A Safe Home is a Happy Home!

SPONSORED POST: A Safe Home is a Happy Home!

I’m so excited to be teaming up with Tide and Gain to help educate parents everywhere on how to keep their home safe both in and out of the laundry room.  We often think of safety proofing the bathroom and kitchen but there are hazards in every room that we need to make sure are out of harms way. This topic is definitely near and dear to my heart as I have four very curious little ones at home and I try to keep my home as safe as possible!  Next week is National Poison Control Week and so its perfect timing for a quick reminder on small steps you can do to keep your family safe – especially your little ones.

One thing I’ve learned since being a parent is that children explore their world with every means that they have from their heads to their toes — even their mouths! Mouthing is perfectly normal so don’t try to stop it; instead adapt your surroundings and be aware of it.

Here are some additional tips on how to make your home a safe environment and reduce the risk of accidents.

• It’s important to keep all cleaning supplies, like laundry pacs, up, up and away – seal pacs up, store pacs up, keep pacs away. Keep these out of reach and sight of your babies and toddlers by putting them on the upper shelves.
• Use cabinet locks on all cabinets storing cleaning and laundry products.
• In addition to safety proofing your home, you should also educate your children on hazardous products and situations in the home. The world is a dangerous place and you’re not always going to be there. Educating your kids will allow them to make smart choices on their own.
• Also remember to educate other guests in your home about house rules. Nannies, mother-in-laws, friends – be sure to let them know important safety precautions like where to store cleaning items.
• Clean up any spills, and immediately wash your hands and any items you use to pour or measure products. The same goes for the trash. If you are putting products in the trash that are harmful make sure they are bagged and sealed and then the trash taken out.
• See things from a child’s perspective. Try getting down on your hands and knees to look around. From this angle, you might notice smaller objects that you wouldn’t have noticed before. Pick them up and put them out of reach!
• Make sure you make a regular habit of sweeping your house and putting things Up Up and Away. While we would like things to always stay in the same safe place the reality is household products can get moved and put in less safe places by the many people that may use them and so regular checking is important.
• Always have the number to poison control and your pediatrician handy just in case your child manages to get into anything they shouldn’t. Making it easily accessible not just on your phone but in different rooms is important.

I wrote this post as a spokesperson for Tide and Gain. For more home safety tips, visit PGEveryday.com.