Did your parents teach you not to stick things into wall receptacles? Curious children that have observed their parents plugging in different devices might decide to try it out for themselves, and you know how quick and sneaky children can be. Unfortunately, regular wall receptacles have no safety device that will prevent this from happening, and it can have tragic consequences.
So, what can you as a parent do? Naturally, the first thing to do would be to teach your children that it is very dangerous to play with electricity, but this is not always enough. Putting some type of safeguard in place is a wise decision, but there are a few different options to choose from. Plastic caps can be forgotten or pried away by an insistent child, so they are not your best alternative.
Instead, you should consider having an electrician install tamper-resistant receptacles. These receptacles will only open up for a plug that is inserted with equal pressure on both sides of the receptacle, preventing children from inserting objects into the receptacle.
