Old Homes Like These Are Childproofing Nightmares. Here’s How These Parents Keep Their Kids Safe

With a toddler in the house, even the most beautiful house can be dangerous.

Joe Metzger, co-owner of Safer Babies, makes a basement staircase safer for 13-month-old Sushil Laroia, who is cruising around the house with his mom, Sarah. Alejandro A Alvarez/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS

By Erica Palan Philadelphia Inquirer

PHILADELPHIA—No one wants to think of their home as a potential death trap. Sometimes parents just can’t help it.