2 and 1/2 million kids are injured or killed by dangerous hazards in their own house each year. The good news is that many of these incidents can be prevented... simply by using the safety devices we have here.

Remember, that no device is completely childproof; many determined kids have been able to disable them.

Any safety device you get should be easy for you to use.

You can childproof your home for a fraction of what it would cost to have a professional do it.

Great safety devices are easy to find. You can buy them at supermarkets, hardware stores, drug stores, baby equipment shops, linen stores, and online. Plusc mail order catalogues.

Safety Gates Use safety gates to help prevent kids from tumbling down stairs. You can keep them contained in safe areas. Also great for keeping pets out of certain areas.

1. Im sure you know that safety gates can help keep children away from rooms that are not good for them to visit!
2. The gate loks cannot dislodge easily, but that adults can open and close them without difficulty.
3. For stair use, gates that screw to the wall are more secure than pressure gates.

Smoke Detectors Smoke detectors should be located at every level of your home and near every bedroom.

Smoke detectors alert you to fires and are essential home safety devices for protection against fire deaths and injuries.

Motion Detectors help you protect kids from getting into your back yard, your boat, or places of privacy where you can't see them. Get hidden cameras and motion detectors here on the sites listed in links.

Door Stops and Door Holders Use door stops and door holders on doors and door hinges can help prevent small fingers and hands from being pinched or crushed in door cracks and door hinges.

Door Knob Covers and Door Locks Use door knob covers to help keep children from entering areas with possible dangers or where they should not be. Door knob covers and door locks can help keep kids from running away, and keep them away from swimming pools.

Safety Latches and Locks Use safety latches on cabinets and drawers in kitchens, and bathrooms. Obviously, locks like this help prevent poisonings and other injuries. Safety latches can prevent kids from gaining access to household cleaners and medicines -- as well as knives, etc.

Corner and Edge Bumpers Use corner and edge bumpers to help prevent injuries from falls against sharp edges of furniture and fireplaces.

Corner and edge bumpers can be used on coffee tables, furniture, and/or fireplace hearths. If your child should fall, they help prevent injuries from falls or to soften sharp, rough edges.

Anti-Scald Devices Anti-scald devices are just what the name implies. They are for faucets and shower heads and regulate your water heater temperature to 120 degrees F - they prevent you from injury if your water gets too hot.

Window Guards and Safety Netting You can easily use window guards and safety netting to help keep kids from falling from windows, decks balconies, and landings. Window guards and safety netting can help prevent kids from having serious falls.

Outlet Covers and Outlet Plates Outlet covers and plates help protect children from electrical shock and possible electrocution.

Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detector Use a carbon monoxide (CO) detector outside bedrooms to help prevent CO poisoning. Consumers should install CO detectors in their homes near sleeping areas.

You should use a CO detector if your home uses gas or oil heat or if you have an attached garages.

Window Blind Cords Cut your window blind cords -- too many kids have strangled on the cord loops. Use safety tassels and inner cord stops to help prevent children from danger.

These window blind cord safety tassels that can be used on miniblinds and vertical blinds and drapery with cords. They help prevent strangulation from the loops of cords.

Cordless Phones are much safer to use. Cordless Phones also allow you to continuously watch your young kids -- especially when they bathe or are in swimming pools.