Comments on: One of the many uses for the laundry basket around our house: http://alpha.mytopography.com/2005/08/23/one-of-the-many-uses-for-the-laundry-basket-around-our-house/ The shape of daily life. Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:33:35 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: lizardek http://alpha.mytopography.com/2005/08/23/one-of-the-many-uses-for-the-laundry-basket-around-our-house/comment-page-1/#comment-107 lizardek Thu, 25 Aug 2005 20:08:02 +0000 http://mytopography.com/2005/08/23/one-of-the-many-uses-for-the-laundry-basket-around-our-house/#comment-107 Childproofing really just requires you (and your husband) to make some decisions about what you don't care about materially and what you do. If you do? Move it out of reach or put it in a cabinet. If you don't? Don't worry about it. Most everything is replaceable. We had friends who freaked every time their kid touched their CDs...we didn't care, but we did store some heirloom knick-knacky things. And we said "no" firmly and removed them from the temptation or distracted them when they wanted to play with the stereo controls. That was about the extent of it, really :) Childproofing really just requires you (and your husband) to make some decisions about what you don’t care about materially and what you do. If you do? Move it out of reach or put it in a cabinet. If you don’t? Don’t worry about it. Most everything is replaceable. We had friends who freaked every time their kid touched their CDs…we didn’t care, but we did store some heirloom knick-knacky things. And we said “no” firmly and removed them from the temptation or distracted them when they wanted to play with the stereo controls. That was about the extent of it, really :)

]]> By: Lucinda http://alpha.mytopography.com/2005/08/23/one-of-the-many-uses-for-the-laundry-basket-around-our-house/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Lucinda Thu, 25 Aug 2005 12:13:06 +0000 http://mytopography.com/2005/08/23/one-of-the-many-uses-for-the-laundry-basket-around-our-house/#comment-104 Childproofing totally depends on the child. My house is well childproofed for my baby, but when friends bring their babies over, they're into all kinds of things my baby never touches! Boys especially! That said, the sockets are the biggest thing because they're everywhere and I was shocked (ha ha) at how quickly my baby found them and found them interesting. I put ponytail holders around the under-the-sink cabinet handles, bought a gate for the stairs and that's pretty much it. She has the full run of the downstairs. You don't need to worry about the toilet yet, but that will be a bigger concern later on. I just make very very sure that the bathroom doors are closed. Good luck! Childproofing totally depends on the child. My house is well childproofed for my baby, but when friends bring their babies over, they’re into all kinds of things my baby never touches! Boys especially!

That said, the sockets are the biggest thing because they’re everywhere and I was shocked (ha ha) at how quickly my baby found them and found them interesting. I put ponytail holders around the under-the-sink cabinet handles, bought a gate for the stairs and that’s pretty much it. She has the full run of the downstairs. You don’t need to worry about the toilet yet, but that will be a bigger concern later on. I just make very very sure that the bathroom doors are closed.

Good luck!

]]> By: Crazy MomCat http://alpha.mytopography.com/2005/08/23/one-of-the-many-uses-for-the-laundry-basket-around-our-house/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Crazy MomCat Wed, 24 Aug 2005 17:03:43 +0000 http://mytopography.com/2005/08/23/one-of-the-many-uses-for-the-laundry-basket-around-our-house/#comment-100 I am STILL trying to figure out some sort of child-proofing that is going to stop my daughter. She's like HOUDINI or something! My husband used to tease me when I'd put the baby in the laundry basket with the folded laundry to take upstairs. Now, I have proof that someone ELSE does that too! HA! I am STILL trying to figure out some sort of child-proofing that is going to stop my daughter. She’s like HOUDINI or something!

My husband used to tease me when I’d put the baby in the laundry basket with the folded laundry to take upstairs. Now, I have proof that someone ELSE does that too! HA!

]]> By: christina http://alpha.mytopography.com/2005/08/23/one-of-the-many-uses-for-the-laundry-basket-around-our-house/comment-page-1/#comment-98 christina Wed, 24 Aug 2005 12:54:46 +0000 http://mytopography.com/2005/08/23/one-of-the-many-uses-for-the-laundry-basket-around-our-house/#comment-98 isn't it though? Bean is the first baby in our family--extended family that is. So everyone wants to buy him clothes. Of course, I have no complaints about this! isn’t it though? Bean is the first baby in our family–extended family that is. So everyone wants to buy him clothes. Of course, I have no complaints about this!

]]> By: Jillian http://alpha.mytopography.com/2005/08/23/one-of-the-many-uses-for-the-laundry-basket-around-our-house/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Jillian Wed, 24 Aug 2005 11:36:56 +0000 http://mytopography.com/2005/08/23/one-of-the-many-uses-for-the-laundry-basket-around-our-house/#comment-97 that little cardigan is adorable! that little cardigan is adorable!

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