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I feel bad that I don't really let DS...

ling79ling79 member
in Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
Just "explore" around at home- I feel like when he is home with me he is usually kept in a gated area - we have a superyard gate that is enclosing our 2 couches and he has a playmat with all his toys.  But I see posts of LO's same age as my DS and they seem to be into everything - trash, door handles, etc.  My DS isn't given that opportunity ;( Well rarely...also, now we are living in a stupid temporary rental (long story our house got destroyed and is now being rebuilt) so the rental is totally not babyproofed.  Ok, thats it - my confession, anyone else's LO kept semi - confined when home?
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  • jenhumjenhum
    I WISH I could confine DD more. We have a really open floorplan that isn't really amenable to gates. So I chase after her all day trying to keep her out of trouble! She just started crawling, so we have basic child proofing done, but I have a ways to go before I could think about letting her out of my sight. It's exhausting!
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  • GracieWKGracieWK

    Mine!

    He doesn't play in a room by himself. Either DH or I are with him. We mainly stay in the living room. We have a sectional couch and one end is blocked off with a toy he can't get over and then DH or I sit at the other open end so Mitch can't get out.

    It's what works for us.

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  • mlc92404mlc92404
    Nope, DS is into everything and there would be no way to keep him in one area, he has too much energy and is always on the go.  If your home was baby-proofed what would be your reason for not letting him explore?  Not to sound b!tchy but that is how they learn.  Yes its crappy picking up the house every night.....
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  • CFOCFO
    We have a similar set up. No doors except the powder room downstairs, none.  Gates set up to block off kitchen/living room from rest of the house.  No door handles, all cabinets proofed, etc.  Its pretty nice, actually.  She has about 500 sq ft to run around in w/o having to follow her around everywhere.
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  • Judah'sMommyJudah'sMommy

    We rearranged everything when J started crawling so that he can explore as much as possible and there isn't anything dangerous for him to get into.  We put our coffee table and end tables into storage, pushed the couch against the wall, etc.  It doesn't look pretty but I wanted him to be free to roam.  We keep our bedroom door and the bathroom door closed, so he has access to the kitchen, living room, and his bedroom.

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  • Randa&JermRanda&Jerm member
    DD is mostly restricted to living room and dining room, but there is still things now that she can get into. 
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  • ling79ling79 member

    imagemlc92404:
    Nope, DS is into everything and there would be no way to keep him in one area, he has too much energy and is always on the go.  If your home was baby-proofed what would be your reason for not letting him explore?  Not to sound b!tchy but that is how they learn.  Yes its crappy picking up the house every night.....

     

    Our apt is not babyproofed that is the reason for keeping him confined :) We are in a temporary rental apt and well its temporary so this is just what we are doing now.  Picking up the house wouldn't be the issue I do that anyway.  

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  • KittyCatBioKittyCatBio

    imagemlc92404:
    Nope, DS is into everything and there would be no way to keep him in one area, he has too much energy and is always on the go.  If your home was baby-proofed what would be your reason for not letting him explore?  Not to sound b!tchy but that is how they learn.  Yes its crappy picking up the house every night.....

    i give you the side eye.  my kid is confined, so she doesn't FALL DOWN THE STAIRS.  kind of important. 

    in answer to the OP, yes, and it certainly pisses her off.  she's SO over her room, our room, the laundry room, and the living room.  we play "going up and down the stairs" as much as possible, if she gets too tired then she starts to flail and that gets dangerous.  I'm trying to increase her kitchen time and outside time to mitigate.

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  • 1MusicMaker1MusicMaker
    We were pretty bad about this until DS truned 1--and I can say I won't do it with the next baby.  He is so much happier now that he can roam around, and who can blame him?
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