yeah this stuff should be child proofed before the baby arrives

They sure are. My kids are a little grown up now. But we have all curtains so no worries about cords

Please take notice of this advice, if you have old blinds and are concerned regarding the cost of tying back the cords it can be done easily, bunnings sell the connectors, as do spotlight and lincraft, you can put a screw into the window frame and this will secure them, do whatever you can, many children have been killed or maimed with these blind cords, it is not worth it, fix them, or remove them, your childrens lives are worth it,

Cords and chains are such a temptation for kids. It is so important to choose the right/safe fittings for windows.

It should be law that the cord holders have to be higher than the current law is.
I have children who visit that have to watched constantly – because of my cords. They are legally fitted but had I thought about it I would have made the installer clip the cords up higher.

I tie all my cords up high it does not affect the functioning

This is very important. You can also buy a range of inexpensive devices to install yourself.

Too many accidents happened to the children at the moment

This is really important. One of my friends walked into her lounge room one day to find her little one tangled in the blind cord and Turing blue!

Great tips thanks for sharing

It really is simple DON’T HAVE THEM, or if you have no choice don’t have them in their bedroom at the very least. If you can’t due to renting etc. tie them up high and don’t use them, so you don’t forget.

Great article and points, blind cords and littlies don’t mix. thanx.

Pretty shameless advertising. I thought I was going to read a helpful article.

we all need to get down to ground level and crawl around to see if there is anything dangerous around

Great article a a reminder for me to check all my blinds in our new house

All blinds with cords should now be banned just so dangerous

such an important issue for children’s safety. the article does push Luxaflex but it is up to you to check if other manufacturers offer the safety features that Luxaflex do.

Don’t have motorised blinds or shutters unless they can be manually operated at well, even if you have to reach to do it. If you have them fitted by a professional make sure they fit the cords etc. high enough that little kids cannot touch them at all. This also refers to vertical drapes. They tend to anchor the cords to them too low for my liking.

so much tragedy has happened with cords in the past year

the simplest things can harm out children, we need to be vigilant in everything