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Baby Proofing a Fireplace
Asked by K.D. from Los Angeles
on September 6, 2008
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Moms with a fireplace - how do you baby proof the fireplace? We've got the screen in front of it, but my 10 months old daughter wants to pull herself up on it, which ...
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- My boys are 8 now but, when they were babies we got a fireplace gate from a place called Safer Baby. It was easy for my husband to install and allowed me to relax whe...
- you can put a hook on the screen and a loop into the wall so that it can't fall over. we did this when my kids were little and never had a problem. (It was about $4.00...
- HI We put the tools away and this sounds bad but we let her pull it down. It fell on her and after 2 times she never touched it again. We let her do it in the summer b...
Baby Proofing
Asked by A.G. from Albuquerque
on February 23, 2011
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We are starting to baby proof the house and was wondering what things work, and which are a waste of money, Specifically the appliance locks. Do those work, or do kids...
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- We didn't need a lot of baby proof items since our kids didn't get into everything. We did have a gate for the stairs, cabinet locks and outlet covers. A bumper for ...
- Outlet plugs are a must. We don't have knobs on our cabinets so we used the latches that you attach inside the doors. The foam cushioning that sticks to the corn...
- I found the outlet plugs that you just stick into the outlet do not work. Not for my crafty baby anyway. She figured out how to get them out of the sockets in a matt...
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.
Childproofing Advice---required Items and Optional Items?
Asked by I.S. from Chicago
on May 16, 2007
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ah, we are about to take on the task of childproofing our home.
i had two services come out to the house and make a list of all the products they recommend we pur...
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- I also had a rectangular wooden coffee table with sharp corners and did use the padding for both my kids. When the youngest was 3 I finally took it off and that next ...
- I have three boys--one is almost 18 so I'm not going to include him in this comment. But take your daughter's personality into account. And how vigilant you tend to ...
- I have a 17 month explorer running all over the house and here is what we've had done. I'm sooo glad we did what we did. 1) Gates for stairs or anyplace in house we...
Potty Training and a Locked Bathroom
Asked by J.A. from Chicago
on September 13, 2006
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I am in the middle of potty training my son. It is taking longer then I ever expected. I have an unusual question. My house has always had gates every where since m...
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- How about a latch at a height your son can reach, but your daughter can't and think about latching your medicine cabinets and make sure all cleaners are out of reach. ...
- J., Why don't you just try to child proof your bathroom so that both kids can go in and out? Clean out the cabinets that are within reach of the kids so that whate...
- If you really need to be able to keep your daughter out, how about looking for a bathroom door latch that your son can work, but daughter can't? My daughter was able ...
Are Childgates Really Necessary?
Asked by S.S. from Los Angeles
on April 1, 2010
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The way that my apartment is set up, I need to buy two extra-long sets of baby gates which means they're also extra-expensive. Since this is my first baby, I want to ...
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- I'd say you def need then at the top of stairs , so dangerous if baby fell down them and although you think you can watch them at all times the reality is that you can...
- we have a couch that is two separate long pieces, meant to be an L shape. We put them in front of the kitchen opening with a removable, or should I say with a step ove...
- i didnt think they were a must have when we just had one child, but after the second it was almost necessary. with 11 months between them it was really hard for me to ...
Third Floor Windows
Asked by E.B. from Seattle
on September 23, 2008
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So we recently moved. We have always been ground floor dwellers. Now we are on the third floor and we have this big window that looks out over the area. I have foun...
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- Use those baby gates if they fit. Put baby locks on the window and do without the ventilation. Save up for the window guards if you have to.
- Have you tried putting a baby gate in the window? Or there's many window "locks" at home depot, lowe's etc. We had to buy some of those and put them in the top sill so...
- I was going to suggest the expensive locks but I read the first post and remembered that sometimes the least expensive options are as effective (or better) than the ex...
My One Year Old Is Deaf to the Word "NO"
Asked by R.M. from Austin
on February 14, 2008
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I have a 12 1/2 month old girl. She is wonderful and has a very good temperment, but she seems to not hear the word "NO" or "EH-EH" when I am trying to stop her from t...
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- OMG, this just brings back those memories of my babies (now 7 and 8)! At this age you just have to be consistent in physically removing and redirecting their attentio...
- I have no advice since my 14.5 month is does the same thing. In fact, he now says 'no-no' as he reaches for the forbidden item. Yikes! We have our hands full, don't we!
- I had to laugh out of sympathy. My now 13 yr old redhead always did the exact same thing! She had her first foot stomping fit before she could even walk and was proppe...
EEK Need Help with Scorpions.
Asked by N.S. from Phoenix
on April 22, 2008
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I am relativly new to desert climate and dont know what to do with scorpions. I have found two in my home within the last month. I have had a bug guy come spray after ...
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- Hi N., I recommend getting your house "sealed". It's a bit of an expense; but well worth it. We live in a highly populated scorpion area and never get them due to...
- Hi, I'ved lived in the Phoenixx are for 7 years now, I have 2 kids and 5 adopted animals. If your "bug guy" didn't use Triazide, you will keep getting scorpions also...
- Hi N., Wow. Lots of good advice. We have scorpions too in our new home (3 years now). I HATE it. I recommend a HIGH power blacklight. Not the cheap small ones. The s...
