tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737309514312005149.post7196764148767222017..comments2020-10-14T06:30:09.197-07:00Comments on The Rev's Family: Health and SafetyA(me)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06407417460797812800noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737309514312005149.post-61390229886270795082011-07-15T13:00:49.971-07:002011-07-15T13:00:49.971-07:00Our boy had similar kamikaze instincts as a baby, ...Our boy had similar kamikaze instincts as a baby, but we managed to get away with minimal child proofing. We had stairgates, and a fire guard for a time, but removed the latter when we realised that The Boy was more likely to injure himself climbing the fire guard than touching the fire (which was rarely lit). We never bothered with cupboard locks, table corner protectors, etc, and he lived to tell the tale. Somehow...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737309514312005149.post-37081692168769530832011-05-02T10:21:54.141-07:002011-05-02T10:21:54.141-07:00Our house is 'sort of' baby proofed - in t...Our house is 'sort of' baby proofed - in terms of moving precious or breakable objects to a height he can't yet reach. I'm not into 'corner guards' or cupboard locks either, though, and like you I totally think that 'no' is OK or 'that's not for Daniel'. Even uh-uh works well!<br />As for plug guard thingamies - they're actually more dangerous, as if the child prises it slightly out, all three points are contacted and that's really the only time you can get a proper shock. <br />We tend to use the 'blockade with chairs' option to cure our lack of stairgates (still sitting happily in their packaging, awaiting their moment of glory). :-)<br />Abigail sounds very adventurous now, though - how fun! xxEnolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998916036146601673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737309514312005149.post-91849350719249681552011-05-02T10:05:39.486-07:002011-05-02T10:05:39.486-07:00Hi Amy - Abigail sounds very normal for a human. ...Hi Amy - Abigail sounds very normal for a human. I ruled out stairgates as I realised my babies would just dive over the top of them to get down the stairs. Far better to teach your baby to shuffle down on her bottom, safely. <br />Since we were children, there has definitely been a sinister, capitalist movement to make parents paranoid and thus get them to spend more money. Hence one product I viewed in a catalogue with disbelief... the toilet lock, to 'avert toilet tragedies'. I reasoned that if they were stupid enough to dive head-first down the bog, then natural selection should probably be allowed to take its course...Ruth Parsonsnoreply@blogger.com