Stairway Safety: Safety 1st
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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...
Best Baby-Gate for Top of Stairs
Asked by R.D. from Pittsburgh
on November 16, 2006
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Hi, I am in the midst of baby-proofing, and I am hoping for some advice about the gate for the top of the stairs. We would like one that would be easy to open and shut...
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- We use a baby gate that can open and close(like a yard gate would) for our living room. It is pretty sturdy...try as he might, our son hasn't been able to get it to b...
- I cant remember the name brand it was, but I got one for 40$ at toyrus. It is a swing both ways, and slider one..It screws into the wall, and it is just plasic.It str...
- http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=2629950 we liked this one alot. we never used it for stairs though, it was in a doorway. not sure if that makes...
Help with Childproofing Home
Asked by M.L. from New York
on May 17, 2008
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Please Help!
My 7 month old just took apart her monitor in her crib! our house is not child proof yet and i am really concerned. does anyone know what gates are...
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- It's time to child proof your home. If you have stairs, don't use a pressure gate. The risk is too high. It's best to have one installed (screws in the wall and all). ...
- Hi M., I have to tell you that my first daughter would get to every item imaginable. It was like she was on wheels. I would find her picking up every speck off of the...
- These are recommendations from a professional childproofer with experience in over 2000 homes. Learn about the hidden dangers not many know about and the most effectiv...
Best Baby Gate for Top of Stairs
Asked by J.N. from Portland
on September 26, 2010
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We are slowly starting to baby-proof our house. Does anyone have any suggestion of which baby gates for top of the stairs that they love? Much appreciated!
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- We have a saftey 1st brand (from babies r. us) that is a pressure gate and plastic. Don't know the model number, but you cannot see through it there are no "bars or s...
- No gate, just teach the baby to navigate the stairs. I have three kids and stairs and never used a gate. Once they were mobile I taught them to flip over on their be...
- I have two sets of stairs and gates at the top and bottom of each set. At the top of our basement stairs we actually removed the door and installed a permanent gate. ...
My Little Explorer Can Undo All Our Childproofing - Help!
Asked by J.B. from Nashville
on August 18, 2009
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Hello Moms! Ok, so my 22 month old son is now able to unlock the doors to our house and lift up the child gates - as of this week! He must have hit a growth spurt beca...
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- Hey J., I guess my son was around 2 years old when he started exploring more. I guess it was around this age that we let him go at will a little more around the house...
- Your son is old enough to know what he can and can not touch around the house. He is old enough to know he can't leave the house without permission. He should know not...
- We have 2 boys who are 4 1/2 and 2 1/2 and I so remember those days. Our youngest is still in the crib with tent, we tried taking it down couple times but even the ro...
Finding Unusual Stairway-ready Baby Gates
Asked by S.B. from New York
on January 11, 2009
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Hello,
I live in a 1951 Cape Cod-style home with a rounded banister at the top and bottom of the main stairwell. We're getting ready to purchase and install the top ...
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- yes, kidco is the brand you want. i think i bought mine through CSNbaby.com. check out their website, they had a lot of different gates. teh hardware is what mounts to...
- we have a gate in the hallway upstairs. It is easier to mount to the walls than it is to the bannister, and I find it easier to step over because it is on a flat surf...
- http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=1&parentCategoryId=85183&categoryId=85217 Don't know if that will work -- you can also call them or Evenfl...
Baby Gates
Asked by M.K. from Chicago
on September 2, 2006
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Hi,
I am looking for advice on a baby gate. We need one for the bottom of our stair. The problem is the railing is iron and the wall doesn't start until the 3rd stai...
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- Both of my sisters have done the wood strip attached to the post with zip ties and it worked great. We will be doing the same when its time. Paint the wood strip black...
- I suggest that you contact a firm that does babyproofing. They usually come for a free consultation and with your stairs they can probably give you good ideas and adv...
- I'm not sure if this idea will help you but we had a similar problem. Luckily we has one wall to work with but you may be able to do this on both sides of your stairc...
Seeking Baby Gate with Pet Door (Is There Such a Thing?)
Asked by M.B. from Milwaukee
on November 3, 2008
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Hi everyone! My almost-8-month-old daughter just started crawling (wheee!) and we're baby-proofing our living room to give her some space to crawl (up to now she's on...
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- Hi, We used baby gates to keep my son in the living room when he was crawling and first walking as well. Our cat just jumped over the gate when she wanted to go from...
- We too, put the gate high enough for the cat to get under but the baby can't, not that she didn't try real hard a few times. We really had some laughs at the dog and ...
- I don't know about a pet door in a baby gate, if a cat can push through it so can a baby (at least my daughter would be able too!). We just have a sturdy baby gate ...
Safety Gates
Asked by H.K. from Los Angeles
on February 29, 2008
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Hi! Does anyone have recommendations for top of the stair gates??
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- Hi get one that has to be mounted or your kid can push on it and fall down the stairs. I got one at babies r us that is mounted to the wall and the banister. It has a ...
- Aloha H., I have found the company 'One Step Ahead' to be reliable. They carry a variety of unusual door/stair gate solutions*. P. P www.onestepahead.com*
- DO NOT PURCHASE THE WOODEN KIND they break very easiy. I have the Safety 1st Lift & Lock Security Gate it's the greatest. U can buy it at kmart for $20.
Crib 2 Bed Transition
Asked by C.B. from Hartford
on March 13, 2007
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my son is 21 months old. he is able to get out of his crib, but its not very safe. thats a long fall. we are considering putting him in a bed. i dont know of any other...
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- I started the bed transition with my 2 year old last week. I was going to do it in a couple more weeks but she decided to forfit the crib earlier than that. She is al...
- We moved my daughter to a twin bed before her second birthday because we had another baby on the way and we were moving; when we got to the new apartment, she got her ...
- Hi C., There is no real answer to the bed question. I think you should go by his size. My son was always very tall. But we did get him the toddler bed. And I th...
