Fireplace Safety
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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...
Babyproofing a Fireplace
Asked by D.C. from St. Louis
on July 17, 2008
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Help! We have a marble fireplace and my 8 1/2 month old daughter that is pulling herself up now fell and hit her head on it yesterday. I was trying to catch her but ...
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- There is a company that makes fireplace bumpers (http://www.shopping.com/xPO-Fireplace_Bumper_Pad). It's a bit more expensive than the one found at OneStepAhead.com, ...
- The best thing we found is the Jack Mat. We tried the bumber guards from Babies'R'Us and my son eventually just pulled those off and it only protected the corners of t...
- My parents use short cusions like the ones off of a couch in front of the fireplace. As long as it is not lit, we have a comfortable place to sit on the floor with th...
Childproofing a Fireplace
Asked by A.C. from Salt Lake City
on June 27, 2009
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Hi Moms out there! I need help! My 6 month old is getting everywhere and we have a dangerous fireplace. It's a gas fireplace, but has sharp vents sticking out that ...
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- Hi A., We have the type of gate that Lindsey was talking about. It's called a hearth gate. I don't remember where we got ours, but I did find them on www.onestepahe...
- We used a few sections of a play yard structure to block off our fireplace (and conveniently the TV/stereo nearby). A friend of mine had a permanent gate structure in...
- http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/search.jsp?N=0&Nty=1&Ntk=Def&Ntx=mode%20matchpartialmax&Ntt=fireplace I love this site, so you have lots of options there. And f...
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 ...
Drafty Fireplace
Asked by K.P. from Seattle
on November 15, 2011
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Hello all!
I live in an apartment that has a fireplace in our living room. I have been noticing that the house feels like a window or something is open, and I figur...
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- There should be a lever or handle up inside the fireplace opening to open/close the flue. Make sure it is closed. Putting something in front of the fireplace opening...
- I have a friend with the same problem and she put a board in front of it so it is snug against it. She painted it and made it look pretty. Also, I think she put some...
- Yes, the damper is the first issue then check the seal around the the glass and the external parts for the front of the fireplace. You can put some insulation tape to ...
Childproofing house/Baseboard Heat
Asked by K.L. from Cleveland
on October 15, 2007
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I'm starting to childproof our house before my 3 month old starts crawling. First, are there any particular guides on childproofing that you would recommend (books or...
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- Hi Kate. We had base board heat when my 4 y/o was a baby. I put furniture in front of them. Her crib in front of the one in her room, the couch in the living room. ...
- Kate, We have an electric base board heating unit in our playroom. What I did was put chairs around the unit to block the kids from getting to it. This is not a foo...
- I was thinking you might have to put a chair or something in front of it. Eventually she will want to use the chair to stand and cruise with.
Baby Proofing a Fireplace
Asked by K.D. from Los Angeles
on September 6, 2008
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Moms with a fireplace - how do you baby proof the fireplace? We've got the screen in front of it, but my 10 months old daughter wants to pull herself up on it, which ...
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- My boys are 8 now but, when they were babies we got a fireplace gate from a place called Safer Baby. It was easy for my husband to install and allowed me to relax whe...
- you can put a hook on the screen and a loop into the wall so that it can't fall over. we did this when my kids were little and never had a problem. (It was about $4.00...
- HI We put the tools away and this sounds bad but we let her pull it down. It fell on her and after 2 times she never touched it again. We let her do it in the summer b...
Baby Loves Fireplace
Asked by J.B. from Houston
on March 26, 2008
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My little man is 8 mo old and a really good crawler these days. He just adores our fireplace. It's like he has radar for it or something. Anyway I don't want him st...
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- I put a baby gate up across ours. It was the perfect size. Now We have put a Cedar chest there instead. It fits just inside our mantle and it is as tall as the fire...
- i had that problem when my son was about 6mos old andiput doors on mine and he never went bye it again.goodluck
- We attached a fireplace cover. They are glass doors attached to the front(open like french doors). They have handles on them where you can keep them closed with someth...
