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How to childproof your new home after the move

trying to childproof your new home

Relocating to a new home means that you need to set up protection for your kids all over again. If you want to childproof your new home as soon as possible, figuring out what your priorities are is the first thing to do. Having a smooth relocation process will help with this, as well, as you will have more energy to devote to the task. And if you want a great moving experience, Bluebell Relocation Services NJ is where you can get it at. We will make sure that you arrive stress-free and that your belongings are safe and sound. That way, you will be able to focus your efforts on what really matters. Childproofing your home.

3 tips to quickly childproof your new home after the move

Here is what you will need to do:

  1. Cover up outlets immediately
  2. Keep the potential hazards away and locked
  3. Keep your children away from medicine cabinets

You will also need to account for any specifics in your new home, too. But having these three out of the way as soon as possible will give you a bit of leeway. You may want to do this even before you hire one of the Hoboken moving companies if you can manage it. However, it is not always possible to visit your new home beforehand. Doing these three things after you arrive is also fine.

two outlets

1. Cover-up outlets immediately

As soon as you enter your new place, even before you unpack, you need to cover all the electrical outlets. These pose the greatest danger to your kids, by far. Scour the entire home for all the outlets and cover them immediately. It is best to do this before your furniture movers NJ start bringing in the heavy and bulky stuff. This way, you will have plenty of room to work with and the process will be a lot easier. And you will ensure that you don’t miss a single outlet. They can “hide” behind the furniture sometimes.

2. Childproof your new home – Keep the potential hazards away and locked

The next step is to identify all the hazards to your kids. If you have any medications or anything that must be kept out of reach of children, make sure they are locked safe and tight. While you want to include your kids in the unpacking process, this is something that you don’t want them handling. You need to do it yourself. After you do so there is one final thing to sort out, before you can rest for a bit.

pills and medications

3. Keep your children away from medicine cabinets

Medicine cabinets can look like treasure troves to your kids. Especially since they are explicitly forbidden to them. Therefore, you need to do all that you can to ensure that they can’t reach them by any means. But that does not stop at simply locking them. Make sure that you put them out of reach if you can, as well. This is an excellent time to organize your medicine cabinet, too. But always ensure that your children can’t get into the cabinet, no matter what they do. If you want to childproof your new home, you need to do this with all the other hazards, as well.

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