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If the furniture piece is heavy enough, you can place wedges under the front feet/legs that tip the piece back against the wall. That will help against 'casual' tipping forward, but will not prevent an accident if the kid is seriously trying to climb up the front of the piece.
As a fellow parent of young children I can tell you there isn't really another good solution. You'll just have to tell your wife to stop moving furniture around for a while. They aren't young enough where this is an issue for that long.
Actually, it's highly effective. The problem isn't the child, it's the parents and their ignorance of what is and isn't proper parenting.
But, since this is a thread about mounting furniture to the wall- let's just screw it to the wall and let the kids run wild!
As the OP I both agree and disagree. The thread was started because I was looking to a short term solution for larger unstable furniture so that, should my son disobey, he doesn't get himself hurt/killed. That said, we're very clear about reinforcing what he should and shouldn't be doing (and I think good parenting involves this). But, yes, this thread is about a "short-term solution", hence my, not wanting to drill holes if possible.
You could epoxy the furniture to the wall. Assuming the furniture is permanent and never needs to be moved.
Otherwise, what is there to secure the furniture to? You cannot get to the wall studs without making a hole. The only openings are windows. I suppose you cold run a strap from one window to another, or run a line out and anchor the furniture to the ground, but either would be a bit absurd.
This thread reminded me of those "stupid" warning signs that you see on just about every appliance or piece of equipment on the free market. More specifically, the anti-tip devices that are required for kitchen ranges. The wording on some is so ridiculous it was obviously written by a lawyer!
So OP, here's an idea- instead of putting a hole in the wall maybe you could anchor to the baseboard instead- either with a screw through the carcass of the furniture into the baseboard, or maybe using a similar setup where the foot of the appliance slides into a clip that is mounted to the floor or the baseboard. Just thinking outside the box- but spackling a hole in drywall and a little touch up paint isn't a big deal in my book.
Yes, teaching the child that climbing on furniture is a NO-NO.
That's what my parents did. Sure my sister climbed up her dresser a few times. Only took 2 or 3 times before she figured out it didn't go well and she stopped. I was never a climber. She climbed enough for all 3 kids according to our mother.
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