Stairway 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 STAIRS
Asked by A.R. from Philadelphia
on May 15, 2009
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I used to have a gate that was mounted into the wall. We had our walls painted and had the wall mount taken out and holes filled in. I'm looking for a way to babypro...
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- We use a pressure gate here and it works pretty well.
- We slipped the gate between the spindles at the bottom of the stairs - we didn't have a wall on either side. Some times the boys were able to pull it out of the way, b...
- We got a wooden gate from WalMart at about $15.00. Easy to use, doesn't need "installing" and has rubber on the sides to closure/wall protection. Very easy to put up/t...
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...
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...
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...
When Did You STOP Using a Babygate on the Stairs?
Asked by B.H. from Minneapolis
on September 4, 2009
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Just wondering at what age you stopped needing to use a babygate with the stairs? We have stairs in my townhouse and my 11mo.old who is only crawling right now is sta...
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- My daughter is going to be three in only 4 months, and we are still using a gate at the top AND the bottom ofthe stairs. She can navigate the steps by herself, BUT ht...
- My kids had stairs mastered (crawling up and down) between 15-19months....before this time I would just watch them closely. For example, during the day I would always ...
- B., I'd say if these are stairs you use often, go for the pricier one - for the top of the stairs, you need a nice gate that actually screws into the wall - otherwise...
Top of Stairs Gate
Asked by S.A. from Champaign
on January 12, 2010
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has anyone found a top of stairs gate that is pressure mounted that they feel good about? I was thinking that I would have to do the hardware mount into the wall but ...
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- I have 3 year old twins and found an awesome gate that retracts and can be operated with one hand when you are carrying something. We now have 3 of these because it is...
- Contact Hal at Home Safe Home Childproofing 1-800-531-9527 He is a really really nice man and super knowledgeable with years of childproofing experience. If you hav...
- Hi S.! It's me. ;) Our iron gate from the old house was screwed into the banister. When we removed it, we were able to patch the holes with wood putty that match...
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...
My Baby Fell down the Stairs!!!
Asked by A.W. from Washington DC
on September 27, 2009
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I don't know which category to put this in -- "terrible mother" isn't an option. Yesterday my beautiful, sweet 11-month-old fell down an entire flight of stairs becau...
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- Hi A., I am glad your son is okay. You should not feel guilty, these things happen to all parents everyday. Atleast you put gates up at the top of your stairs, we...
- Hi I was in the same posistion in early August , I always make sure the gate at the top of the stairs is closed but for some reason on this occasion I didn't and s...
- You are a great Mom! Know how I know? You got upset that your child was hurt... you are thinking ahead to how you can prevent it in the future... AND you called the ...
