Is your house child-proof? If you are a parent who’s worried about safety of children, you probably have done some amount of child-proofing, especially in the early years.

Making your house child-enabled is the next step. Childproofing keeps the environment safe, but a child-enabled home provides opportunities for learning and exploration.

It’s advisable to make every room in your home a place that encourages exploration. Place the new book about dinosaurs in a low shelf in your bedroom. Provide a stool in the kitchen where your child can work on rolling rotis or shelling peas, while making sure it is safely away from the stove and that the gas is turned off when you are not around.

Store healthy snacks such as carrots, nuts and fruits in places your child can easily see and access. Place new objects, toys and books in places where children can reach them, while locking up what’s dangerous or unsafe. This way, you’ll find yourself saying ‘No’ a lot less and enjoying more moments of watching your child learn through discovery and exploration.