You may be surprise at what your kids are capable of doing and at sudden development in their activities such as rolling over, crawling and trying to climb up using an open drawer as the ladder. These may lead to unexpected accidents such as tipping hot liquids over themselves, making a shelf and its content fall, cutting themselves, falling from height and wandering outdoors or on to the streets alone. To keep your child safe and secure, childproofing is must for every household with young kids and curious toddlers. Here are some things that you will need to make your home safe enough for your child:

* Attach any heavy furniture to the wall using furniture straps or brackets.
* Child gates should be used at both the top and bottom of stairs such as the hardware-mounted style for the top and the pressure-mounted style for the bottom.
* Children have choked on window blind cord wraps, so either cut them short so that they are high enough for the child or replace them with shades.
* Cover the outlets with plates. Plug covers can be pulled off easily and are not safe enough.
* For open railings on balconies or terraces, use plastic guards or netting that can keep the children from falling.
* Put a childproof lock on oven and stove knobs so that children cannot turn them on and put covers on power strips.
* Put any dangerous items such as knives, blades, medications and cleaning products in a higher storage area and put childproof locks in lower cabinets and drawers.
* Put corner and edge bumpers on tables and raised fireplace hearths, so that children don’t bump on it.
* Put cover on tub spout or anti-scalding devices on faucets and be sure that water is never heated more than 120 degrees in the bath.
* Put covers on doorknobs and levers, so that children cannot open it without an adult’s help and wander outside unsupervised.
* Put locks on toilet seats too and never keep any water storage such as bucket open to prevent children from drowning.
* Put smoke and carbon monoxide detectors on all floors, preferably near bedrooms.
* Window guards and secure locking system on windows is a must.