Protecting your children, grandkids and pets is of paramount importance. Keep inquisitive children and pets at a safe distance from the heat source. These are high quality child guards. The extra heavy duty steel frame provide additional resistance to toddlers and pets pushing against the guard. The rods / bars limit the access children have to your heat source, while allowing the warmth to project into the room. The child guards come with spreader bars so they can be free-standing, and / or they have wall hooks for a more permanent fixture.