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Toddler and Baseboard Heaters
Asked by K.O. from Columbus
on June 28, 2011
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We are buying a house and it has baseboard heaters. We haven't had them before with our toddler and she is VERY much into everything! I am afraid she is going to burn...
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- FYI the insides of these can sometimes have sharp edges. My toddler stuck her hand in one at my parent's and got a cut on her finger.
- Does your child play with the stove when it is on? They usually learn pretty darn quick to stay away from that which burns. I know it is easier to buy something but ...
- we lived in a house with baseboard heat from the time my son was born until about 2 1/2. We have relatives with baseboard heat - and it was never a problem. It will...
Bbay Gates
Asked by L.D. from Burlington
on October 6, 2006
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I live in an apartment and it has electric heaters along one wall of the living room, kicthen, and what we are using as an office area. My question is, my daughter is ...
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- If you touch the heater, do you burn yourself? Most heaters will not actually burn you unless you keep you hand on it for more than a few seconds. Keep in mind that h...
- I know its not easy to hear this but when my grls were real little I also had baseboards for heating and they really dont get hot enough to burn you , if they were lik...
- my little girl crawls and *almost* walks and we have electric heat too. I too have the same worry- so I'm looking into something Toys R Us has called a super play yard...
Suggestions for Keeping the Rooms Warm in Winter
Asked by M.G. from Chicago
on October 19, 2009
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Two of our kids rooms are build on top of the garage.It makes their rooms colder in winter,specially the floors.Are space heaters, either floor or wall mounted safe en...
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- We have the same problem and my husband is currently fixing it by insulating the garage door, the walls and ceiling in the garage and putting in a heater. He has also...
- I 2nd the notion of insulating the garage door. I believe all it really takes is some styrafoam that you can adhere to the garage door. One of the DIY channels was d...
- MG, I would be very worried about putting a space heater in a child's room. regardless of whether they listen to you or not about touching it. All it would take is ...
Question About Fans with Warm Air Setting. Help Its Going to Be So Cold This Yr
Asked by S.C. from Detroit
on October 27, 2008
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ok here is whats going on. my house has a really cold room (my oldest one) a in the "middle" room and a HOT room. in the winter it is so hard to balance out. my young...
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- S., We have a very old house and some of the bedrooms get really cold in the winter. We heard on about EdenPure heaters on the radio. It is a warm air heater wit...
- We use a "booster fan" that sits on the vent in the floor. It basically sucks more cool air (when the A/C is on) or more warm air (when the furnace is on) into the ro...
- I have something similar to what you are looking for in my son's room. It is a panel, so there is no coils or air blowing. But the panel does become hot (not so hot t...
Temperature for Heating Your House
Asked by C.S. from Cleveland
on November 16, 2011
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We just moved to our house 6 months ago (2 weeks before baby #3 arrived!). For the last 10 years our house had baseboard heat where we controlled the temperature room...
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- Ours is at 68-70. Cooler during the day (work/school) warmer in the eveing and cooler at night. No house heats evenly with a gas furnace. Be sure to close all of th...
- Generally, we keep our programmable thermostat (if you don't have one yet--WELL worth the cost) at about 69-70 during the day, and about 67 at night. Most days someon...
- 68 during the day, if people are home. 62 if people aren't home. 65 at night. :)
Cold House
Asked by J.B. from Kansas City
on November 7, 2006
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I live in an old drafty house and now that the weather is getting cold I don't know what to do. My 6 month old son's room seems to be the coldest room in the house. ...
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- There are a lot of electric heaters on the market that will shut themselves off if they become too hot or if they are knocked over. I won't sleep with them on, but I ...
- I live in an old drafty house also. I use window treatments manufactured by 3M. They are a very thin plastic that is placed on the inside of the window with tape tha...
- Flannel crib sheets are the easiest and best way to keep them warm on cold nights. We use that, plus we put a onesie on underneath our son's nightclothes. You can al...
Removing Cat Smell from My House.
Asked by L.R. from Philadelphia
on January 14, 2011
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Good morning everyone,
I wanted to know how to remove the cat smell from our house? Our cat now lives with my sister, but his smell is sooo strong. No matter how ...
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- Baking soda and lemon. Mix them together and rub that in. Works miracles for me. We used it in our rental apartment where the rpevious owner had 4 doggies and so I cat...
- I use a product called Nature's Miracle, which is available at pet supply stores. It's worth every penny. When there's a carpet problem, I pour it on so it soaks thr...
- Well first thing I would do would be to toss the book bag (and maybe coats) and buy another. Obviously kitty peed on it. Yuk. I have no great answers otherwise. We ...
Is This Typical 10 Month Old Behavior ??
Asked by D.S. from San Francisco
on February 25, 2009
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Generally my son is fairly happy. However lately it seems he is very restless, grumpy, upset and just gets mad.
If he is playing and he needs a diaper change, I sta...
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- Not that I'm any expert, but it sounds like he needs sleep: better quality and higher quantity. Sleep begets more sleep. Try establishing an early bedtime, around 6...
- My son is 10 months old as well...and he is doing a lot of what you are experiencing with your 10 month old son. I’ve noticed that my son fights sleep at night when ...
- Everytime my 7 month old daughter goes through these sorts of changes it happens at a time when she is going through a major developmental stage. Perhaps his brain is...
Help with Fleas in House
Asked by D.A. from Utica
on October 3, 2008
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I was doing a "friend" a favor and watched 4 kittens for 1 week while she was out of town. The night they arrived I noticed that they were crawling with fleas. I wen...
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- We had a similar problem. We ended up having to bomb the house. We tried every alternative that the web provided and nothing worked. The vet had told me that by vacuum...
- Hire an exterminator. They will know what to do. You mite want to shampoo your rug with extremely hot water. Good luck
- Things I've done before that have worked: Purchase some flea collars and cut them up. Place them in your vacuum cleaner canister or bag. When fleas get sucked up, t...
Hives
Asked by A.F. from St. Cloud
on December 5, 2008
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My daughter has horrible hives. She has had them for 2 weeks and the doctor has no explanation for them. We eat organic and use natural products in our home, also, s...
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- Anne, I have to comment on this one. My daughter has had hives for over a YEAR. It started after a round of antibiotics. We've been to several doctors, naturalists, ...
- Some get hives from being too warm - avoid hot showers, baths, etc., and try dressing her a little cooler. Have you put in new carpet, furniture, drapes, etc. Some of ...
- Hives are an allergic reaction. And certainly don't have to be from anything not natural or nonorganic. My son gets them if he touches anything that has milk or eggs i...
