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Balcony with Banister

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I'm having a little over-protective paranoid mama freak out.  We have a two step "step up" from our main upstairs hallway to mine and DH's bedroom.  There's a little landing up there that is a banistered balcony over the foyer.  DS's new favorite thing before going downstairs is to climb up those two stairs and grab onto - and often pull on - the banisters and yell "hello!"  It's cute, in theory.  But, when he grabs the banisters I can see them move.  They don't appear to be dangerously loose, but still it's freaking me out that he could, if he pulled really hard, possibly break one or (this is parnoia in overdrive) fall.   My initial reaction a lot of the time is to just pick him up and take him downstairs to avoid this whole scenario but I think that's 1) a little overprotective, and 2) not helping him when it comes to practicing going downstairs by himself.

Has anyone experienced this challenge with their toddlers? Have you stayed close when they do this - saying things like, "no, we don't pull on the polls. It's dangerous," and, in essence, waited out the thrill of this game until they are no longer interested? Have you gotten a banister guard?  Help please! :-)

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Re: Balcony with Banister

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    LalaMama81 said:
    Wait, is it really only 2 steps higher than the room or a whole floor higher? 

    If it's a whole floor higher, I don't really let the kids go upstairs alone until closer to 2 when they are a little more trustworthy. 

    If it's only 2 steps, I probably wouldn't worry too much but if it looks like it's going to break, I'd curb the behavior. 

    He does need to practice on the sta

    It's not a whole story higher.  It's just two steps. My original post didn't explain it well.   When you come up our inside front staircase from the main level foyer to the bedroom level (16 steps maybe), you have the option of turning right and going down a hallway to DS's room or turning left and walking up two more stairs to get into our bedroom (our bedroom is "raised up" from the other bedrooms but not by an entire story).  There is a landing with this balcony in question up those two stairs at the entrance to our bedroom.  If DS fell from the balcony on the landing he would be falling into our main level foyer (ie- from the bedroom level of the house to the main middle level).  DS is never upstairs alone.  We go through this issue whenever we're upstairs with him and getting ready to go downstairs. 

    I think I just made this even less clear but I'm blanking on how to better describe it!

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  • nikki_rob_weddingplansnikki_rob_weddingplans member
    Our entire upstairs hallway is banisters on all sides and would be a 12 foot drop so I'm right there with you worrying. I've considered buying the plastic banister guards but we have a pretty big area to cover so instead I just watch DD when she is up there. Nothing that really helps you here, but you're not crazy for having that fear...or if it is crazy then at least you aren't alone!
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  • vrj0522vrj0522 member
    We used the plastic banister guards. It stopped him from grabbing any of the banisters except the one right by the stairs.
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