Stair gates are manufactured to prevent your toddler from accessing any dangerous areas and to stop them from straying near unsafe stair ways. But with so many stair gates to choose from, how can you be sure you’re buying the right one? Using the Safetots Stair Gate Sizing Tool can help you, as it will determine the correct stair gate for your needs, after reviewing the criteria you supply it with.

As the days and nights are getting colder, the heating systems in most houses begin to switch on and fires start to be lit, with this comes many accidents involving children and burns.

Dads can often feel overwhelmed when it comes to child safety, the responsibility for DIY more usually than not falls in the realm of a dad’s duties, which means to a degree child proofing does too. But don’t worry; simply follow our child proofing tips to get your home in shape for your little one.

A stair gate is a safety must when your little angel starts to become more mobile. You’ll find that even a baby that has just learnt to crawl will manage to get into mischief in seemingly safe places. The main use for a stair gate is of course protecting your child from trips or falls around the stair area however in recent years stair gates have also become known as safety gates and are increasingly popular in kitchens and on summer doors.

They say a kitchen should be the hub of any home, but this particular hub can be brimming with baby safety dangers. Hot ovens, bubbling saucepans and boiling kettles are no match for an inquisitive child and with no concept of danger a disaster can happen in a moment. More than 42,500 children are taken to hospitals for kitchen related injures every year, a large proportion of which are toddlers.

When it comes to keeping a home safe for toddlers most modern day fathers are active accident busters who no longer lag behind mums, according to new research revealed today, although there are still the ‘it’s inevitable’ shoulder shruggers.