Jack Smith – Texas

Infant House Baby Proofing

Jack Smith, CEO of Infant House Baby Proofing

Since 2004 Infant House has provided professional child proofing installation services to thousands of families. Infant House services Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, and Houston, Texas. Jack is a child proofing expert, proud Daddy of boy/girl twins, contributing author of “Chaos 2 Calm the moms-of-multiples’ guide to an organized family” and inventor of the GlideLok – a child proof door latch sold worldwide.

What do you like best about professional child proofing?

Jack: I love working with parents who want to protect their children from injuries in the home. I really feel like I have done my job of raising the awareness of child proofing when a client says, “I never thought of that, I am glad I called you!” I sleep really well at night once we have completed the family’s child proofing project top to bottom, I know we have done everything we can to help that family avoid the trauma of injury to their children.

What is your favorite item to install and why?

Jack: The challenge of baby proofing stairs with child safety gates peaks my interest. Every situation is unique. Installation of baby safety gates is best left to the professionals. I strongly suggest to our clients “please, don’t experiment with your child’s safety”.

What is the most common overlooked hazard that you encounter when doing baby proofing evaluations?

Jack: Carbon monoxide detectors are the most overlooked home safety product that I encounter. When I discover that a house has gas appliances without carbon monoxide detectors, I stop and have a very serious discussion with our baby proofing client about the safety of the whole family. Carbon monoxide is a silent killer and we recommend at least one CO detector for each level of the home.

What is the most common compliment you receive from your baby proofing clients?

Jack: They say, “Wow, you are early!” Most clients are used to contractors giving them a 4-hour window and then calling to say they will be late. Infant House Baby Proofing wants to respect our clients time and we strive to arrive on time if not early for our child proofing consultations and installations.

Tell us about your family.

Jack: My wife is amazing and supports my ambitions. You have to understand that as an entrepreneur, I am constantly coming up with new ideas. I can bounce 3-4 baby safety ideas off her just from the morning shower every day. She patiently says “let’s explore that more later.” She complements my business strengths with her accounting expertise, technology skills and her look-before-you-leap logic.

My twins continue to add to our family business. My son earned his Master of Marketing degree in college and assists our business with marketing advice. My daughter earned her degree in chemical engineering and helps us sort through some of the scientific parts of the business. Our family launched a non-profit in 2024. Our mission is to provide education and products related to safety of infants through elderly adults thus allowing peace of mind for those around them.