When my first child had an accident at home, I realised we hadn't childproofed the house as well as we could have. Thankfully, they were fine, but I learned my lesson and began a thorough inspection of my home and garden. I got to work addressing the various hazards we had overlooked, and I started this blog to help other parents think objectively about the hazards in their own homes. I post about a variety of topics, such as pool safety, choosing a safe garden fence, storing medication and cleaning products, window and door locks and kitchen safety for kids. I hope you find my blog useful and informative.
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Childproofing Your Home And Garden
Carpet Cleaning | 3 Clever Tactics To Introduce Child-Friendly Carpets To Your Home
Ana Gonzales
While carpets provide a comfortable and soft surface for kids to play on, carpet cleaning is a never-ending chore. You'll naturally want to choose carpets wisely when you have kids at home to avoid repeating this mundane chore more often than necessary. When you have kids at home, certain factors will take priority over others in your carpet choices, especially if you're looking for low maintenance solutions. Here are some clever tactics to introduce child-friendly carpets to your home.
Choose Darker Colours
While it's natural for darker coloured carpets to make the room feel smaller, they are unparalleled in their ability to hide stains, blemishes and spills. This is perhaps your topmost priority because unsightly carpet stains can bring down the look of your entire room and any amount of carpet cleaning will not make it much better. Darker coloured carpets conceal these stains easily, giving your kids the freedom to play without ruining your precious flooring. This will make your carpet cleaning task far easier.
Incorporate Allergy-Free Materials
Allergens like pollen, dust and other organisms from the air will inevitably find their way into your home and will gravitate towards your carpeted flooring. These allergens get trapped in your carpet fibres and will eventually cause or aggravate allergies in your children. You'll ideally want to choose synthetic materials like nylon and polyester to prevent allergies in children. These carpets are made from nonorganic and inhospitable fibres that repel allergens. This makes it difficult for mould to grow, while pollen simply dries out on the carpet surface. You'll also want to avoid materials with too much shag. Let the materials have shorter strands because this reduces the possibility of pollen and other allergens sitting on them. Apart from being allergy-free, these synthetic materials are easy to steam and vacuum, making your carpet cleaning task fairly easy.
Choose Carpet With Low Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Content
According to the Carpet Institute of Australia, Australians spend nearly 90 percent of their time indoors. This makes indoor air quality a vital health factor, especially when you have children. Keep in mind that many carpets contain special chemicals and VOCs. These chemicals will convert into gas and will enter the room to affect your indoor air quality. This can be especially harmful for everyone breathing this air because they cause preventable ailments in both adults and children. When choosing child-friendly carpets, you'll want to ensure that they have low VOC content. Make sure you consider this factor when choosing carpets for your kids. Apart from low VOC content, you can promote good indoor air quality by undertaking regular carpet cleaning and opening up the room for ventilation.
Carpet cleaning is a key factor when you have kids at home. Apart from carpet cleaning, make sure you also use these clever tactics to make your carpets child-friendly.
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