It seems like the newest trend in most countries around the world revolves around eco-friendly and green sustainability. In the same way, parents are now seeing the added benefit of raising their children in an eco-friendly environment, which also instills environmentally conscious values our next generation as a bonus. While safety has always been a top priority for child proofing households, “child proof” in every sense of the phrase has now evolved to accommodate green alterations as well. These eco-friendly alterations will help you to raise your child “green” and healthy.
Sharp Edges
Child-proofing your interior is extremely important for your new baby’s arrival, especially when he/she starts to crawl around. Along with baby proofing your outlets, storing your chemicals in higher places and putting up your baby gates, one area that is often overlooked is your living room. Your furniture has sharp edges, and this poses a threat to your baby’s safety. There are two things you can do to prevent baby injuries in the living room. You can purchase padding to cover the edges of entertainment centers, side tables, and bookcases or you can reuse household products to accomplish your child proofing project in the living room. Because baby proofing is a temporary endeavor, it makes more sense to use a few improvised materials to cover up those sharp edges. Although hardly aesthetically appealing, slit-attached tennis balls and duct tape will suffice for baby proofing and will certainly cost a lot less than the alternative. Everyone has old tennis balls lying around, and this reusable product can absolutely be used for baby proofing. To read more about this idea, check out the article here.
