How to Childproof a TV: 9 Ways to Protect Your Television From Kids

You've covered the plug sockets. You've secured the cupboards. You've moved anything breakable.

Then you look across the living room and realise there's a huge, expensive television sitting right at child height.

If you're wondering how to childproof a TV, you're definitely not alone.

Modern televisions are bigger and thinner than ever, but their screens are still vulnerable to toys, balls, remote controls, sticky fingers and accidental impacts.

Here are nine practical ways to make your TV setup safer and better protected around children.

1. Secure the Television

Start with the television itself.

If your TV is on a stand or piece of furniture, make sure it's stable and appropriately secured.

This is particularly important around young children who may pull or climb on furniture.

2. Consider Wall Mounting

Wall mounting can reduce the risk of a television being pulled or knocked forwards.

It can also allow you to position the TV higher.

However, wall mounting doesn't solve every problem.

A wall-mounted screen can still be hit by a toy, ball or thrown object.

3. Move Toys Away From the TV

If the toy box is directly underneath the television, you're naturally encouraging play around the screen.

Where possible, create a separate play area away from the TV.

It's a simple change, but it can reduce the number of objects being waved, thrown or dropped near the display.

4. Keep Hard Toys Away From the Screen

Soft toys are one thing.

Building blocks, toy cars, balls and games controllers are another.

Hard objects can potentially damage a modern TV display if they hit it with enough force.

Keeping them away from the immediate TV area reduces the risk.

5. Protect Your TV Screen With Acrylic

Sometimes you can't prevent every accident.

That's where physical screen protection comes in.

A rigid acrylic TV screen protector sits in front of the original display, creating an additional physical barrier between your television and the room around it.

If something travels towards the screen, it reaches the protector before reaching the TV underneath.

At The Screen Protector, we manufacture our TV protectors in the UK using optical-grade acrylic.

6. Choose the Right Thickness

Not every home needs the same level of protection.

Our range includes:

Original Clear 2mm for lower-risk everyday protection.

Plus Clear 3mm for increased physical protection.

Plus Anti-Glare 3mm for protection where reflections are also an issue.

Premium Clear 4mm for our strongest standard level of protection.

If toys and accidental impacts are your primary concern, we'd recommend considering the Premium Clear 4mm.

7. Protect the Remote Too

TV remotes have an amazing ability to become toys.

Keep the remote somewhere children can't easily grab it if throwing objects is a concern.

The same applies to games controllers.

8. Hide or Secure Cables

Childproofing isn't only about the screen.

Loose cables can attract attention and create additional risks.

Good cable management can make the whole TV area cleaner and less accessible.

9. Prepare for the Accident You Can't Predict

This is perhaps the most important point.

You can tell children not to throw things.

You can move the toys.

You can wall mount the television.

But accidents still happen.

Physical screen protection is there for the moment your other precautions don't work.

Can You Childproof a 55, 65 or 75 Inch TV?

Yes.

Screen protection is available for many popular television sizes, including 55", 65" and 75" TVs.

Don't order solely based on the advertised inch size, though.

Measure the actual width and height of your television without the stand because dimensions vary between models.

Will a Childproof TV Screen Protector Affect the Picture?

Our clear protectors are made using optical-grade acrylic and are designed to maintain good visibility of the television underneath.

After all, you still want to enjoy the TV you're protecting.

Is a TV Screen Protector Worth It With Children?

If there's very little chance of your TV being hit, you may decide you don't need one.

But if toys regularly fly around your living room or you've already had a close call, physical protection starts to make considerably more sense.

Especially when compared with replacing an expensive television.

Childproof the TV Before the Accident

Most people start searching for TV protection at one of two points.

Just before something happens.

Or immediately after.

We know which one we'd rather it was.

A few simple changes around your living room, combined with appropriate physical screen protection where needed, can make your TV much better prepared for family life.