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Childproofing
Anyway, if you look at what needs to be done at your house to childproof and then look online at what they sell to do it, you can probably think of less ...
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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...
Toddler Climbing
My advice is to continue to child proof ur house. My daughter is going through this stage too and i just make sure that all dangous things are out of the ...
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- Hello V., My son that is now almost 6 has been in a climbing stage since the day he could walk. No matter how much you child proof your house they will find somet...
- Not sure how much help this will be, but here's how I tried to deal with this when my daughter started climbling after she climbed up the back of a ladder back chair w...
- I have two climbers, luckily they survived toddlerhood! My advice at this point is that you need to watch your son at all times. He's too little right now to underst...
Child Proofing Products
My favorite child proofing products have been the Tot Locks and the sliding .... If he needs to have something out in the "common areas" of the house, ...
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- The Tot Loks are great! I've seen them at Lowes and Babies R Us. I'm not sure they are at Target or Walmart. You can also look online. Just google 'tot lok' and th...
- HI M., When baby proofing our home we removed our glass coffee/end tables and lamps. The locks for fireplace are good and padded wall corner protectors when they star...
- My baby LOVES cables and cords. It's impossible to "put them away" though. We bought those accordian-like cord organizer tubes, you string all the cords through and so...
Childproofing Suggestions Needed
The layout of our house is such that there's not a good way to block off an area to ... Good luck and happy child proofing...until you find one more thing! ...
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- Yes, you probably need to take the lamp away for a couple months. (You could always get a floor lamp.....) We didn't want to do much actual baby proofing by spendi...
- Shut the doors you dont want accessed by the baby, we only have 3 child locks in place right now (under kitchen sink, and bathroom sink because of chemicals, and on th...
- Our 15 month old is into EVERYTHING, too! Although a fun age, it sure does give you a work out trying to figure out what they have their eyes set on and trying to bea...
Seeking New Childproofing Ideas
Unfortunately, you have a bright one, so I am not sure childproofing stuff will deter him, ... Help with Childproofing Home ... Baby Proofing My House ...
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- There is something out there that he can't open but I can't think of the name. It is magnetic, you have to have the "key" to open the doors. You wave it on a part of...
- We have those same arms and luckily they do work for us, however we have some glass items out on shelves within our daughters reach. But .... she knows her toys are h...
- While I can't say I've had this issue either, I have heard of parents having success with designating a couple of "Safe" cabinets for the child to access. Perhaps tha...
Childproofing Furniture Knobs
I am looking for a product or creative way to childproof knobs on living room ... Next question: Proofing a New House ... Help with Childproofing Home ...
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- I have knobs on my tv stand, too, that were a concern to me. I didn't get around to covering them and honestly, they haven't been a problem. One thing I did think ab...
- Is it possible to just take those knobs off for a few months? Replace them with small flatter knobs that arent a danger if your child falls on them.
- It'll look a little goofy - but this may be a good use for your old big ruffly scrunchies from the '80's - twist them around the knobs for padding and when you take th...
Help with Almost 3Yr Old.
If he is getting into cleaning supplies and medicine then it sounds like your house is not child proof enough. All of that stuff needs to be locked away and ...
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- Each child is totally different. My son was not like this but his dad has a 3 year old now and I have a neice, whom they are both like you discribe. There are very big...
- You seriously need to toddler-proof your house!! All those chemicals and drugs NEEDS to be put up high (like high cabinets above the washer/dryer) and LOCKED. He's a ...
- He is curious and needs closer supervision. I would suggest you put these things in a locked cabinet. My guess is he would climb if you put it up high. On a side note...
Help Finding Locks for Childproofing Framed Kitchen Cabinets
The usually carry childproofing stuff. Helpful? ... Sometimes I think we go nuts childproofing our home to make it easier for us .... Baby Proofing My House ...
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- do they have nobs? If so and they are facing one another you can double up rubber bands (the heavy duty kind). If they have loops you can connect two with shower cur...
- Hi J., Guess what I use to keep cabinet doors shut from baby? Dog collars! Quick release style flat nylon or cotton dog collars. these are the only thing which...
- I used locks for my first child and then with my second child we had to move to another country and rent a home so we could not install locks. We just trained my seco...
Headboard Doesn't Work with Bedframe
Help Childproofing My House ... childproofing house · cheap baby gate · when work · childproofing the house · bouncy place · big round ones ...
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- I would suggest washers and butterfly bolts. Those are the kind that are spring-loaded and are normally used through dry-wall. So the pressure of the clips won't dam...
- I'd completely fill in the headboard holes with wood filler and then redrill the holes to fit the frame.
- M., Our headboard does not match our bed either. What we did was attach the headboard to the wall. Then we just lined up the bed in front of the headboard. It wo...
Baby Helmet?????
I'm sure if you baby proofed your house your baby will not get hurt crawling. ... so when I stared to child proof my house, my mom told me instead of child ...
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- Hi F., I bought my daughter two different helmets to protect her and she refuses to wear either one of them. She seems to hit her mouth more than her head anyway. If ...
- Hi F., You have gotten a lot of great advice. I agree that you cannot pad their entire world, they WILL fall and it is how they learn, but trying to make the falls a...
- No helmet please. Kids need the bumps and bruises they get while learning to crawl, walk, etc. You sound like a very responsible mom and I'm sure you are watching her,...
