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By necessity, this is an abbreviated list of potential problem areas found in most homes. Our intent here is to get you to ask yourself questions about your home as your toddler sees it. Starting with this list of questions is good, but a trained professional will still find many more trouble spots. When in doubt, call in the experts. Click on the area of the house you would like to read about.
Kitchen Stove/Range: Can your child reach either of the front burners? How about the stove controls? Liquor: Is it well out of reach? Refrigerator/Freezer: Is a properly designed latch installed? Dishwasher: Does it have built-in child lockouts to prevent a toddler from opening or operating it? Counter tops: Are any electrical appliance cords dangling over the edge, or even near the edge? What will happen when your child pulls a chair over to the counter? Fire: Where's your fire extinguisher? Is it a type 'ABC', recommended for kitchens? Are your smoke alarms working properly? Batteries recently replaced? Bathrooms Cabinets: Are dexterity latches installed? Outlets: Are they protected by a special GFCI circuit breaker? Are they protected with sliding outlet covers, and not individual "plugs" that can be very easily removed by a toddler? Hot Water: Is your hot water heater set to no more than 120 degrees F? Toilet: Is it locked so that your toddler can't fall in, or deposit toys, etc. in the bowl? Nursery Drapes: Are the cords for drapes or blinds tied up on a cleat well above the toddler's highest reach? Even if he or she climbs up on a chair? Toys: Are they soft enough so that your enterprising child can't use them to climb over the crib/playpen railings. Windows: Are properly designed, and properly mounted, window gates installed to prevent outward falls? Are you depending on a window screen meant for bugs to contain your active toddler? Can you arrange your furniture so that your toddler can't climb up to the window? Medicines: Are they locked away in a high cabinet or closet? Master Bedroom Living Room (and other rooms) Plants: Do you know which houseplants are toxic to people? Outlets: Are they protected with sliding outlet covers, and not individual "plugs" that can be very easily removed by a toddler? Electrical cords: Are they protected from easy access by your child? Stairways and
Banisters Gates: Are both the top and bottom of each stairway protected from access by your toddler with properly mounted safety gates, and not pressure gates? Do your gates have vertical slats, or are they the crosshatch design that makes it easy for a toddler to climb over them? Learn the names of your plants and label them. Below is a list of some of the more common indoor and outdoor plants that you may have in you home. This list is definitely not a complete list. If you have a plant around your home that is not on the list, you may call the Poison Center to find out how poisonous it may be. You must know either the common name or the botanical name in order for the Poison Center to determine if it is poisonous. It is not possible to do plant or berry identifications over the phone, so check with a nursery for identification of all unknown plants. Carefully supervise children playing near poisonous plants. Call immediately if a child samples a mushroom or possibly poisonous plant.
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