Electrical Outlet Safety for Children

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Summary: Learn how to keep your children safe from shock and electrocution by childproofing your electrical outlets from a parenting expert in this free how-to video on childproofing your home with safety tips for kids.

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Valerie Lary Valerie Lary has appeared in several parenting videos on the subject of childproofing, and has childproofed her own home for the safety of her children. read more

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by adomin1000

I have 3 floor lamps in my living/dining areas and have 1, 4, 6 year old and many other children at times playing all over the place and none of them have ever messed with the lamps. And having children of mixed ages, it's more dangerous to have covers on the outlets because the 3-7 year olds remove them and the 0-2 year olds end up playing with them. And who leaves silverware on the livingroom floor anyways?

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by devoteddaddy

Missing the bigf picture when it comes to using safety plugs. Standard sized safety plugs fit easily into a childs mouth, slip into the throat, twist and cut off the suplly of oxygen. Trust me, my daughter had to be saved because of the standard sized plugs. I created SafetyCaps which are larger and ventilated based upon pacifier regulations. For more info please visit www.safetycaps.com

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Electrical Outlet Safety for Children

Sometimes we may leave silverware on the floor and a little child may get it, and coming up to a plug like this, putting a knife or fork into one of these sockets is very, very dangerous. I suggest we put plugs on every socket in the house. Children love these little things, and of course, it’s right at their level.

We’re always alert in the kitchen for cords because we have toasters and blenders, coffee pots. But, little things like this here, or just a lamp in the dining room. I would remove them completely away and tuck them off and store them away and not even use them at all when we have children. Because this here is an accident waiting to happen. So when we have cords that are out like this, then off they go- not only hidden, but away.