Comments on: Can We Just Put Our Kids In A Bubble?

By: Home and Furniture

Home and Furniture — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:51:30 +0000

great post, thanks

By: Lis Garrett

Lis Garrett — Sun, 24 May 2009 23:42:19 +0000

Quite frankly, I’m not sure how I’ve made it through these nearly 10 years of parenting with not a one of my children breaking a bone (knock on wood). They’ve had so many accidents and near-misses, it’s scary! My youngest actually climbed over the baby gate and went tumbling down the stairs right in front of my eyes when she was just a toddler – I just couldn’t get to her in time. We can babyproof all we want, but accidents still happen.

At 9, 7, and 3 my kids like to engage in rough play with each other. I can’t watch; it makes me too nervous! I can’t watch when they climb trees or when they hang upside down from monkey bars, either. Needless to say, I do a lot of gasping and exclaiming. But so far, they’re all okay!

By: Justin Howe

Justin Howe — Sat, 23 May 2009 04:45:48 +0000

The bubble sounds good, go with that! Just do what you can. Keep the toxic cleaners locked up and the outlets covered. We’ve gone so far as to not bring in plastic toys for fear of lead, etc. But then there’s the need for a quick meal, and how do you tell a kid she can’t have a Happy Meal? I mean really? So do what you can, and be attentive, and everything will be ok…

By: HeirApparent

HeirApparent — Fri, 22 May 2009 23:43:56 +0000

So far we’ve been lucky with my 11 month old daughter. Other than two massive barricades to keep he from the stairs down and the TV, she’s pretty free to roam, and other than a handful of cat food from time to time isn’t too interested in stuff we wouldn’t want her to get into so we haven’t done a whole lot of baby proofing. Once she starts walking I’m guessing that may change….

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:26:03 +0000

Childproof? You can do that?

In our house we gave up a long time ago.

Why did we give up?

Read here: http://tinyurl.com/o9pvr4

Our kids would win Survivor – they can outwit, outlast, and whatever other out there is in there.

We rely on sheer grit, respect, and distraction because frankly, we’re not millionaires and can’t afford to re-furbish childproof items every day. And actually, the kids do quite well now. Even with the door chime and gate with TWO latches at their bedroom door. We do actually have a few cabinets (like with the cleaning fluids, etc) latched up with those loop latches you can get from Target. But beyond that, there’s not much we have child proofed. Oh, and our approach with the TV with the 16 month old is sheer distraction – his toys are stored in front of and on the bottom shelf of the entertainment center – so far so good!

By: Kyle C

Kyle C — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:02:22 +0000

I totally agree with the fact that parents still have to be vigilant about safety even when there are baby-proofing products in place. For us, it comes down to the question of ‘if something does happen, will we be able to feel like we did everything we could to prevent it?’ There is always a minute that a parent takes his/her eyes off a child and I like knowing there is another line of safety defense.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:27:38 +0000

We don’t do a ton of baby-proofing beyond the basics (outlet covers, gates, etc). Hell, I didn’t even know you weren’t supposed to have furniture under windows. I don’t want to go too crazy b/c they are going to have to function in the real world one of these days, and I think creating a world that is too sterile will limit their functionality down the road.

By: Tyler - Building Camelot

Tyler - Building Camelot — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:50:57 +0000

I tend to think that parents today do go overboard when it comes to safety. But, we also don’t have cabinet locks and we have furniture near windows…some people might think out house is very dangerous but my wife and I keep a keen eye on the kids at all times. If we ever feel like we need some sort of protection we’ll do it…but we don’t protect everything upfront.