How Parents Get Creative When Childproofing
Childproofing: File This Under You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do
Ask any parent: the minute your baby becomes mobile is the minute you need to childproof your home. Stat. But the truth is that we don't all have the luxury or, let's be honest, the foresight to hire a professional to come into our home and make sure it's safe for our little darling. Not to mention that for many of us there is literally no store-bought contraption on earth that will stop our little Houdinis from escaping their rooms, climbing on our counters, and getting into who-knows-what. So as parents, we have to get a little creative on the childproofing front. Obviously, it's always best practice to use the proper products or hire a professional to come in and take care of any potential danger zones in your home, but these folks have hilariously demonstrated that sometimes, as a parent, you just gotta do what you gotta do.
When your tot masters using a chair to climb on the table.
. . . until he learns to climb up on the turned-over chairs too.
In the case of the baby vs. the hearth . . .
Baby gates take on a whole new meaning.
Though sometimes they're just not enough.
Because barriers really are your first defense.
As well as moving things to higher ground.
. . . even Christmas trees.
Belting the toilet provides the babyproofing trifecta.
This is the first line of defense in protecting your tot's noggin.
You will literally try anything to keep your baby from bumping his head.
. . . like anything.
And then you discover the art of babyproofing with duct tape.
The silver stuff can keep your kiddo out of the fireplace.
. . . and your desk drawers . . .
. . . and the water/ice dispenser on the fridge.
And when you're out of duct tape, any old tape will do.
Case in point: when your baby figures out how to remove the plastic covers you bought.
Tape to keep the baby off the remote.
Tape to keep the baby from changing the temp on the AC.
Guess what's under the bowl?
And when in a pinch, wooden spoons come in handy too.
When the bungee cords come into play, you know you're in the thick of it.
Let's see you slide the chairs around the house now!
Let's face it: you're a heavy sleeper and your toddler likes to "cook myself din-din."
Furniture barricades often do the trick.
Here's a genius solution for when your kid gets into your makeup drawer.
That'll stop a tot's ability to turn the light on and off.
Been there, done that.
No one is using Mommy's good scissors.
When your baby loves to take down your favorite lamp.
And then when you get your house safe for your baby . . .
