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Safety of Play Sand
Read all 10 responses: "So, I'm trying to put a sandbox in our backyard for our 1 1/2 year old and I find that there's a controversy about the safety of ...
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- We buy our sand from safesand.com and Lakeshore Learning. Good luck!~
- I'm not sure what the controversy is but I do know that I used to go and purchase "beach sand" because it was so much cleaner for the kids to play in. You can buy it b...
- Hubby used to work there...he said at the plant they call it "Silica Sand" but he says it is washed, and is thick rough sand....don't know if that helps or not.
Pajama Safety - Flame Retardant Vs. Organic Cotton
Read all 12 responses: "I've never really thought about what my children wear to bed before. I have a 2 year old and a four-month old baby.
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- Unfortunately bad things like that happen. What I tell myself about all these new safty tips is, kids have been wearing the same fabrics for years and years and years....
- Here in Europe, where I live now, we think the over-regulated market on children's pj's is a bit stupid. It's a result of your broken legal system. The pj manufactur...
- Personally, I would rather have my children sleep in cotton than fabric that has a chemical coating. Polyester is naturally flame retardant, but I think cotton is far ...
Booster Seat Safety for a 3 Year Old?
Read all 5 responses: "Now that I have two kids, I need to graduate my youngest child into a forward facing carseat. I love Britax and would love to buy a ...
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- I would check with your pediatrician on this one. To me it sounds like your daughter is too young for a booster. It would be one thing if she were a few weeks shy of...
- The people to check with is the fire department. Some hospital emergency rooms provide safety seats and know how to fit them, also. I think that you can go with the h...
- J.: I too am really concerned about my children and car seats, however, my case is that my children don't reach the proper age but do reach the height requirement-n...
Safety Gate for Stairs - Help??
Jul 2, 2009 ... Read all 7 responses: "Hello all, I am looking for a safety gate for the top of a stairwell. One side will need to be mounted to the wall ...
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- There is a curved one that is like a plastic sheet instead of bars that you can get at Babies R Us-It is 65 bucks or so. One side can mount to wall and other can be m...
- One Step Ahead has great gates and kits for the banister side. CHeck that out first.
- We have the Safety First metal gate from babies r us but my husband had to mess around with it to mount it to our metal banister on both sides. He was able to do it, ...
Juggling Nightime Wanderings, a Newborn, and Fire Safety?
What is more important to you, keeping your son safe or worrying about uncomfirmed fire safety by keeping the door locked? That being said, I have a friend ...
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- Put alarms on the doors. My son has Down Syndrome and Autism, he would wonder and get into things, so I used them every where. His bedroom door, the front and back doo...
- The fire safety thing is a hard one... i understand the concern, but on the other hand, if there's a fire, I want to know exactly where my kids are so that I can make ...
- One thing a girlfriend of mine did was double gate the door.. so 2 gates, one on top of each other. It scares me as well, locking the door and don't know if I could do...
"Portable" Bed Rail?
Read all 5 responses: "Has anyone used the Safety 1st or Regalo portable bed rails? Or really any portable bed rails? I have found several places that sell ...
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- I have the safety 1st bed rail, and altho it's not super small, it's definitely better to lug around than a pack n play. I would say it's as long as a pack n play, bu...
- I'm not sure what brands they were, but I remember several years ago Burlington Coat Factory sold one that was like those mesh hampers that fold down completely into a...
- I used one of the old Safety 1st bed rails. Mine doesn't fold down that well. But my kids toss and turn and climb over pillows. I took mine every time I knew I was ...
Kitchen Drawer Child Safety
Read all 9 responses: "Does anyone have any ideas how to baby proof pull out drawers in the kitchen. We've done the lower cabinets, but the mechanism we ...
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- One Step Ahead is a company that offers great child proof devices. Check out the below link for their child proof device for drawers, http://www.onestepahead.com/ca...
- They make a device specifically for pull-out drawers. It takes some getting used to for the adults though. The drawer will come out only about 1 1/2 inches (maybe no...
- I used a baby gate, that way she wouldn't get in the kitchen.
Pets and Safety Gates
Read all 39 responses: "My daughter will most likely start crawling in the next month or two and my husband and I have started thinking about safety gates.
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- I have three kids, two cats and a dog. I still use safety gates. I use the "top of the stair" gates that get mounted to the wall. They are raised a little from the ...
- I too had the same problem. I was able to find a pet door for the cats that was intended to be installed into the door accessing the basement. I found this at Pet Co. ...
- Hi B., My cousin has safety gates up in her house and her cats just jump over them. I think your cats will be fine. You may want to lift them over it the first ti...
Bath Tub Safety
Read all 6 responses: "Ok my son has figured out how to turn the knobs on the bath tub on what can I buy to cover these up, I know there has to be something ...
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- We had an expandable tub that went from infant to toddler when we wanted her in her own “ bath” used it on the floor, or you just put THAT in the tub. Either that...
- I had mine take a bath with me till they were about 4 years old. Solved every problem you could thing of. Great bonding time too. If you want to take one by yourself ...
- I never used a seat with my son...I don't know how big your boy is but I used this really great tub that goes infant to toddler. I LOVED it and I used it for a really...
Safety Gates
Read all 18 responses: "Hi! Does anyone have recommendations for top of the stair gates??"
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- Hi get one that has to be mounted or your kid can push on it and fall down the stairs. I got one at babies r us that is mounted to the wall and the banister. It has a ...
- Aloha H., I have found the company 'One Step Ahead' to be reliable. They carry a variety of unusual door/stair gate solutions*. P. P www.onestepahead.com*
- DO NOT PURCHASE THE WOODEN KIND they break very easiy. I have the Safety 1st Lift & Lock Security Gate it's the greatest. U can buy it at kmart for $20.
