Baby-Proofing
Okay. Take a breath. Childproofing is another one of those lovely freak-out milestones of new parenthood, somewhere between SIDS and Pre-K applications. The usual advice is to get down to your kid's (literal) level, and see where the hazards are. When you look at the house through the eyes of your toddler, it's just one deathtrap after another. Stairs loom. Sockets beckon. Then those helpful catalogs arrive in the mail hawking products. Easy-to-install — only minor permanent damage to your furniture! And so completely essential to the safety of your child that not buying them could constitute neglect. In fact, you wonder if you shouldn't just sell your house and move your family into a padded room for the next five years. We hear there are some vacancies at the local loony bin. Read more advice from Rebecca Odes and Ceridwen Morris in "Parental Advisory: This Old House"
