Wednesday, November 17, 2010

How to childproof your bathroom

All children love being in the bathroom. This is true even if their evening bath toys and bubbles filled with water. The problem with bathroom, they got water in them and the statistics are frightening that a child may be 2 or 3 cm of water to drown in less than a minute. Scary is not it? This makes you look at the toilet in a whole new way!

Here are six steps to your pool safe for children and safe:

1. Keep bathroom door closedof all time: Make sure also to keep out the toilet seat. This includes bathing in a different environment, except the bathroom. If the child is able to open the bathroom door, get a lock the toilet seat, just to be safe.

2. Keep all medicines out of reach: this should preferably be locked in a closet.

3. Keep your lotions, razors and hair dryers out of reach: Place these items on a top shelf and away from prying hands. Remember that your childwill grab something, especially when it comes within the field.

4. Set the water temperature at a lower level: Test the bath water with your elbow before placing the child in the bathtub. A child's skin burns more easily than an adult.

You may also consider to provide a thermostatic mixing value for the hot water tank. This ensures that hot water from the taps As is always friendly to a safe temperature.

5. Let your child, even inBad: Not for a second. And never leave your child alone while the bath water running.

6. Remove the lock on the bathroom door, a child is more likely to align themselves in a bathroom when they are able to reach the door. Make sure you can unscrew the lock from the outside, and holding a screwdriver in easy to reach the ground, especially for emergencies, like the top of a door frame.

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