Is it best to not have a coffee table in your living room with a child?

Question

Who is just starting to walk? My coffee table does not have sharp corners but it is made of a soft wood. Is it safe to remove it from the room all together or is best to leave it there so a child can use it to support himself while learning to walk?

What did you do?

Answer 1

I kept the coffee table. Just keep a good eye on her. We cannot protect our children from EVERYTHING. If you feel like it won't be an inconvenience for you to remove it, than do so. She'll just use the couch instead.

Answer 2

well my coffee table had 4 sharp edges that my child kept running into so i removed it. heres what think you should do, leave the coffee table in the room but if your child runs into it more than twice, remove it from the room so it does not do any serious damage too your child. but it might be safe because it has not sharp edges but just look out for those things, but do keep it in for now to help him support him self if he needs too use that. hope i was some help

Answer 3

I took my coffee table out of the living room when my children were learning to walk because I have 2 scars on my face that will be with me forever because I fell and bashed my face on a coffee table when I was a kid... I was jumping on the couch and fell face first on the coffee table, first hitting my chin then my forehead. Got 10 stitches in each spot.

Answer 4

It sounds like I had a similar coffee table when my daughter was little. We left it in our living room. My daughter did fall off the sofa once and hit her had on it. She ended up with a nasty goose egg. I think she was two or three at the time. Now that my daughter is older (she's 7) we went out and purchased a nice coffee table - metal and stone with a glass top.

Answer 5

Do not remove the table....your child will use it for stability but also learn that it is there and be cautious and more aware when around it. Babies come to live in YOUR house, not the other way around. Don't change anything about your lifestyle....aside from safety issues. Do not keep the house dark and quiet so the baby can sleep, do not stop going to the mall, or out to dinner....babies adjust to their environment.

Answer 6

I didn't keep mine in the house. I removed it for a few months and we used the end tables. My biggest problem with the coffee table was my child grabbing everything on the table. Glasses spilled in the floor and everything else!

Answer 7

Well for both my daughters, I did indeed have a coffee table and
I did keep an eye on them, when ever they were learning how to walk. Also it help them be confident in themselves, without the
use of a walker.

Answer 8

I opted to push the coffee table against a wall so that it gave more area to walk around in the room.

Answer 9

I kept everything in the house like I did before I had the baby. The only way to keep them safe is to live in an empty house with rubber walls and rubber floors. But the rubber could make them sick....

Bumps and bruses are part of life. They will happen no matter what you do or dont do. just keep an eye on your baby and let him have fun.

Answer 10

CHildproofing is over rated to me...accidents happen no matter what...I was 6 when i broke my collarbone when falling on my mother's ottoman...did I sue her...??? NO

You just HAVE TO make sure that EXPECTATIONS of behavior are maintained...we have a coffee table with Murano. Lladro and Waterford on it and our two year old won't mess because she knows that if she does, she'll get an automatic timeout...It isn't harsh..it is real and teaches about the value of things.