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Kids and carpet are very often at odds with one another. Kids seem to want to do everything they can to destroy your homes carpet. If you have kids you should read this article for some things to look out for and some ways to prevent damage to your carpet from children.

There are many different ways that kids can harm your carpet. One big one is by drawing on it with markers. This can cause some permanent damage even if they use the so called washable markers. To prevent damage from markers try to only let your children use them in rooms with hard surfaces. If they do get some marker on the carpet do not touch it. Instead call a professional cleaner in to handle the job. If you work on it yourself you might set the markers leaving a permanent stain. Another thing that kids do to carpet is spill drinks on it. It seems that just about every kids drink is brightly colored so that it will easily stain the carpet.

Even sippy cups can leak a small amount of liquid and leave drip marks. To prevent this damage only let your children drink in wet areas like the kitchen. If they do spill something on the carpet try to soak it up as soon as possible and then spot clean it right away. Try water first and if that does not work move on to a general spotter. If you can not get the stain out do not play chemist and try anything else. Instead call in a professional. The last way that kids can damage carpet that I will talk about is by dropping play dough on the carpet. They will undoubtedly step on the play dough as soon as it is on the ground grinding it into the carpet. This is one of those stains that is also best left to the professionals. You will only get your self in trouble by trying to remove play sough.

I hope this article will help you keep your carpet in good shape. Unfortunately almost everything that your kid plays with can damage a carpet and the only solution is to keep these things away with your carpet. This is an almost impossible task so hopefully you have your carpet cleaners number on speed dial. you might need it. Good luck.

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