Guest guest Posted May 29, 2001 Report Share Posted May 29, 2001 Hi Lucille, First of all, CONGRATULATIONS on the birth of your baby! Secondly, I didn't see the post about the crib cover, but I had one that was a " bubble top " . It was plastic and you can get them from a hospital/medical supply. Our Insurance did cover it (and a hospital crib). With respect to windows, have you considered covering it (them) with plexiglass? It would be a pain in your whole house, but it might work in his room. You can use one solid piece to cover the window area and drill holes in it so air can still circulate. We did that in our camping trailer ( sleeps next to a window and we were afraid that he would break it and get hurt). We also plan to put plexiglass over the window in his room. Anyway, it's another alternative! Again, congratulations on the new baby! Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2001 Report Share Posted May 29, 2001 Lucille, We got a crib tent from a catalogue called " one Step Ahead " I used it to keep Brook in the crib when he was little and wanted to throw himself out it should work to keep others out too Marisa, Mom to Miles 14, Brook 11, and Genevieve 3 yrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2001 Report Share Posted May 29, 2001 The crib cover is a creation we took from a psychologist (name escapes me now). He made crib boxes to allow only the stimulus he wanted. Anyway, the crib cover we used was a wooden frame, size of the crib with window screen in it. We used hooks and eyes to fasten but VELCRO is now available and better. Gates and grids for doors and windows are available through children's catalogues. I have seen them in some of my clients' homes but by the time I find them again, I think that they can be found on the internet. There is also a grid that can make a fence along the front edge of a stove and around a hearth. We still use battery alarms on our doors that open directly to the outside - not in our fenced yard. These are available at Radio Shack. We use snaffles (like on a horses bridle) to chain our gates because Elie cannot open a snaffle . We also have used velcro locks on the fridge and at one time used velcro on the toilet lid!!! Hope this gives you some help. Sara _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2001 Report Share Posted May 30, 2001 i think they outgrow that burst run away thing, nathan use to do it often, we would have to chase him down, and firmly reprimand him. I know we had it in his ICP goals for SCL to help with training on this, they would have to let go of his hand when walking along and talk to him work on safety stuff and ofcaourse praise him for walking so nice, it helps in school none of the kids are allowed to run in the hallway if they get caught they have to go back to where they started and walk back, and nathan has had to do the same many of times.STill he occasionally gets the urge to try for a run, he seems to think its funny, but we watch closely for it and reprimand ahead of time,lo, and one thing i found hlepful in stores is to have him push the cart, the heavier it is the more work he needs to exert, wearing him down a little, enough not to run away. shawna. --- Lucilledsl@... wrote: > Does anyone know where I can purchase safety > devices, for example, the crib > cover Sara mentioned? I have also heard of some > type of bars for the > windows, but I have never seen any place to buy > them. I had locks for the > refrig, dryer, the stereo, etc., to keep him from > climbing in, or dumping > stuff out or breaking, or constantly eating, > but the locks were the small plastic ones I > purchased at ToysRus and now he > has figured them out. > > Do they ever outgrow the eloping and running away > behaviors? Will I ever be > able to take ny to a party, the park, beach, > etc, without having to > constantly chase after him? His obsession is with > doors, so he looks for > every exit out. > Lucille > > > -------------------------------------------------- > Checkout our homepage for information, > bookmarks, and photos of our kids. Share favorite > bookmarks, ideas, and other information by including > them. Don't forget, messages are a permanent record > of the archives for our list. > > -------------------------------------------- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2002 Report Share Posted May 6, 2002 -- One of the cheapest and simplest safety devices is an overhead door alarm (like the one's stores use to make the ding-dong sound when someone passes under the door). I bought the kind with two settings (the loud alarm and the ding dong) and placed them on the top of my door frames for the front and back doors. This would readily work for a classroom, and they can be switched on and off as needed. It gave us the heads up to know that someone had gone out the door and make sure we knew where the little guys were. t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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