Babyproofing leverages talents that you may already have, and can be a great way for you to grow your client base!
Babyproofing skills
If you already do tasks in Funiture Assembly, General Mounting, and Home Improvement, you’re off to a great start. The most popular task within the Babyproofing category is to install baby gates, followed by securing furniture to walls.
If you task in Organisation or Interior Design, you may be able to specialise in helping clients to prepare their space to be safe and accommodating to children. This may include tasks like reorganising items on shelves, in storage, or putting together the nursery.
Sample scoping questions for Babyproofing tasks
- Can you share a link to the gate/s you’ve purchased?
- Are there any extra parts needed that I can pick up in advance?
- Is the gate pressure fit, or will it need to be drilled into the wall?
- Do you already have the child locks, or will you need me to purchase? If so, can you send me a link of what you’re looking for?
- Did the [furniture item] come with mounting hardware to affix it to the wall?
- Please be prepared to share your WiFi information (if the task includes installing a smart home device)
- Which rooms/cupboards/areas do you need help organising/designing?
Tools & supplies
Leverage your toolkit that you would normally use during Furniture Assembly, General Mounting, or Home Improvement tasks. If you’re just getting started, see our article, “The tools that Taskers use the most,” for suggestions.
If you have Organisation expertise and can suggest products that your client may want to consider getting for their space, you can consider those as supplies!
Typical Babyproofing tasks
Assemble furniture
- Cots
- Changing tables
- Chest of drawers
- Glider chairs
- Shelving
Set up devices
- Baby monitors
- Dimmer switches
Secure furniture
- Bookshelves
- Chest of drawers
- Entertainment centres
- TVs
- Mirrors
- Extension cables
- Long cables
- Other wiring (often TV or WiFi-related)
- Tall lamps
- Bar stools
- Freestanding coat racks
- Bar trolleys
- Any exposed musical instruments
- Any sculptures or reachable heavy artwork
Install safety locks
- Window safety guards and/or safety bars
- Cordless window blinds
- Oven door and knobs
- Cabinets and drawers
- Medicine cabinet
- Nappy bins
- Toilets
- Rubbish bins
Install baby gates
- Across stairways
- Within or between rooms at the top and at the bottom
- In any exterior door frame or stairway
- On gates around the property
Organise cupboards, drawers, etc.
- Pots, pans, Tupperware, plastic spoons, measuring cups and other safe objects can be moved to lower drawers and cabinets where babies can safely explore
- Plastic bags, cling film, rubber bands, sharp knives, scissors, glassware and other potentially breakable or harmful objects should be moved to higher cabinets and drawers
- Containers storing pasta, nuts or other choking hazards should be moved out of reach
- Alcohol and other substances, such as medicine should be moved out of reach
- Toxic products such as cleaning supplies should be moved out of reach
Again, this is not an exhaustive list but you can expect Babyproofing tasks covering these basics. You can also expect to sometimes get hired in the Babyproofing category to do tasks like installing gates for pet babies!
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