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.

It is an unfortunate reality, but very few holiday companies cater for young toddlers who are starting to explore the world around them. More understandably but still no less of a concern, is that the homes of families and friends will almost certainly not be prepared for your little one’s inquisitive ways. An unguarded stair case or sharp edge at toddler head height, will be something overlooked by your hosts, but a potential danger to your child.