When my baby started walking, I was running around hiding cords, elevating breakables, and throwing my body across the open top of our staircase. We realized pretty quickly that we needed to do some serious baby-proofing. I know a lot of parents who give baby-proofing sort of a half effort. They remove obvious threats, but a lot of things remain, and they end up exhausted and frustrated because they are constantly dragging toddlers away from dangerous spaces. We decided to do a comprehensive, complete job of baby-proofing. Because we've removed every potential danger zones in our house, we now have a space where we can totally relax. Here are 7 things we did to help make our house more kid-friendly! -- By Emily Malone
Fireplace cover
Our house has a gas fireplace with a glass front, and I was horrified to discover that the glass gets REALLY hot after the fire has been on a while! We use our fireplace a lot, so we needed a solution that still allowed us to have it on. I secured this fireplace screen to the wall with heavy duty double-sided tape, and it has worked like a charm. The screen doesn't get hot, and while I'm still teaching ... more
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Fireplace cover
Our house has a gas fireplace with a glass front, and I was horrified to discover that the glass gets REALLY hot after the fire has been on a while! We use our fireplace a lot, so we needed a solution that still allowed us to have it on. I secured this fireplace screen to the wall with heavy duty double-sided tape, and it has worked like a charm. The screen doesn't get hot, and while I'm still teaching Cullen not to touch it, I don't have to worry about any burns. less