While curiosity is crucial in developing children, sometimes some things are better left unexplored. For a 2-year-old, electrical sockets are fascinating. A device affixed to the wall incites their ...

As soon as little ones start to crawl, the extreme baby-proofing begins. Baby gates are installed, wires tidied away and, for some, every single reachable plug socket is filled with a white plastic ...

Which outlet cover is best? While it’s enjoyable to watch curious babies discover the world around them, it can also be nerve-wracking to think about all the potentially dangerous situations. To ease ...

A Bristol-based electrician has urged parents to ditch plug socket covers, warning they are “horrible” and “unsafe” for children. Steve Palmer, from JPS Electrical Services has become an internet ...

An electrician posted a warning about "horrible, unsafe" socket covers on Facebook a week ago Parents are being urged to throw plug socket covers away to prevent their children seriously harming ...

Controversy over the use of plug socket covers in early years settings has arisen again following a Department of Health safety alert. A safety alert circulated by the Department of Health highlights ...

An electrician is advising parents to throw away plug socket covers because they can hurt children instead of protecting them. Toddlers can easily pull these 'safety' devices out of the socket and use ...

Mums and dads are being urged to throw plug socket covers away to prevent their children seriously harming themselves. An electrician posted a warning about "horrible, unsafe" socket covers on ...