Window & Door Safety: Child
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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...
Questions About Child Safety Window Locks and Window Tinting
Asked by T.B. from Bloomington
on July 8, 2011
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I have 2 window related questions:
1. Does anyone have experience with child window locks? My boys have 2nd story bedrooms and my oldest opened his window last nigh...
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- I know that you can get solar screens for the windows. They're actually pretty popular here in TX for south facing windows. But they go on the outside of the house and...
- The only things that really work on windows are the bars that you screw in. You should be able to get them at any hardware store or Home Depot, Lowe's etc. A proper ch...
- RE: tinting...We tinted the windows in the back of the house. It helped slightly but I still feel like I need sunglasses in my Family room and morning room in the aft...
Sliding Closet Door Lock
Asked by M.G. from Seattle
on April 26, 2012
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Hi all my 5 year old son is strong and a monkey. He is always climibing inside his closet to hang from the clothing dowel or otherwise wreck things in there. He is aut...
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- You can buy bar-locks for sliding patio doors. I wonder if they would also do the trick in a closet?
- The ONLY thing that has worked with my kids is using a shower curtain tension rod. We put one on the back sliding door and one on the front so that you can access the ...
- When my youngest (also a monkey :) was little, we use a simple hook-and-eye at the top of each door. Would that work in your case? With an older child, he may be able ...
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...
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...
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...
Child Proof Lever Locks (To Outdoors) on Rental Home - Help!!
Asked by N.A. from Minneapolis
on October 7, 2010
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Anyone have suggestions for childproofing lever door locks for the doors that go to the outside and the garage? I need something that will work for a rental home. It c...
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- Can the landlords put in a deadbolt lock higher up it would a bonus for security reasons too.
- In my opinion anything that is only fastened when you are home is none of their business. As long as you repair any damage to the wood trim it should not violate any ...
- We used these on our lever handled doors.http://www.babyproofingplus.com/item3251.htm I think I got them at Home Depot. For my son it was a short term fix, he figur...
