I'm really trying hard not to be Judge Judy McJudgerson, here; but, why wasn't this child sleeping in a crib (or a PnP)? I find it odd that the parents thought nothing of their very young toddler "watching television in the other room," with their other children, at such a late hour. Regardless of the hour, I'm not sure how I feel about a 14 month old being "supervised" by other young children for ANY length of time. DS is 14 months; and, being as mobile and active as he is, there is no way that he could open a door on his own.
Yeah, I totally judged for the first half of the article. But earlier this week I left Cole watching tv in the living room so I could go upstairs and take a shower. He somehow made it through a baby gate, opened a door, climbed the stairs (which thankfully he is quite good at), and made it to the bathroom door in the period of 5 minutes. Also, as I mentioned Cole can open lever doors. My MIL's backdoor is a lever door. I usually remind her *6* times that she has to keep the door locked before I leave him there. So I'm not sure if I'm judging, or somewhat understanding. Although I do agree the kid should be in bed that late at night. But I know plenty of kids who are in toddler beds already because they were climbing out of cribs. So...?
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