Babyproof kitchen checklist

Many of us spend most of our time in our kitchens. They are a center for entertaining, provide relaxation and help us prepare meals. But as any professional chef will tell you, kitchens are a hazardous place to spend time in, and you baby may well agree.

At least once every week, most families bring some of the most dangerous items that enter the home into their kitchens: plastic bags. Instead of saving them, throw out the plastic bags immediately. Those bags covering clothes from the dry-cleaner are especially dangerous.