easy to pack items you can take with you to ensure that your trip is safe and your mind is sound. Outlet protectors ($2) Door jam cushions ($3) Cabinet knob locks ($3) If you're headed to Read more
