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Childproofing Your Home

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Updated April 28, 2010

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Stove Guard
Stove Guard

A Guard to Protect Your Kids from Hot Items on the Stove

Your stove can be a big hazard to your kids, who can get burned by food that is cooking on the stove or turn on the burners and get seriously burned.

In addition to using the back burners when cooking and turning handles away from the front of your stove, a stove guard can make your stove safe.

Similar to the stove guard, plastic guards can keep your kids away from electronics in your home, like your TV, VCR, or DVD player.

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