Considerations for those with children

Babyproofing Your Home
Proud new parents have an infinite number of pressing issues to consider before their bundle of joy arrives. From choosing a name to settling questions about religion to decorating the nursery — not to mention the emotional adjustments of becoming completely responsible for another human being — parents-to-be are wrapped up in the excitement leading up to the due date. Perhaps that’s why so many of them forget the most important step of the preparation process: babyproofing the home.

Childproofing Your Home
Ignorance is bliss … and danger. Children often seem hardwired with an inherent curiosity for all that is hazardous. If you’ve lived in your current home for a length of time and are convinced you’ve covered all your bases when it comes to childproofing, here’s betting you haven’t. And if you’re preparing for a move, it’s easy to overlook hazards around your new home, given all of the excitement and hustle-bustle that you unpack with your belongings.

Is Your Home Contributing to Your Child’s Asthma?
If you’re the parent of a child with asthma, you know how scary a sudden case of respiratory distress can be. And regardless of whether or not you’re directly affected by asthma, you’ve probably noticed that asthma is making the headlines more and more often these days. And that’s for a good reason: The number of people afflicted with this disease has sky rocketed. Although science hasn’t yet pinpointed exactly why this is the case, some environmental scientists strongly believe that poor air quality, which continues to get worse in metropolitan regions throughout Canada, is contributing to the problem.

Preparing Your Child to Move
Children respond to the general atmosphere set in the home by the attitudes of their parents. If you look at moving as an exciting adventure full of new possibilities, then chances are very good that you will infect your children with enthusiasm and anticipation.

The Silent Hazard in Your Home
You’ll hear from all of the child-safety experts that your home contains a literal minefield of dangers for your young child, particularly if he/she a curious toddler. By now, you’ve probably hired a babyproofer and have read the latest literature about keeping your home safe for your kids. Or, perhaps you’ve assumed the role of a babyproofer on your own, getting down on your hands and knees and crawling around the house in an attempt to get a toddler’s perspective on anything potentially dangerous within his reach.