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Baby Safety Guards

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• Baby Needs - Plug Covers (Absolutely plug covers are something that you will want to get to prevent your baby from getting shocked.)

• Baby Needs - Corner Guards/Table Edge Guards (Most likely you will discover that after you have a baby the world is full of sharp corners, if you are concerned about your baby bumping into them then corner guards and table edge guards can be a great thing to use.)

• Baby Needs - Hearth Guard (Most likely if you have a hearth you will want to get a guard for it, and if not a guard than a gate for it.)

• Baby Needs - PC Tower Guard (Most likely your PC tower is on the floor and your little one may discover how to open the drives or turn it off, but a PC tower guard can prevent that.)

• Baby Needs - TV/DVD Player/VCR/Stereo Guard (Most likely if your TV, DVD player, VCR and and/or stereo is at the level that your baby can reach it once they can crawl and climb, something that can happen as early as 6 months, they will want to push the button on these electronics and a guard will prevent them from doing that.)

• Baby Needs - Door Guards (Most likely you will have some doors in your home that you baby can open once they are mobile and fingers can easily get pinched if these doors do not have guards.)

• Baby Needs - Cord Shortener (Most likely your little one will take an interest in the cords coming out of a wall or running along the wall, a cord shortener can help prevent your child from finding long cords.)

• Baby Needs - Outlet Cover/Outlet Strip Cover (Most likely the idea of pulling a plug out will cross your baby's mind, for this reason outlet covers and outlet strip covers can really be great items to have for your baby's safety.)

• Baby Needs - Baby Proofing Kit (Most likely you will find a lot of the items that you wanted to get for baby proofing by getting a baby proofing kit.)

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Baby Safety Guards are Good For

Once your baby is able to crawl, climb and walk you will discover just how many edges you have in your house. One day your toddler will be running underneath a table, a table that they have been running under for months, and suddenly because they have just grown just that much the will run their forehead into the table. Ouch, something that can make this boo boo a lot less hurtful is a table edge guard. You may find that your baby plays around pieces of furniture that have corners, there are guards for that as well. If you have a fireplace with a hearth, you can get a hearth guard to make the edge on it more pleasant.

As your baby gets older they will become more and more curious about buttons and lights, and may take an interest in the television, DVD player, stereo, VCR and computer. There are guards to protect your baby from turning off your computer when you want it to be on and from sticking a toy in the VCR, and from pushing buttons on the stereo, DVD player and television.

You may not think of a door as being something that needs a guard but it can pinch a little finger, and there are several kinds of guards to keep a baby from opening a door and pinching their fingers as well. Electrical outlets are something that parents definitely want to guard children from. Plug covers are a must and surge protector covers can help a lot as well. Any time that you find that you have excess cord you can use a cord shortener to make it safer for your baby. The more that an electric cord is out of the sight the better.

Using things like plug covers and other useful baby safety guards in your home can really make it a lot of a safer place for your baby.

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Types of Baby Safety Guards

Corner Guards

Prior to having your baby you may not have noticed just how many sharp edges are around the house. Luckily though if you are worried about your child bumping into anything you can use corner guards, a padded L-shape that fits around the corner of furniture.

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You can also buy this guard or one similar to it at ...

Soft Corner Protector iconat BabyUniverse

Corner Guards
at baby-wise

Table Guards

If you want to keep your whole table lined with padding, there are table guards. This way if your child makes contact with part of the table it will be less of an shock to

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him or her, and this may be the case when they finally reach that height.

You can also buy this guard or one similar to it at ...

Kid Kushion Edge Kushions at BabyCenter

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Hearth Guards

If you have a fireplace with a hearth you might think about getting a padded hearth guard when your child become mobile. Another option is to get a hearth gate.

You can also buy this guard or one similar to it at ...
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PC Tower Guard

If you have a tower to a computer on the floor you may find that your little one will find it very interesting. A PC tower guard can keep your child from turning the computer on or off and opening any drives.

Door Guards

As soon as your baby is walking it won't take long before they figure out how to open and close a door. However to prevent finger pinching accidents you can use door guards.

Bifold Door Guard

Side Door Guard

Door Knob Guard

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Badger Basket Bifold Door Finger Pinch Guard at Amazon

Kid KushionŽ Door Mouse
Finger Guard
at Amazon

DigitsaverTM Door Pinch
Guard
at Amazon

You can also buy this Side Door Guard or one similar to it at ......................
Finger Pinch Guard
at baby-Wise 

TV, VCR, DVD Player and CD Player Guards

As curious as your little one can be you may find that they take interest in testing the entertainment equipment. TVs, VCRs, DVD players and CD players all have little buttons that some kids love to push. Thankfully all of these items can have guards to protect them and your remote will still work so you aren't inconvenienced.

TV Guard

DVD PLAYER and CD PLAYER GUARD

VCR GUARD

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TV Guard for Large TV at Amazon

DVD Guard for DVD, CD, and Stereo Protection at Amazon

VCR Guard at Amazon

You can also buy these guards or ones similar to them at ......................

TV Guard icon at BabyUniverse

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Cord Shortener and Plug Strip Covers

Long cords can be dangerous and that is why it is nice that there are cord shorteners. Any access cord that you don't want laying around can be collected up into a cord shortener. A plug strip cover can be used to cover surge protectors. They encase the entire unit but allow it to be used.

Cord Shortener

Entire Outlet Cover With Cord Shortener

Plug Strip Cover

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STRIP COVER

Cord Shortener at Amazon

Outlet Cover/Cord Shortener at Amazon

Power Strip Cover at Amazon

You can also buy Outlet Cover with Cord Shortener or ones similar to them at ........................

Power Strip Outlet Cover iconat BabyUniverse

Plug Covers

The last thing that you want is to have your child interested in a plug outlet. That is why plug covers are a must. If you plan on plugging something in, be sure to do it discretely. That way your child won't get any ideas.

Plug Covers

Safety Kit

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You can also buy these items or ones similar to them at ..........................................................
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