The Toddler Gate
OK dads, make your life a LOT easier and get a Toddler Gate. Personally I have used a gate exactly like this for several years and it has made my life so much easier, especially when the child begins to discover the stairs. When my kids learned to crawl they would go explore cabinets, book cases, and using a gate like this helped confine them to a couple of rooms where I could watch them a lot easier. It is a lot safer too.
I remember when my gate broke and I had to go without one for a day or two. I must have burned 5 times the amount of calories just chasing after the kids.
Do you use gates? I am able to shut 2 doors and put up one gate and my kids are confined to two large rooms. The older kids can climb over them easily to go into the kitchen and get to the bathroom. And I can personally just step over it.
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3 opinions for The Toddler Gate
Chris
Dec 5, 2006 at 3:58 pm
They are one of the finest inventions ever-ideal for keeping questing mini-people away from stairs & hot kitchens. The worst thing about them is deciding when to take them down… 18th birthday?
Kerri
Dec 5, 2006 at 9:45 pm
I’ve lived in a gated community for years now. We currently have three gates in use. Can’t imagine life without them, though I’m looking forward to it. ;)
steve
Dec 5, 2006 at 11:38 pm
Chris, I think that is a little early. Maybe 21 :)
Kerri, I think you might be on to something here. Maybe the gated communities is a comfort thing carried over from childhood… lol
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