Electrical Safety: Infant
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To Childproof or Not?
Asked by A.A. from Jackson
on February 24, 2011
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I recently asked a question about my 18 month old and behavior and it was recommended to me by a few moms that I do more childproofing. It got me to thinking...how mu...
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- We have some childproof stuff. Stairs and china cabinet, half the cabinets in the kitchen, but only under one bathroom sink. Save for the stairs, I childproof my s...
- I didn't child proof. At all. I think it's funny when I go to someone's house and the toilet has the "thing" on it so you can't open the potty! lol I really and tru...
- We pretty much cleared out anything dangerous. Some kids are really into everything, others are good about things. Our first would assess a room and find the tiniest w...
Childproofing Help
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on January 18, 2011
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I am childproofing my home for my baby who is just starting to crawl.Need some ideas from moms on how you do it.Maybe there are products out there which I am not aware...
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- We tended to childproof as needed. We never did block the stairs. Our guy just never tried going up or down them without us there. We worked hard at teaching him how t...
- I did major childproofing for my first baby too in our first house. Then we moved to a 2nd when my 2nd baby was 6 weeks old. I decided to wait and see what she would b...
- i just covered outlets and put baby gates on the stairs when she started to climb i also got rubber corner covers for the fire place and latches for the cabnets. perso...
Childproofing
Asked by A.G. from Detroit
on November 23, 2008
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Advice needed for childproofing. We have not childproofed our home yet, our daughter will be 9 months old soon. We haven't done it yet 1) because we can't really affor...
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- Get down on the floor and crawl around to see what she could get into. Make sure you look in every where and behind stuff just incase she can get to it. Then you can g...
- First off, try Craig's List or garage sales for child-proofing stuff. You cannot afford NOT to do anything! If you can't afford to purchase a bunch of child-proofi...
- A., The number one thing is to get all poisons(cleaning supplies), medicine, and matches up out of reach. Keep in mind that toddlers can climb up on counters and the...
Baby-proofing Recommendation
Asked by I.S. from Chicago
on April 28, 2007
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would you recommend a baby-proofing company or brand of products which has worked for you and your little one?
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- I had Protective Parents Childproofing come out to my house. They have a website you can check out with safety tips and prices protectiveparentschildproofing.com. A ...
- You can get a lot of the baby proofing stuff at Babies R' Us or Target. I think my cabinet latches and drawer latches are from safety first. Also, Babies R' Us has t...
- My duaghter is only 3 1/2 months old; however, since I have friends and family who visit with toddlers, I began baby-proofing during my last trimester. One of my girl...
Childproofing Question
Asked by E.H. from Minneapolis
on October 22, 2007
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I'm getting started on baby-proofing my house. Just wondering if those of you that have already done it can give me some helpful tips. I'm concerned that I have a lo...
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- With regards to cords, if you can hide them behind furniture or something, that would be best. We have only 2 cords out in plain view and of course, my daughter is dra...
- With my babyproofing I just made the cords as short as possibly to the wall and took a twistytie and bundeled them up. With everything else I just put any knick kn...
- One Step Ahead is a great place to start, and then from there I found what I could at Target and Babies R Us. I still ordered some things that I couldn't find in store...
Advice on Childproofing
Asked by M.S. from Omaha
on June 19, 2007
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I have a ten month old daughter. I need some advice on childproofing. I can not seem to get my significant other to grasp the idea that he can no longer bring home l...
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- M.- My husband was the same way about change. Make a place where he can easily deposit his loose change, ours is a bowl on top of the fridge. In about 8 months or so ...
- My little guy is also 10 months and into absolutely everything! My motto is if you value it hide it! We have baby gates at all doors (I like air flow and hate stale ro...
- Hi, I am just going to let you know what I did for childproofing my home. First I went around and pulled all the cords wich I could see and firgured out what they...
Dad Doesn't Believe in Babyproofing
Asked by M.J. from Salt Lake City
on February 8, 2008
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My husband thinks that since our mothers didn't use babygates and other babyproofing items, and since we didn't die, that we don't need to use them either. How do I co...
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- In my experience, there's a reason why moms are the primary care takers of children. I've found that creative, persistant baby lessons were necessary in convincing my ...
- Hi M., My husband at the time, never really had any input on childproofing. I did the gate and outlet covers that were very visable to child. Otherwise, I taught the...
- Could you talk to your husband and explain to him that while you recognize our parents may not have used these babyproofing items that times have changed and they made...
Childproofing
Asked by A.E. from Des Moines
on December 9, 2008
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Hi
I was wondering if there were any moms out there that didn't childproof their house?
I was thinking when we go other places it will not be done... it is not like...
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- I childproofed as my son showed me what to childproof. when he started really moving i moved all stuff off of lower shelves and put his toys in those places and i put ...
- You can't expect every place you go with your child to be "childproof". However, you do want to be able to relax a little in your own home. For example, if you are si...
- We didn't do much childproofing. But we also never left her unsupervised...and still don't really even now that she is 4. I would say how much you need to childproof d...
What You Didn't Think of When Childproofing
Asked by R.P. from Lansing
on April 9, 2008
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Hi ladies! I have a 9 month old who is not crawling yet....we are trying everything to get him moving but he is just content sitting or laying on the floor with a boo...
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- I wouldn't try too hard to get the mobility going. I was 2 before I walked and was also content to sit around and I'm okay. My son, however crawled at 9 months and ran...
- I found that even though I go thru and "childproof " my home, That doesn't do it all... You have to home proof the child. YOUR home may be as safe as you can make it, ...
- Hi, please don't stress over not crawling. My children all walked then crawled. The only thing you can do is place him on his tummy and if he wants to do something he ...
Babyproofing Drawers and Furniture
Asked by J.S. from Santa Fe
on February 19, 2008
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We're having some babyproofing challenges that I'm hoping to get some product recomendations for. We can't seem to find any kind of lock for shallow drawers. The dra...
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- As much as we want them to - latches won't stop kids from getting into where they want to. However, Home Depot sells "stubby" screw drivers that are about 1 1/2" tall...
- Have you tried putting up baby gates? I never found any locks or latches that kept my son out of anything. I ended up just closing doors to the areas I didn't want h...
- Even though it can be a pain, the word, "no" has been our best solution at home. There are just some places if my son gets into (and he's smart enough to get through ...
