Childproofing Your Kitchen

Your kitchen can be a very dangerous place for your child if it isn’t properly baby proofed. Here are some important tips you should follow to prevent kitchen accidents.

1. Use outlet plugs. This is must. These handy little plastic covers plug right into your wall sockets. It’s important to get the best possible plugs available since those little fingers can get quite good at pulling out the cheap ones.

2. Lock cabinet doors – I couldn’t live without the latches that keep drawers and cupboard doors closed. They’re easy to get into for adults, but impossible for little hands to open.

3. Keep cleaning supplies away. Even if you use latches on your cupboard doors, it’s better to be safe than sorry and keep your cleaning products out of your child’s reach. I keep mine in the cupboard above the sink.

4. Use oven and fridge latches. It’s amazing how easily your little one can open the fridge and oven doors. Without me knowing it, my daughter had snuck into the fridge and taken an entire carton of eggs out, then broke them all over the basement. I’ve had a latch on my fridge ever since!

5. Common sense. Regularly sweet and mop your kitchen floors, and keep the counters clear of things like sharp knives or heavy appliances that can be pulled off.


I’ve used quite a few different child proofing products, and I’ve found that Safety 1st is one of the best and least expensive.

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MONTERITZ Classic Estates is in a growth center zoned primarily as a residential district and in just 10 minutes away from Davao City’s main commercial center.  It is convenient and accessible, and is in close proximity to schools like the Ateneo de Davao Grade School and High School, Colegio de San Ignacio and the Philippine Women’s College; the St. Francis de Assissi Church; the Davao Doctor’s Hospital; it is also near NCCC and the SM Malls.

But in our recent visit to the development, we had found out that there’s more where the “ritz” is coming from.  Closeness to nature, the peculiar serenity of the place, and its picturesque landscape make it really a glittering Davao City gem.  And when the gates opened, we saw something comparable to a secret garden.  The residential complex, embraced by local trees and bushes, has used up a side of its hill property to create a breathtaking vista where land, sea and skies combine.  MONTERITZ not only provides one a home in the country; it also lends a scenic landscape easily accessible.  All you have to do is go to your terrace or open your window.  It is not merely a place to retire, but a place where one can really begin life.

AMENITIES included in the fully-operational clubhouse complex are the grand ballroom and function rooms for your most memorable occasions; the fully equipped gym and fitness center, covered basketball court with provisions for volleyball and badminton, a tennis court and swimming pools for your healthy lifestyle.

PERCHED ATOP DAVAO CITY’S foremost residential zone is a sprawling 45-hectare (111 acre) property with a natural landscape of rolling hills and ridges and offering discriminating views of the city, the mountain and the sea.  Monteritz Classic Estates, Davao’s first highly exclusive subdivision, is a unique package of lifestyle, convenience, good taste, and investment.

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