Comments on: Childproofing Your House – The Frugal Way

By: Jessie

Jessie — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:56:24 +0000

Childproofing your home is something that you have to bear in mind in great detail, especially when children are very young. There are many obvious dangers, such as electrical sockets, but one of the best ways to detect other possible menaces is to get down on your hands and knees in each of the rooms you're going to let your child enter and then make an effort to see the 'world' from their perspective. Children are naturally inquisitive about anything attractive, so take a good close scrutiny of your home and make sure that you keep it as safe as possible for them as well as for you. Jessie´s last blog post..You Want To Retire Someday - How Much Should You Save Today and Should You Bother?

By: Jessie

Jessie — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:52:06 +0000

As usual you have chosen an interesting topic to write about. Child proofing a house is most important for parents who are engaged in different jobs, businesses etc. and have to keep their children in their house hold during their duty hours. If they are capable of making their home childproof then are likely to have less tension at their workplace. I like the fact that in this article you have emphasised the need of the lock system in a house hold to make it Child proof.

By: Emma

Emma — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:00:58 +0000

I am on top of the world – we have found a way to childproof the dishwasher. Yes, I know it sounds pathetic But anyway, you can read about it and about my child-proofing quest in my last post.

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By: Emma

Emma — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:05:25 +0000

@Mandie P.
You are so right about childproofing in stages approach! I found that just watching the kid and noticing the hazards as they appear saves a lot of unnecessary spending.

@Kelly
That’s interesting, I had no idea French parents don’t childproof. Well, books kind of suggest to leave some of the cupboards open to let the little ones explore. Anyway, I like healthy balance, so I leave the cupboards with bottled water, pots and pans and other harmless things open.

Has anyone found a way to effectively childproof the dishwasher?

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By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:33:57 +0000

Such great comments everyone! Thanks for all the additional ideas. One of the interesting things that I have found about living in France is the different attitudes towards child raising, in particular, childproofing. French parents don’t. Well, they might move the poisons out of reach, but that’s about it! I have come to a compromise between the two ways of doing it, but I still like to childproof at least a minimum.

By: La Rêveuse

La Rêveuse — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:13:46 +0000

We have a lot of open shelves with CD's, DVD's, books, etc. and no money for new cases with doors (and nowhere to put all the stuff if we just got rid of them.) Plus, a lot of our things are on tables with other stuff tucked under, like the stereo, cable box, etc. I took some measurements, went to a glass shop, and had plexiglass cut to fit with the corners rounded. Some elastic wrapped around, and she can't get at anything, it looks decent, and is removable when she's bigger. Plus, the remotes work through the plexi. It was worth the money for all the headaches it saved! La Rêveuse´s last blog post..Like what you see?

By: Mandie P.

Mandie P. — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:48:35 +0000

We have been childproofing in stages. First, we childproofed things that String Bean might "roll" into. When she started crawling, we did some more childproofing. Finally, we are working on the walking hazards. Doing it in satges has helped because we've been able to wait and watch for sales on childproofing items. (Also, there is the whole cash-flow issue that helps when you spread things out!) Our most frugal way of childproofing was to put a big toybox in front of our chords for computers and what-not so String Bean couldn't get into them. We needed the toybox anyway! Mandie P.´s last blog post..How Many Days Ago?

By: Kendra@ShoppingforTwo

Kendra@ShoppingforTwo — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:01:42 +0000

I agree with the putting a childproof door knob on the bathroom door. That's exactly what we did. Also, after having childproof 'locks' fail on me and my son dumping Comet into his mouth (he was just fine...luckily!) I decided to switch to all natural cleaners. So now in case he gets into trouble again, the worst he'll find is a squirt bottle of vinegar and a jar of baking soda. (That's a lot more frugal than other cleaners anyway.) Kendra@ShoppingforTwo´s last blog post..Nursery Inspiration: Syko's Room

By: Christi

Christi — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:33:41 +0000

I’ve found that heavy-duty rubber bands are great lock for many of the cabinets in our kitchen and I can actually open them when I need to. I’ve been using the super thick ones like we get around broccoli for about a year now. I check periodically to make sure they aren’t about to break, but they’ve held up well so far and are a whole lot cheaper than the other locking devices that have kept me out of our cabinets.

By: Janice

Janice — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:59:53 +0000

We use rubber bands to keep some cabinets closed - anything with two knobs or handles close together that can be wrapped tightly and securely with a rubber band gets one. It works great and is basically free, because we tend to acquire the rubber bands from the grocery store on produce and prepared foods. Janice´s last blog post..Politics