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A
child safety gate is one of the most important safety products you will need. A
baby or child safety gate helps you control what rooms or areas of the house
your child wanders off to. Once your child reaches the crawling stage, he
or she will want to explore every part of the house they can reach.
Types of Child Safety
Gates
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Mounted safety gates - This type of
gate requires you to install some type of mount to the wall and are
sometimes a little more expensive, but mounted child safety gates are
always more sturdy and harder to move out of position. Mounted
safety gates are also available with some nice features like swinging
doors. Having to hop over a gate doesn't seem like much of a
problem until you have to do it over and over again.
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Pressure gates - These types
of child safety gates are usually less expensive, but they can also be
moved out of position easier than a mounted gate. This type of
safety gate works by being placed in-between two walls or the opening of
a door and is then squeezed into place usually by pushing down on a
handle.
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What to look for when
shopping
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Make sure the gate was made after 1985
- Gates prior to 1985 were an expandable accordion style gate that
opened to form diamond shaped openings. This kind of gate is
dangerous and should not be used. Although these types of gates
were not produced after 1985, you will still see them being sold at
garage sales and resale shops.
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Although safety gates can provide you with
a barrier and keep your child out of dangerous places, you should never
solely rely on them for protection. Always keep on eye on where
your child is in the house. Once they start crawling and
exploring, they can move very quick.
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As
a final Note
Always
send in your product registration card. This
is how you will be notified in case of a recall.
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