The bathroom is filled with danger and is one of the most important rooms in the house that you need to childproof.

Cabinet locks and latches for the cupboard doors.  This will keep hairspray, perfumes, shampoos, soaps, and bathroom cleansers safe and far from your child’s reach. Keep vitamins and medication out of reach and locked away as well.

Move over to the toilet and be sure there is a lock on the lid.  Kids reach into the water and because they are heavier on the top half of their bodies, they can topple head-first into the toilet bowl and drown.

Next, if you have a closet in your master bathroom, clothing and dry cleaning bags can be pulled down and suffocate your child.  Remove all dry cleaning bags and consider a door lock as appropriate.

If you have candles around your bathtub, along with soaps and shampoos, these need to be kept out of reach and away from kids.  Also put some nonskid mats or adhesive safety strips in the floor of the tub and shower so the kids don’t slip.

Install electrical outlets protected by ground-fault circuit breakers to prevent electric shock. And don’t forget to set your water heater at 120 degrees f or install anti-scald devices on faucets. Don’t allow children to play in bathrooms and never leave children alone in the bathtub as they can drown in just two inches of water.