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Baby Proofing Suggestions
Asked by R.M. from Harrisburg
on August 6, 2009
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My daughter is 5 months old and has started rolling all over the floor, so I figure it's time we started baby proofing our house. Does anyone have any suggestions of w...
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- I got down on the floor at baby level and looked around. then any thing I saw that was a danger I baby proofed it. I kinda just worked my way up from there(rolling-cra...
- Hi R. Congrats on baby rolling! Now the fun begins. I really only used the outlet covers and gates for the stairs. I bought door covers, which they figured out. The...
- Definitely socket plugs & secure all furniture to the wall! My sister's first child died when he tried to crawl up a four drawer dresser & it fell over on him.
2.4 Year Old Waking in the Middle of the Night
Asked by T.B. from Nashville
on January 11, 2008
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For the past few weeks my dd has been waking in the middle of the night. She can open her door so she opens her door and in seemingly stealth mode comes into our room...
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- The vote is: baby gate. I am with the other mommies! That is the best way to keep her in her room without keeping her door locked. If you are worried about noise somet...
- Hi T., Hot topic you bet ya! But there are other solutions. Get a gate and put it on the door. I had a climer too so I put in a door the was one of those half do...
- Hi Tamera I also have a 2.5 year old that moves in stealth mode in the middle of the night :) I would suggest a baby gate that way you can hear her and get to her ...
"My Son Won't Stay in His Bed"
Asked by A.N. from Omaha
on July 31, 2007
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I have a almost 2 year old son who won't go to bed at night. He has been sleeping in a toddler bed since March. He used to just get up after we put him to bed and play...
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- we put a baby gate just outside the door. We actually got the kind you fasten to the wall. The pressure ones, my son would push on and pop it out. He seems excessiv...
- A friend's daughter had a similar problem and they left the door partly open, but put a child gate locked in place in the door way. There was some crying and frustrati...
- My oldest son is the last to bed and the first up. He seems to thrive on just five hours of sleep or so. In the morning he gets up a few hours before us, he use to g...
Toddler Proofing
Asked by M.T. from New York
on September 28, 2010
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My 15 month old daughter loves to get into EVERYTHING in the kitchen. Now I found a good lock for the cabinet under the sick that holds cleaners and soaps and I have ...
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- This is only a temporary problem (like two more years at most?), so I would suggest you set aside one section of your upper cupboard (where glasses, dishes, etc. are) ...
- Have you tried talking to her? My son knows which drawers are his (the tupperware lids, and his cups). He actually put the childproof locks on more than we did, so t...
- She should be getting old enough to learn not to touch certain things. I tell my girls which things are "sharp" and give "owies." Then I pretend to prick myself and ma...
Off/On
Asked by D.K. from New London
on June 27, 2008
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We have a two year old is absolutely obsessed with buttons of all kinds...light switches, the dishwasher, car lock by his car seat. And he keeps removing all the night...
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- Hi. Their curiousity at this age is so cute but it can lead to danger too. I would recommend covering all outlets with child proof covers if he is pulling out plugs....
- I had a nephew when he was about 2-3 he was nuts for the cord on the vacuum. He would wind and unwind it repeatedly until we made him stop. His best was when you ga...
- I have two boys (2 1/2 and 4) and that is just the way boys are. They take everything apart and, just when I think I have the babyproofing down, they figure it out. ...
Am I the Only One? (Toddlers Taking off When Your Back Is Turned)
Asked by A.V. from Colorado Springs
on August 9, 2011
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Our2 yo daughter has recently figured out how to open the front door and go outside all by herself. I usually am sitting right there watching out the front window or o...
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- Time to put a childproof lock on the door! They are inexpensive and can be a life saver. We have a childproof lock on all 4 of the doors on our house. You have ...
- My son was like this and I wasn't allowed to put a top chain on our door ("it puts a hole and therefore ruins the door jam" said my apt manager) So I had to get creati...
- They are very fast. You need not just lock, but LOCKS. We had 5 locks for my 3rd daughter because she was a runner. You also need to only smooch your husband AFTER ...
Help to Keep Daughter Out of Lazy Susan Type Cabinet
Asked by T.D. from Columbia
on October 7, 2008
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My daughter is obsessed with getting in one cabinet. It is a lazy susan type cabinet, and no matter how many times my husband and I tell her no, she goes right back t...
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- Hey T.! I have seen something out on the market for the lazy susan type cabinets. Try OneStepAhead.com You'll find lots of other stuff you never even knew you...
- THEY DO SELL THEM, I FOUND MINE AT BABYS R US OR YOU CAN GO TO ONESTEPAHEAD.COM http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=533871&cmSource=CrossSell&...
- My husband put 2 of the cabinet type of babyproofing locks on our lazy susan cabinet door (one on each side at the top) and problem solved for us! He positioned them ...
Need Help with Adjusting to a New House
Asked by T.A. from Huntsville
on January 25, 2008
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We just recently moved into a new house. Its been about 6 days. My 2.5 yr old girl is doing great with the transition. However, my 18 mth old son is really struggli...
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- Don't know about the rest, but the sleeping issue may have nothing to do with the move. 18 months is a classic age for the dreaded "sleep regression." http://moxie....
- Congratulations on your new house! I think that part of your sons problem is his age. I have a nephew who is around the same age and he does just about everything ...
- The waking up could just be a change in his sleep pattern that would have occurred regardless, and just happened to coincide with the move. Is he teething? Somtimes te...
Help! My Son Has Figured Out How to Turn on the Dishwasher
Asked by J.H. from Denver
on April 10, 2009
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Hi Moms - I hope one of you has been through this and can give me something.
My son has figured out how to lock the dishwasher and turn the dial to on. Yikes. My d...
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- Safety First makes several types of locks. You can go to their website and see them. They also make a lock for the stove. I have one for my dishwasher that works gr...
- Have you tried onestepahead.com? THey have the coolest "gadgets" for babies and kids! Chrissy
- I'd just turn off the electricity to the dishwasher. That way, he'd push buttons all he wanted, but nothing exciting would result. The power switch for our dishwashe...
Toddler in the Fridge
Asked by M.M. from Detroit
on January 25, 2008
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Help, my son is driving me crazy! He is constantly going into the fridge!!! I know all kids do this and my daughter did too but he loves going in there. It isn't ju...
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- Hi M., There are a couple of things you can try that might work for him. When you need to leave the room as you mentioned, put him in a play pen for those few mome...
- hi there! honestly i have the same problem with my 2 girls! they are 2 1/2 and 4 1/2. they are constantly in the cupboards and the fridge! Is it possible for yo...
- I would get a fridge lock. Save you some headache and after a while of him being unable to open the fridge, maybe it will sink in that it isn't his play space. :) Al...
