Even though you now have a child of your own, that beautiful car that you spent years restoring and fine tuning will always be your baby. Here are three items that you need to get your hands on and make use of now that you have a rambunctious little one running around.

Car covers are a great thing to have if you like to take care of your vehicles. They help protect from the elements but they also help to protect your car’s finish from little kids. The hands of children are almost always greasy or sticky and that will get onto your nicely buffed, cherry red dodge. Car covers are also the best first line of defense against scratches resulting from kids playing around your car.

Car seats are surprisingly important in the life of a parent. Not only do they keep your child safe in a crash but they keep your driving safer because you don’t have to spend your time watching what your kid is doing or getting into. Car seats are really one of the most important items for the safety of your child, your car and yourself. I ordered that list like that intentionally. Make sure that as your child grows you get the right kinds of car seats to ensure that they are as safe as they can be in the worst case scenario.

Lastly, one of the most important items you can get as a car owner and parent. A lock for your garage will keep your car out of reach and keep your child out of danger resulting from all the precariously stacked and pointy things you keep meaning to organize and get rid of. Make it known that the garage is off limits and not a safe place to be. Just for safety’s sake you will want to keep using those car covers in the garage as well to protect from dust and potential mishaps.