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18 Month Old Taking Clothes Out of Dresser
Asked by R.J. from Las Vegas
on January 1, 2009
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Hello fellow parents. I have a huge problem keeping my son from pulling out all his clothes in the dresser. We have been to babiesrus and walmart and have not found ...
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- they sell these little safety hooks that you put like on your kitchen cabinets. you have to push the hook down to open the drawr. they should have them at target, wal ...
- Tie all the drawers together with a string. Then when he opens one, they all open at the same time and there is no space for him to get in them. Don't actually tie it ...
- I like the string idea! My daughter started having fun pulling things out months ago and I just made a point to work on/teach "putting in" and picking up as part of o...
Biting the Furnature!!!
Asked by E.W. from Boston
on February 2, 2007
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Hi, this is quite odd really; My 3 yr old boy and 18 month old daughter who share a room have recently been having some kind of weird competetion involving trashing th...
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- Hello E., It does sound like you have your hands full. I did some reading about children's natural cravings, when my boys were biting and tasting things that were ...
- I'm not sure at all how to curb your children's behavior, but as for preventing damage to your furniture while working on the behavior - perhaps you could try a bitter...
- You could try the nail biting the have for children..Put some the spots you know the bite,I know that it safe for children it is used for thumb sucking and nail biting...
Need Help with Nine Year Old Daughter Not Caring About Hygiene
Asked by S.T. from Indianapolis
on November 14, 2006
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My daughter still wets the bed. She wears pull ups to bed and will leave them on her bed wet, and sleep in it the next night. She'll put them in her drawers, and we'...
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- My sister who is now 25 wet the bed way into her teens. We tried everything, waking her up in the middle of the night, spankings, etc. We finally took her to the DR ...
- My 12 year old step daughter has the same problem. She would hide them and leave them on the floor too. We always told her it was not her fault that she still wet the ...
- sounds like she is so embarrassed and disgusted with herself that she tries to pass it off as nothing she can do about the bedwetting so why care about the other thing...
Kitchen Drawer Child Safety
Asked by B.R. from Orlando
on June 5, 2007
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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 used is impossible to use on the dra...
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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.
Childproofing
Asked by C.T. from Detroit
on April 17, 2008
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Can anyone recommend some good childproofing locks for the drawers. I bought some from Babies R Us but they do not stay on the furniture. My kids are constantly pull...
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- I would take this in a different direction, just because I'm efficient and object to mindless busywork. If you were to take everything out of the drawers and instea...
- I know this is not what you requested but you could start teaching them "no touch". I have a son that will be 4 in June and a 19 month old son and they both started l...
- Lowes Hardware has a good selection but I have found that Babies R Us had the most variety. Ours are an off brand and are the kind that you have to pinch to open from ...
Can't Get Desk Drawers Unlocked
Asked by K.R. from Dallas
on May 18, 2009
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Hi, Moms-
I have an office desk with three drawers that share one lock. Somehow, the drawers have managed to lock themselves, and I cannot unlock them. I do not hav...
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- I had a locksmith make me a key for an OLD filing cabinet just by giving him the information off the lock on the drawer. It was in Arlington on Cooper Street
- We accidentally locked a filing cabinet that did not have a key. The lock had some numbers on the front of it and Micheal's Keys on Hwy 26 was able to make a key from...
- Try a paper clip. Just unfold it to where you have the ends bent and see if you can get it open that way. If it is a smaller opening then unfold it all the way.
Brand New Wooden Baby Furniture Emitting an Odor
Asked by A.R. from Chicago
on July 13, 2008
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Hi Moms:
Early last week, I had my baby furniture delivered and since then the baby's room has had a strange odor. The odor is so strong that I can actually smell i...
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- With the high humidity we have had lately I would try putting a box of baking soda in each drawer and closing it for a few days. It should absorb the odors! I know my ...
- High humidity can cause the smell and also, so much of furniture purchased these days are just veneers, glues and even formaldyhide. But, like the first post said, I ...
- A., Being pregnant makes you sensitive to smells. Does this smell weird to other non-pregnant people? I couldn't stand the smell of coffee for my entire pregnancy a...
Looking for Recommendations on Cabinet and Drawer Locks
Asked by M.S. from Chicago
on October 21, 2008
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Hi Moms,
I need to purchase cabinet and drawer locks so my 15 month old cannot get in and empty everything out while I cook. Any advice would be appreciated.
Than...
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- I use the tot lock for the dangerous cabinets like under the sink and where we keep the medications. For cabinets and drawers with pots and pans and tupperware, I jus...
- Hi there! We also installed Tot Locs in our kitchen and there is no way that child can open the cabinets. I know someone mentioned that they were a pain to install, bu...
- I was just at my grandmother's house and she put rubberbands around the cabinets while we were there. My mom said, yep that is what we did before these fancy things c...
Toddler Won't Wear Anything Other than Crazy Dresses
Asked by K.B. from Tucson
on April 3, 2009
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Hi Fellow Moms-
My two and a half year only wants to wear this one particualr tutu all of the time. We have two other crazy dresses that she will wear but only if sh...
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- Hi K., Is she also very rigid about anything else, or are the dresses the only thing? t LOL - after reading some of the other Mama's responses, I'm happy my son...
- Hi K., I totally agree with the "pick your battles". My 9 yo daughter last Friday INSISTED on wearing some completely mis-matched shirts, her hair in some funky hair ...
- been there, it doesn't last forever. I would just let her go with the flow, don't stress, she will out grow it (mentally as well as physically)
Ideas for Chores for a 16 Month Old?
Asked by S.M. from Seattle
on March 3, 2009
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Hello everyone,
My little girl is almost 16 months old and I want to start having her help around the house. So far I have her doing 2 things. If she makes a mess ...
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- My son is 22 months, now. He loves to "help" me with whatever I'm doing around the house--his favorite is unloading the dishwasher (I'm not too particular about my di...
- One thing my kids started doing as soon as they could walk is taking their own dishes to the sink. At that small, you will have to help her if her plate or cup are too...
- I think having little ones help around the house is a wonderful idea--they love feeling like they are part of the team. Here the things we have our 18 month old son "...
