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It’s a scream most unexpected, an echo that shivers through the walls (defying stone, rafters and installation). You scurry after the sound, racing down the hall. Fear plagues every step; tragedy is expected. There can be no source of a shriek beyond your child, after all, and you’re terrified that he’s been injured.
He has — but not to the extent you assumed. All sobs were formed from a simple bruise, with him clutching at his temple and demanding your sympathy. You offer it immediately, even as your eyes cobble together the clues: soft skin had grazed a sharp corner, and the result was pain.
Such a result must be rectified — now.
Children wish always to explore, to master their surroundings with waddling steps. Too often, however, do those steps lead them to rough edges and tightly carved cabinetry: which can harm fragile bodies, offer cuts and broken capillaries. It’s essential therefore that parents baby-proof their homes with corner guards.
Corner guards, as their name implies, are items that can slide snugly onto the ends of furnishings. They are shaped from rubber, felt or similarly soft materials — which makes them ideal protectors. They obscure all angles and render them harmless; and this enables children to move about the home as they wish, rather than having to be trapped to circular spaces.
Corner guards are vital for every household. They should be utilized in all rooms and should remain in place until youths are able to distinguish depths. Their coloring will ensure that they blend with all decor, however, and won’t mark them as distractions — merely as natural elements.
