In July 05, I had just returned from the Uk with my second son. My first son was barely 2 years old and a very active boy. Child Proofing my home and environment was the constant thing on my lips. I had this neighbor who lived on the ground apartment, who never discards properties he no longer uses. Under my stairs, he kept a 1900 gas cooker, a vehicle engine, motor spare parts and all sorts of junks. I complained severally to my husband to please speak to this neighbor to find a way to get rid of those obsolete items. When I realized that my plea for sanity wasn't yielding anything and my child proofing slogan not translating to reality, I decided to do the big work myself. I woke up one morning, and decided it was a Child-Proofing Exercise Day, With the help of my security guard, I was able to move all the junks out, cleaned up the stairs and I was happy I did. Why did I do this? Because, when you are raising toddlers, Child-Proofing your environment must be top of mind, lest you stand the risk of domestic accident that are really uncalled for. There have been many cases of home accidents that could have been prevented. For instance the picture illustration above is Bimpe (not real name). Bimpe is a young Nigerian girl whose legs were badly burned in a home accident.
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