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Childproofing
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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...
Looking for Cabinet/Drawer Locks That Won't Damage Cabinets/drawers
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- First thing I'd do is contact the home owner and see if they mind you installing them. Some poeple/ places will allow it as long as you leave them in place when you mo...
- Have you tried asking your landlord/manager for permission to install child safety locks? I'm sure he/she would understand since you need it and the person who moves ...
- hi N.!!! when i child proofed my kitchen, i went to "the home depot" and found some adhesive latches that go on the outside of the cabinets. they were around 3 doll...
Child Proof Lever Locks (To Outdoors) on Rental Home - Help!!
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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...
Dad Doesn't Believe in Babyproofing
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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...
Windows Low to the Ground
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- When we lived in NYC every window in a child's room had to have a window guard on it. It was not attractive, but it served it's purpose. It looks like a metal grate ...
- I believe Lowe's or Home Depot has a childproofing section you may find what your looking for at either on of these store's,or you can ask in the home improvement section
- Take it from experience from a mother whose 1 1/2 year old fell 10 feet and face planted the driveway after pushing the screen and the frame of the screen with his hea...
My 2 Year Old Opens Exterior Doors
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- Hi mom all you have to do is put a chain lock up higher on the door so they can not reach it.
- My son did this too - drove me nuts! A chain-style lock at the top of the door did the trick. We also have window screens that my son loves to push on, so we just ...
- We had to put hook-and-eye hooks at the top of all our doors. We also have a problem with our 4-year-old opening the patio screen door, as well as climbing out his be...
Childproofing
What You Didn't Think of When Childproofing
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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 ...
Toddler Opening 2Nd Story Window
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- my grandpa used to run a dowel rod from corner to corner on the top part of the window to keep people from breaking in this might work to. it keeps the window from sli...
- my son used to climb in the window in the living room. We live on the second store i was very concerned for his saftey so my step dad went to Lowes and bought some 2x2...
- Scary, isn't it? Our son hasn't fallen out (thank god)... but he came downstairs at one point looking guilty when he was 4. Long story short... his screen was on t...
Deadbolt Locks
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- The doorplate thing is what I was going to suggest as well. The door will not open even if he does unlock the door. And as she stated, you have to push up on it befo...
- When our child learned how to unlock the deadbolt for our front door we told her she was never to unlock or open the front door because it was very dangerous and we di...
- Maybe you could try installing a lock with a slider mechanism that is way above his reach. Look at the hafrdware store to see what you can find. There are also littl...