Baby books and pediatricians teach us the basics of childproofing our homes: Lock away the cleaning supplies, never leave a kid in a bathtub unattended, safely cover the outlets. But anyone with a ...

Make your home safe for your baby. Babies have that special ability to make us feel confident that we'd do anything to protect them. That vow typically gets called into action the second your baby ...

PHILADELPHIA — No one wants to think of their home as a potential death trap. Sometimes parents just can’t help it. You can’t look at those once-charming house features without picturing all the ways ...

It’s not long before newborns who need their parents to cater to their every need become toddlers who can’t wait to go exploring on their own. The curiosity can come quickly, which underscores how ...

Some things about babyproofing are easier the second time around. You’ve already got covers for all of your plugs and you know not to keep anything you’d like to see again on the bottom row of your ...

WIESBADEN, Germany - Among the seemingly harmless things around the home from which you're not protecting your child there is likely something that can hurt them. While the home is generally regarded ...

Childproofing generally appears to be a stylistic rather than a safety trade-off. The traditional approach swaths your home in Day-Glo plastic thingamajigs, foam corners, and institutional-style gates ...

With a newborn's arrival comes the need to babyproof your home. Jamie Schaefer-Wilson, author of the "Consumer Reports Guide to Childproofing and Safety" has some tips. From the moment you bring your ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - NORTH SHORE - For new parents, childproofing your home used to mean installing a safety gate or two and making sure cleaning products and medicines were out of reach. Not so ...