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Keep your precious gadgets safe from the most dangerous hands in the world – children's.

Quick, what's your greatest fear? Heights? Darkness? Monthly billing statements? If you're a tech-savvy parent with at least one toddler at home, chances are your greatest fear is to wake up and see your little angel hitting things as hard as she can with your Android phone, or accidentally spending two thousand dollars on some virtual weapons for an iPad game. When left unsupervised, children are the leading cause of astronomical gadget-related bills. Perhaps the most frustrating part about this is that you can't simply tell your kid to not touch your stuff, because "being curious" and "doing things that human cubs absolutely are not supposed to do" are two traits that have managed to survive generations of evolution. This means that to expect children to behave properly at all times is tantamount to going against the very will of Mother Nature herself, which is both scary and impossible.

Don't fret, though, because there are ways to bypass your child's natural tendency to completely brick every sophisticated piece of technology you own. In fact, here are five of them.

Make Sure the Power Button is Disabled

Sometimes, it's as simple as making sure that your devices don't get switched on and off with relative ease. Heck, I bet even you've experienced accidentally turning your computer off. It happens. Human beings are a combination of four appendages, twenty digits, and inherently poor coordination; so putting anything within your own range means that you're 50% more likely to do something you're not supposed to do. Imagine how it must be, then, for kids, who spend most of the day running around, knocking things over, and doing their best "what does THIS button do?" impression. This is why the Power Button sometimes becomes every techie parent's mortal enemy.

Fortunately, you can get around this by customizing the settings on your computer (whether Windows or Mac) to make it considerably less easy to shut down. Windows allows you to fiddle with its Power Options and effectively "depower" the Power Button, while the Mac OS has a third-party button-blocking app to prevent those pesky accidental shutdowns.

Make Sure to Sign Out

One of the simplest mistakes – with the most brutal repercussions – we make when using our gadgets is our reluctance to sign out of our online accounts. Blame it on laziness, forgetfulness, or an exaggerated sense of complacency or security, but we DO tend to click the "Remember me" box more than we should. Always remember to log out of your accounts, in order to prevent other people from making unauthorized or accidental transactions.

Use a PIN or Password

The PIN (or password) is one of the simplest security features of any device. Unsurprisingly, it's also one of the most effective. If you've enabled a PIN code or password on, say, your business phone, you can lock the screen, preventing curious little hands from fooling around with it. Just make sure that your password or PIN is substantially challenging to guess (read: NOT "ABC123" or "password", because come on).

Store Them in Durable (and Hard-to-Open) Cases

Make sure that you keep your gadgets in containers that can withstand the kind of punishment that only a three-year old with terrible aim can inflict upon them. Believe me when I say that placing your phone or laptop within range of a child is an automatic invitation for the child to test just how durable it is. One way to deal with this is to protect your gadgets through the use of jelly cases, solid containers, leather sleeves/jackets, or really sturdy housing. That way, no matter how many times your child drops your stuff, you can be sure that your precious iPhone will survive your little Newton's attempts at proving that gravity does exist.

Keep Them Out of Reach of Children

Of course, the best way to guarantee that your children won't accidentally do things to your gadgets is to rob them of the chance to even get ahold of your tech things. A lot of gadget-related accidents can be avoided by simply putting your smartphone or tablet on a higher shelf or a table so that your perky, stretchy, spunky, and often violent toddler can't reach it.

Author Bio   
Monique Jones is an Engineer who deals with telephone systems. Besides being an Engineer, she also works as a part time writer. She helps her colleagues and other people about their communication issues, giving effective solutions to address their needs.