Child Safety Month? More Like Child Safety Year

October was Child Safety Month, and that really got me thinking. EVERY month should be Child Safety Month. One of the things I get asked most often is “What are the best window treatments for a kid’s room?” Many parents are squeamish about putting window treatments in their child’s room, for fear of dangling cords. Those are genuine and well-deserved concerns.

According to the Parents for Window Blind Safety, “there are window blinds and corded window treatments being sold at department stores, hardware stores and discount stores that do not have the inner cord stoppers on the products.”  All Blinds.com products are up to date with the most current technology and best quality inner cord stoppers, which is extremely important to our manufacturers and to us. Parents for Window Blinds Safety also urge parents to use cordless blinds, as they are the safest options. The added benefit? Cordless blinds and shades are extremely sleek and stylish and the option is available on almost all the most popular blinds, shades, and draperies (all shutters are cordless).

1. I love this aluminum blind with LiteRise from Hunter Douglas because it comes in so many colors, yet it’s affordable and almost child-proof. LiteRise is a fantastic cordless option.

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2. Roller shades have really increased in popularity in 2008. Stylish, sleek, and super easy to install, these room darkening roller shades from Bali are unbelievable. They’re available in lots of colors, and again, available cordless, like the ones shown here.

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3. I also love shutters as a safe choice in rooms where children spend a lot of time. They’re extremely tough, and never have any cords to worry about. Children tend to open these by tilting the slats with their hands; it doesn’t get much safer than that. This Blinds.com Fauxwood Shutter is great-looking and one of the most affordable shutters available.

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The Window Covering Safety Council has a great list of ways to retrofit your blinds and shades to make sure your corded blinds are kid-safe if you do have cords or loops. In fact, you can order a FREE retrofit kit, which many of our customers have done with great success.

Parents, urge your children’s schools to retrofit blinds and shades or install cordless blinds and shades in all classrooms, multi-purpose rooms and any other room to which a child might have access. Insist that all day cares and babysitters have cordless blinds in their centers or homes.

There are lots of other safe choices available, these are just some of my tried-and-true favorites. By doing these things, your children will be well-protected and you’ll feel good about giving them the freedom to be children.

What have you done in your home to keep your kids safe?

Happy (and safe) decorating,

Esther

Comments

[Cynthia]

Wow, I love those striped roller shades! I'm in the middle of redoing my son's room, I might just have to go for them. Since they're cordless, do you think they'll work for a long time, even after lots of use? My son likes to keep them up during the day, so we'd operate them every day.

Thanks, Cynthia

[Esther]

Cynthia,

These are some of the sturdiest roller shades out there, and you shouldn't have a problem! If you're worried, go read what other customers have said about the product. I'm so glad you like them... I like them too :) You'll have to send me some pictures once you've put them up!

[Made to measure Venetian window blinds]

Hi,

Nice article.... nice decoration has done for child .....good keep it up...

[Blinds]

Hi

Good to see that the industry is trying to tackle this problem head long. Your combination of blinds in the middle photograph creates a great visual impact.