[blparent] Childproofing Recommendations?

[Dena Wainwright]

My favorite pressure mounted gates are by North State Industries. We love 
them. They magnetically close, are hard to open because they require 2 
motions at the same time, are strong, and were very easy for my 
non-handy-man husband to install. The child locks have honestly been a total 
waste of money. I use hair ties, those locking straps with sticky backs (in 
certain places), and the very occasional child lock. The locks tend not to 
stay shut if the door shifts easily. The best advice I can give you is if it 
is within your child's reach, it shouldn't be dangerous. All child proofing 
mechanisms are prone to error. We have a big container (like a Rubber Made). 
It has a pad lock on it, and it keeps all the dangerous chemicals in the 
house. We changed door knobs on the more dangerous rooms of our house 
(maintenance room with hot water heater, exercise area with equipment) and 
replaced them with knobs with locks. We have also just restricted certain 
areas of the house, because they are not possible to baby proof. E.g., the 
office. You can't baby proof a printer or computer, no matter how hard you 
try. My other piece of advice would be to have at least one totally baby 
proofed area in your home. This is a room where it is absolutely impossible 
for your child to damage himself: everything locked down, bolted to walls, 
padded, etc. There are times when you absolutely need a safe place to leave 
your child for a few minutes without supervision. If you don't have this, 
you'll likely lose your mind. Also, a lot of what you'll need to do will 
depend on the personality of your child. Our daughter is a climber, so we 
have to do things that other parents without climbers might not have to do. 
Conversely, she has no interest in playing with outlets (thus far), so we 
haven't had to do as much with cords and plugs as someone else might.

Dena

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Miranda" <knownoflove at gmail.com>
To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 11:24 AM
Subject: [blparent] Childproofing Recommendations?


> Hi,
> Sorry if I am posting this a second time, but I didn't see my message come 
> through earlier this morning.
>
> I know we've discussed childproofing before. I am wondering if any of you 
> could provide recommendation on the brands/models of the following:
> 1. Outlet covers
> 2. Safety gates (both hardware and pressure mounted
> 3. Cabinet and drawer locks
> Also, if you have any other recommendations and/or suggestions, please 
> feel free to pass them along.
> Thanks, and have a great weekend!
>
> In Christ, Miranda
>
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