Childproofing your home is a time-consuming, yet essential, part of parenthood to ensure that children do not accidentally cause harm to themselves using regular household items. Here, we let you know of the main safety risks you should look out for in your bathrooms and how to avoid them.

Childproofing your home is a time-consuming, yet essential, part of parenthood to ensure that children do not accidentally cause harm to themselves using regular household items. Here, we let you know of the main safety risks you should look out for in your bathrooms and how to avoid them.

Clean Regularly To Prevent Nasty Mould and Mildew

Although this is just a tip you can use even if you don’t have children, it is especially important if there are young children in your home. Toddlers and young children go through life at a lower vantage point than us, so it is important to get down on your hands and knees to scrub even the most difficult of areas in your bathroom where mould and mildew can develop. Another important, often forgotten, place to check and clean is the inside of children’s bath toys – something that has been in the spotlight recently with the controversy over the popular Sophie the Giraffe toy.

Put Away All Potentially Dangerous Objects

We put away cleaning products and sharp objects in our kitchens, so why not in our bathrooms? Young children learn about the world by putting things in their mouths, so make sure that they are not learning about bleach, razors or shampoo just yet! By keeping them on a high shelf or in a bathroom cabinets you can rest easy.

Keep Your Toilet Lid Shut

Toilets may not seem like they pose much of a safety risk, but leaving the lid open could potentially cause a fatal accident for young children. Toddlers could easily pull themselves up onto a toilet pan, tip forwards and end up head first in the toilet bowl. Shockingly, it is actually possible for children to drown in as little as an inch of water, so it is imperative that you keep your toilet lid shut when not in use and use a childproofing safety clip to secure the seat in place.

Remove Slippy Surfaces

This is also a general safety issue as well as being important for childproofing! Make sure that your bathroom floor isn’t slippy by laying down non-slip mats to avoid injuries. At Bathshop321, we sell a great selection of anti-slip baths and shower trays that can also reduce the risk of serious injures caused by slippy surfaces.

Unplug all electric devices

Our last tip may go without saying – water, electricity and humans just do not mix! Make sure to unplug all electric items such as toothbrushes and hairdryers after use and use socket covers to prevent little fingers from getting in there.

 There are many more safety precautions you can take when childproofing your home, and we advise you to read a variety of guides to make sure you have all bases covered!