My nephew ran into the edge of his parent's bed last week and left a nasty cut on his forehead. They don't want to stop him going in the bedroom, but they want to try to avoid a repeat of it.
It is more than just putting on those corner protectors, because the issue is that you have wooden beams making up the frame that have 90 degree corners all along them.
I suggested that they get some kind of foam that they can wrap around the exposed beams.
The thing is, I am picturing foam sheets that I have seen tied around things (in an industrial setting) and then held in place with cable ties - but I can't find the kind of foam sheet that is used. I think that they might be a good choice because when I have seen them, they don't look like they could be easily broken up (by teething kids for example).
Can anybody help?
Thanks
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How about using split foam pipe insulation - maybe a little bulky but very effective. You could cut a 90 deg angle out of it to make a snug fit.
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Children don't make mistakes like that again. You cannot wrap them in cotton wool for life.
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>> Children don't make mistakes like that again. You cannot wrap them in cotton wool for
>> life.
Thanks MM, but I really don't think this is a case of wrapping the kid in cotton wool. His parents definitely don't molly coddle him, but there is a clear chance of him doing himself more damage. He is 13 months old and I am not sure he will necessarily learn from having done it once, he still seems to run full pelt everywhere.
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>> he still seems to
>> run full pelt everywhere.
He will soon learn.
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He won't do it again - children learn very quickly about this sort of thing.
However, to close the stable door after the horse has bolted, you could buy some polythene pipe lagging ("polyethylene" to many). Cut a quadrant out, and there you are.
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This is completely ridiculous. What do you do next, pad all the edges of doors? cover the edges of the TV, the chairs, the side board, the dining table? Put the child in a padded cell?
You protect the home against things that are potentially lethal to a child but thats all. How is the child expected to learn what hurts and what doesn't?
In this case it may happen again, but only once. Its an essential part of learning about the interface between life and inanimate objects, and developing the motor skills to avoid such unplanned interaction.
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i agree with mapmaker
kids remember pain
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>> i agree with mapmaker
>> kids remember pain
Well, the parents tell me that they often catch their own legs on it because it is positioned to be a bit of a hazard, and they are in their late 20s, but I suppose they'll learn eventually.
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>> >> i agree with mapmaker
>> >> kids remember pain
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>> Well, the parents tell me that they often catch their own legs on it because
>> it is positioned to be a bit of a hazard, and they are in their
>> late 20s, but I suppose they'll learn eventually.
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well thats too much information for me im afraid
obviously therse people need tony blair style signs all over to tell them that things like poking their eyes out with pencils is not recommended
;-)
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>> well thats too much information for me im afraid
>> obviously therse people need tony blair style signs all over to tell them that things
>> like poking their eyes out with pencils is not recommended
>> ;-)
They'll have to be in braille, sadly they are both blind. I won't go into details except to say that they separately had pencil related incidents in their teens.
It wasn't all bad though, they met each other at a "pencil injury survivors" meeting, and are now very happy together.
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>> It wasn't all bad though, they met each other at a "pencil injury survivors" meeting,
>> and are now very happy together.
I assume they went to Lakeland on honeymoon?
I bet they care called Hillary & Bob?
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>> This is completely ridiculous. What do you do next, pad all the edges of doors?
>> cover the edges of the TV, the chairs, the side board, the dining table? Put
>> the child in a padded cell?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's exactly what they are going to do.
Now back to reality, there is one heavy piece of furniture with sharp edges that has already done the lad a bit of damage and they just want to cover those edges.
Do you know what the foam is called or not Zero?
Last edited by: SteelSpark on Tue 8 Feb 11 at 09:59
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I'm sorry SS but this is madness. There must be hard corners all over their house. Every door frame, table legs, kitchen units, furniture etc. You can't pad it all!
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>> I'm sorry SS but this is madness. There must be hard corners all over their
>> house. Every door frame, table legs, kitchen units, furniture etc. You can't pad it all!
Oh, come on guys. They aren't trying to pad the whole house. They aren't sat pulling their hair out at the thought of all the terrible dangers that could befall their child in the world. They are, I think, quite balanced when it comes to their child and risks.
Yes, there are other corners, but this just happens to be a heavy piece of furniture, with sharp edges in a position that makes it easy to bump into.
They aren't running around the house trying to bubble-wrap everything, it is just that they think this is likely to happen again.
I know I posted on a public forum and you guys can post whatever you want, but all I wanted was a bit of help...not to have to defend the parenting skills of these guys all day...
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>> Yes, there are other corners, but this just happens to be a heavy piece of
>> furniture, with sharp edges in a position that makes it easy to bump into.
So why not use pipe lagging as mentioned by several?
>> all I wanted was a bit of help
Haven't you had any?
I seem to remember "Plastazote", although it was some time ago and I don't know where you'll get small amounts. Use pipe lagging.
Last edited by: FotheringtonTomas on Tue 8 Feb 11 at 10:17
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>> >> all I wanted was a bit of help
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>> Haven't you had any?
Yes, including being told what he was trying to do is ridiculous, so naturally he is explaining why he believes it isn't.
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How about draping a king-size duvet over the frame, but under the mattress?
Should provide just enough padding to prevent serious injury, but still transmit some 'learning pain' to the child.
While I tend to agree with the learning by mistakes attitude on here, one has to be very careful these days, doesn't one?
Take the child to hospital with a cut eye, and before you know it there will be social worker busybodies at the door.
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>> I know I posted on a public forum and you guys can post whatever you
>> want, but all I wanted was a bit of help...not to have to defend the
>> parenting skills of these guys all day...
you got comments from experienced parents. I assume "these guys" are not experienced, thats not putting them down as no one ever provides parents with skills, it all has to be learned on the job.
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These post protectors should do the job - nice bright colours and not too expensive.
www.pipelagging.com/protective-padding-tubes-sheet-c-152.html
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I think it's help these guys are trying to give SS, they're just a bit blunt with it:)
Can we hazard a guess that it's a first child?
Could you suggest it's a bit OTT?
Pat
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>> I think it's help these guys are trying to give SS, they're just a bit
>> blunt with it:)
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>> Can we hazard a guess that it's a first child?
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>> Could you suggest it's a bit OTT?
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>> Pat
It is a first child, but I don't personally think they are being OTT. They pretty much let him go and do what he wants to do, running around/climbing/licking everything he can find, in the home and also when they take him out. He has plenty of the usual bumps and scrapes, and they seem very laid back about it.
This piece of furniture just happens to be a bit of a hazard, he has given himself quite a nasty cut (beyond the usual kind of stuff) and they think it is prudent to provide some protection in this one case.
On that basis, I don't really feel that I can go back to them and lecture them on being OTT.
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You provided the answer higher up.
Bubble wrap.
Tape it round the corner or round the childs head, doesn't matter which.
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>> Bubble wrap.
>> round the childs head,
Do this and the poor mite will be looking like a Mekon.
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At least it wont look like a lumpy Klingon.
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I think the klingons are found at the other end which will be well padded.
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Another suggestion. Go to a bed shop, see what protection they use when delivering the beds, and try and get some of that.
But I would get a router and round off the corners with a bit like this. tinyurl.com/5t26hfu
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SS, they must do what they feel is right for their own circumstances and safety of the child.
We usually visit a local town or two when away in the caravan. I've seen quite a few specialist stalls selling nothing else but foam in all sorts of thicknesses and sections.
When our grandkids were starting to be mobile, we made sure they couldn't trap their fingers in doors, fitted a proper fireguard, stair gate and even corks on the finials of the brass fender. Gonna have to do it again with a 7 month old and one on the way.
Anyway, it's more likely to be me here that walks into things !
Ted
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Thanks for all the advice so far guys.
I have not yet seen exactly what I was thinking of, but all of this is very useful. I am going round there tonight, so I will have a chat with them about what they want to do.
Thanks again.
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Foam protection sheets - sherlock47
