How Do You Buy a Safe Step Stool For a Child

Let's look at how to buy a kids step stool. It doesn't matter if the kids step stool is a wooden step stool or a plastic step stool. You really are looking for a safe, easy to use step stool that a child can easily move.

What you should look for is ease of use and stability. Some children's step stools fold to make storage of the step stool convenient for you. Others are very lightweight and only hold a child weighing less than 100 pounds. And then there are others that allow for storage. If you're looking for a child's step stool the load rating may not be an issue. But if you're buying a step stool for anyone that weighs over 150 pounds, be sure the step stool you're buying has a load rating printed on the step stool itself.

Folding children's step stools are convenient for home use because they take up very little space when folded and store easily. In most homes space is a problem so the folding step stool makes good sense because it can easily be stored in a closet. But folding step stools can be dangerous if they are not used properly. Read the warning label on any folding step stool about the maximum allowable reach.

Next, make sure your kid's step stool doesn't slide on the floor too easily. Some of the step stools are made from plastic or wood that will slide on a smooth floor. Check the bottom of your step stool for non-slip pads. To make sure your step stool has rubber pads good enough to keep them from sliding on a smooth floor, feel the pads. If the pads feel like soft rubber, it's a good non-slip pad. If the non-slip pad feels hard, don't buy it. Another test to make sure your children's step stool won't slide is to simply put the step on a slick linoleum floor and push the step stool with your foot.

David C. DuPont has been finding solutions to step stool problems for over 9 years. He has helped people solve their problems by helping them find kitchen step stools, wooden step stools, kids step stools, plastic step stools and step stools for senior citizens and bariatric rehab. To see his step stools or to contact him to find a step stool for yourself, go to www.Shure-Step.com