MPD's Favorite Baby Proofing Safety Gear

MPD's Favorite Babyproofing Safety Gear

We are passionate about helping families make the home environment as safe as possible for your babies, as they grow and become curious about their world.

Our passion for baby safety is why we teach classes, hold free Car Seat Safety Seminars, and our reason for compiling this list of tried and true babyproofing products. All the following products are described in more detail in our 2 hour Infant CPR & Safety Class.

We want to help you make your home safe for your curious little ones so they can explore freely without you worrying about preventable accidents!

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Infant CPR Anytime English/Spanish

Everything you need to learn and practice basic infant CPR skills anytime and anyplace. Kit includes a DVD featuring practice-while-watching video segments, an inflatable Mini Baby personal CPR manikin, a CPR reminder card, a replacement manikin lung, 2 manikin wipes, and instructions for use.

This fully bilingual kit features English and Spanish options on DVD and reference materials.

This fence will allow you to keep you entire fireplace, grill or stove area safe from children. It surrounds and provides maximum safety for use around fireplaces and wood burning stoves of any shape or size. It can be installed in areas that don’t have mounting points straight across, making it customizable to fit your needs.

We love that it’s sturdy, yet light-weight and easy to assemble. Includes a door for easy adult access.

Have you ever met a child who doesn’t love to press buttons and turn knobs? We haven’t.

An unprotected stove, even a cold one, can be dangerous. Prevent your child from playing with or near the stove, and take the extra step to install these heat resistant, hinged knob covers. We especially like the clear design for neutrality of style, and their easy adult access.

We love these bath safety mats! The silicone based material is low profile so you can easily clean your tub without the treads getting in the way. Plus, they’re mold and mildew resistant, and BPA/PVC free so they’re both grippy and gentle on baby’s sensitive skin.

Babies and kids love the colorful and engaging patterns, but when you’re ready to remove them, the adhesive comes off clean without damaging your tub’s surface.

This flexible rubber guard stops any door from closing, which prevents potential injury and prevents children or pets from being unintentionally locked in.

It’s simple to install, just hang it on the hinge, and remove and hang on the door knob when you want to close the door.

These adjustable corner protectors protect your baby from sharp corners on furniture like coffee tables, granite counters and glass tabletops. There are no adhesives or screws to damage your furniture. The straps are adjustable to accommodate various levels of thickness.

They are simple to replace, contain no foam chemicals or flame retardants, are BPA, Lead, PVC, Phthalate, and Cadmium Free. They are also recyclable.

Dangling curtain and blind cords are an often overlooked household danger for children and pets. Windups keep cords out of reach to prevent accidents and give you peace of mind.

These windups are easy and require no tools, and they work with long cords.

How to babyproof french doors or other types of lever handles? Here’s your solution. This one has an easy press and slide design.

All you need is a screwdriver to install!

These outlet plugs are specially designed to lock in and help keep little fingers out. These outlet blockers are removable and reusable, and tested for safety and durability.

Our favorite feature is the two-touch press and lock for optimum security

Keep those curious little fingers out of your outlets by helping them forget it’s even there.

This decoy panel blends into the surrounding wall, fits right over your unused outlet and is paintable for a seamless look.
Help keep your curious baby from accessing outlets with an Outlet Cover with Cord Shortener by Safety 1st. It covers the entire outlet and features a built-in cord shortener to store excess cord safely inside. The dual press operation is child-resistant, but easy for an adult to use when plugs need to be changed out.

Cords can be fully wound away inside, and out of baby’s sight, when not being used.
Keeping outlets covered and plugs away from children helps keep them safe. This product adjusts to cover power strips up to 13.5 inches long, including the on/off switch, and prevents cords from being pulled out.

It can be kept on the floor or wall mounted.
Increase the safety of your electrical system by using this UL certified Maxxima decorative duplex tamper-resistant Wall Outlet receptacle.

Wall Plates Included.
Keep cabinets & drawers childproof while children are exploring in the home.

These are effective and conceal completely on the inside, opening only with a magnetic key. They also have an “unlock mode” for times when you need more frequent access to your cabinets.
Here’s a trickier latch for your little trickster. This universal strap secures your stove, refrigerator, cabinets, toilets, etc. It has dual-button operation to release, making it hard for kids to open. Simply release and rotate out of the way when not in use and push back to fasten. The flexible strap allows for latching around corners, too.

Installation is quick and simple, and the included adhesive removes easily without damaging surfaces.
Between 2016-2018. an estimated 12,500 children were injured and treated at an ER due to furniture/TV tip-over incidents, and 459 have died in such accidents since the year 2000. Heavy objects become unbalanced easily, and anchoring these items prevents tipping when curious children decide to climb.

These straps will anchor a dresser, cabinet, bookshelf, TV and other large furniture.

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