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5 Tips for Making Your Home Child-Friendly

Family Life

13 Jan

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When it comes to your little ones, is your home kid-friendly? There is a lot to keep in mind when it comes to keeping children safe at home isn’t there. This includes making sure there isn’t anything potentially harmful to them to reach, that there are caps tightly sealed on anything hazardous, and ensuring that the doors and windows are always locked. Keeping your child safe at home can get a little overwhelming, especially if they’re little explorers who keep finding something new. Sure, it’s not easy, but of course, you want them to explore around the house.

This is basically what kid-friendly means. It means to have a safe home where nothing will get in the way to potentially hurt or endanger them. But it also means that the home is welcoming enough for them to explore or play. This is especially prevalent for children that have their own special space that’s meant just for them.  So here are some tips for making your home kid-friendly for your little one.

Begin baby proofing or kid-proofing your home

There’s already a very high chance that you’ve already babyproofed your home whenever your little one began crawling around, right? While this is already great, it truly never hurts to try it again as there may have been things you missed back then or there may be new potential dangers that your child could be exposed to.  Toddlers and even older children are still very curious and don’t understand what’s dangerous and what’s not dangerous.

 So it may be best to child-proof your home such as your drawers, cabinets, and cover all wall sockets. Something else that it is best to do would be to have large furniture such as TV stands or bookshelves bolted down to the floor. While this may seem unnecessary, there are sadly many accidents that happen every year because large and heavy furniture isn’t bolted.

Move breakable items

Another part of baby proofing or kid proofing your home would be moving anything that’s breakable such as glass or porcelain and putting it somewhere safer. These should be kept out of reach, but it’s also best that these are kept somewhere stable so they won’t fall and break so easily.  If there is anywhere in your home that your children don’t have access to such as your bedroom then it may be ideal to place these types of items in there. It’s tragic if your child accidentally breaks anything that’s sentimental to you. So it’s best to put these away from your kids.

Create a relaxation corner

Kids have busy minds which means that it’s best to create an area that can help out in getting their minds into a more relaxed state. Just like young and full adults both need a place to just chill out and let their minds keep calm, the same can be said for children of all ages as well. Having a chilled-out place for relaxation can do a lot of good as it can be a nice little escape from the world. This little relaxation space doesn’t have to be anything major either. Living rooms are usually the spot for chilling out and relaxing so having a little corner such as a beanbag chair for your little one can do a lot of good.  

Overall, having these little separate zones for playing, relaxing, learning, eating, and relaxing helps your child in establishing what rooms have their major functions. Also, another added benefit to creating these spaces would be the fact that these don’t have to be expensive either. There’s no need to spend hundreds of dollars on special furniture, toys, or décor for these spots. They can be simplistic.

Bring in a bit of nature

Children absolutely love nature, it’s something that makes them so happy. Since children love the great outdoors, why not bring some of that inside the house? This can include plants, natural elements, but even Renewal by Andersen window replacement could help. Getting some additional sunlight and fresh air into your home can make a massive change to your entire household, including your little one.

Have a space just for them

While having a designated space for your child is excellent, as they can bring their friends over during parties, having an additional space could help as well. A child having their own space is fantastic for development. It gives them the chance to learn about responsibility but it also helps in allowing their creativity to flourish. Everyone loves having their own space where they can be themselves and there isn’t any exception to children. 

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Tonya grew up in Western Michigan, but now live with her husband and two teenagers in Central Florida.
She has always loved traveling and possibly loves the planning of travel even more. She gets excited about making out calendars and researching what to do and see.

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