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We recently moved into a new home with our daughter who turned 3 in January. Do you think we still need to put the little plastic inserts into the electrical outlets? My husband thinks it was more of an issue when she was a crawling infant & eye level with the outlets. I think now that she is more active and exploring more (without constant supervision) we still need to use the covers. Thoughts? Also, what other child-proofing should we be doing at this age? Thanks in advance!
I'm a big fan of baby proofing and did all that through 2 houses when my kids were infants and toddlers. We moved to current house about when my youngest was just about 2 years and he was walking and talking and I didn't think we needed to baby proof so we didn't. My only fear then was that up until then, kiddos have never lived in a house with stairs.. Always single level so spent d next few weeks searching for the right baby gate for the top of the stairs (was afraid for when he woke at night) and then watching him like an eagle learning to use the stairs.. Fell a few times but by the end of the week, he was a pro navigating the stairs with his older siblings. The baby gate stayed though..
Anyway, long way of saying that I don't think you need to baby proof for an almost 3.5 yr old neuro typical child.
I am not big on baby proofing. My kids were always around me...not because I made them but because they followed me. If there was a play area where the kid plays when you are busy, maybe baby proof that area. I personally wouldn't baby proof much at this age (well, the flat screen, the pool, stuff that really too often kills)
I am not big on baby proofing. My kids were always around me...not because I made them but because they followed me. If there was a play area where the kid plays when you are busy, maybe baby proof that area. I personally wouldn't baby proof much at this age (well, the flat screen, the pool, stuff that really too often kills)
Now you've got me thinking.. How does a flat screen kill.. I get the pool..
Yeah if they are sitting on something a kid can pull them over very easily and they can cause serious damage and even kill. I saw a demo on how easy it is to topple, even a small toddler can do it. I know someone who lost a child to a flat screen tipping . You can hang it with a kit (a burglar really tried to get ours off the wall...looks like they even hung from it and it didn't budge) or use a strap tool to keep it from falling.
I am not big on baby proofing. My kids were always around me...not because I made them but because they followed me. If there was a play area where the kid plays when you are busy, maybe baby proof that area. I personally wouldn't baby proof much at this age (well, the flat screen, the pool, stuff that really too often kills)
Omg.. I never knew this but can totally see how that would happen. I really do appreciate this forum as I learn something new every day.. We only have 2 flat screens TVs in our house in the living areas and had them professionally mounted not because of safety but because DH is so not handy. Now am so glad we did that because my son for sure I can see him trying to pull something like that down
We recently moved into a new home with our daughter who turned 3 in January. Do you think we still need to put the little plastic inserts into the electrical outlets? My husband thinks it was more of an issue when she was a crawling infant & eye level with the outlets. I think now that she is more active and exploring more (without constant supervision) we still need to use the covers. Thoughts? Also, what other child-proofing should we be doing at this age? Thanks in advance!
If it helps for your peace of mind, go for it. Our daughter never really went for the outlets (she's the exact age yours is, down to the month). Every once in awhile she'll go try to unplug the vacuum cleaner when we're done, but that's to help, not see what fits!
Our 1yo son, on the other hand, makes a beeline for all things electric. It's nice that we don't have to re-babyproof the outlets. It really depends on the kid (or kids if more are in your future).
We use these, they're nice because you don't have to fuss with the plastic caps.
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How does a flat screen kill.. I get the pool..
. You can hang it with a kit (a burglar really tried to get ours off the wall...looks like they even hung from it and it didn't budge) or use a strap tool to keep it from falling.
