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      <h3>Your Guide To a Safe and Childproof Home</h3>
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      <i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By: Bill Healey<br>
      Posted: 2007-04-17 09:00:08</i>
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      I want you to think about this statistic for a second. About two and a half million children are injured or killed by hazards in the home each year. Home accidents account for more children's injuries and fatalities than all childhood diseases combined. Not only are accidents the single largest cause of death in children fifteen years old and younger, but they are also the leading cause of permanent or temporary disability in those over the age of one year.It almost doesn't seem possible for these types of avoidable accidents to occur in the 21st century. Scary, isn't it? What's even scarier is the fact many of these accidents could have been avoided with a little precaution. At each stage in a child's life, parents will need to reevaluate potential household hazards and think about ways to eliminate them.Here are a few steps you can take to insure your children's safety brought to you by the experts at MyHomeUs.com. Coupled with your own awareness and constant vigilance, these procedures might help you get your kids through childhood without any heart-wringing emergency room visits. * Install child-resistant covers on all electrical outlets.* Keep dangerous chemicals out of children's reach.* Shorten curtain and blind cords.* Use corner bumpers on furniture and fireplace-hearth edges.* Safeguard heating and gas systems against accidents.* Be sure that furnaces, fireplaces, wood-burning stoves, space heaters, and gas appliances are vented properly.* Place screened barriers around fireplaces, radiators, and portable space heaters.* Install carbon-monoxide (CO) alarms outside bedrooms to help prevent CO poisoning.* Install smoke alarms outside each bedroom and on every level of your home.* Consider placing plastic guards along the hinge side of frequently used interior doors to prevent the doors from pinching fingers.* Safety-proof windows and fire exits.* Test homes built before 1978 for lead paint.* Safety-proof stairs. If possible, install carpeting on stairways to protect from falls.* Make sure bathtubs and showers aren't slippery.* Install ground-fault circuit interrupters on outlets near sinks and bathtubs. Childproofing is an ongoing, never-ending process. Your child is always one step ahead of you and will certainly think of things you couldn't possibly predict. Some kids are adept enough to master latches and locks in no time, in which case it is recommended that you place all hazardous materials out of their reach. Remember to update your home and re-childproof regularly.The key to a successful and well executed project is a great home design. It is up to you to make the initial decision about the way you want your home to look and feel.Making your personal preferences work within your budget is our team's expertise. MyHomeUS is a full service design, home improvement, and construction firm serving New York City, New Jersey and Westchester. We can help you with every phase of your remodeling project. Start right now by scheduling a free consultation with one of our consultants.
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