toddler sheild???

Question

I have a stone coffee table with stone all around it expect on the edges, on the edges it's sharp. My son is 11 months old and has hurt the side of his face on this already. I am putting cornor guards on it tomorrow and i was thinking of getting a toddler sheild. A woman on yahoo answers recommened this. Has anyone heard of this product? what else would you recomened in covering the table? I am not going to get rid of the table. We eat on it and everything.

for kaula....My son is more important to me than a coffee table but i can also spend BIG $ and make the table safe and still keep it. What so wrong with that?

Answer 1

Ok

For all of those people that say eat at the dinning room table, you clearly have never had to live in a small apartment or house.

Let's see I could have a playpen to keep my baby safe from the dog and whatnot while I do laundry and cook. Or I could have a very small kitchen table which would be practically in front of the tv anyway.

Yeah, that's a tough choice. Sure I could fold up the playpen and unfold some sort of table three times a day. Or my son can eat in his portable highchair and I can sit beside him and have a picnic. As an added bonus seeing the baby eat before the dog while the dog has to sit quietly is teaching the dog that the baby is higher in the pack and has dramatically improved his behaviour.

I haven't used that product, but I did look at some pictures. It look suede to me. However provided it is easy to clean it looks like a good idea. Easy to attach and safe.

Personally I don't know if I would bother, but then again I don't know how hard your table is or how prone your son is to bumping into it.

Best of luck

Answer 2

I agree with the answer about the swimming noodles. I've seen them on coffee tables as well as around fireplace hearths before. They work awesome and are cheap and easy. They may not look the best, but they aren't THAT bad. Plus, you can take them on and off in a snap and there are no adhesives or screws to mess with.
Don't get rid of the table if you don't want to. If your son learns to play around it with the noodles/childproofing on it, then most likely he won't "bonk" on it as often once you take the child proofing off because he'll be used to it and the position its in. He'll learn to move around it. ANY coffee table is a magnet for toddlers. Ours is just plain wood with rounded edges and corners and our daughter still managed to bonk on it a few times.
I wouldn't have gotten rid of it or put it in storage just because of that. If I did that with everything our daughter has tripped into or fallen off of, I wouldn't have much of anything left in our house... thats why we baby proof- to minimize the injuries. Good question. I'm only sorry some people had to turn it into a lecture on where they think your family should eat.

Answer 3

Home Depot caries several things that you can use. Just explain the issue to one of the employees and they will help you find what is right for you.

Don't worry your not a bad mom for keeping the table and eventually your child will get old enough to manuver around without hurting himself. You are doing a very smart thing in putting a guard on the edges there is no reason to get rid of the table.

Answer 4

I have seen similar products on HGTV for stone fireplaces so they must work nicely. We tried padding our table with different things but it didn't help much. He still kept getting all banged up so we had to move it out of the way for a couple months. As soon as he was a steady walker we moved it back in.

Good luck finding something. sD

Answer 5

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Answer 6

You wouldn't have to get rid of it, but consider storing it in your garage or basement. Use this as a time to start eating at the dining room table, which is a good habit to get into with kids. We used to eat on tv trays, watching tv, then had twins and now we all eat at the "dinner table".

Answer 7

don't get rid of the table just put it in another room and put a baby gate up. in less than a year after your carpet monkey has grown into a yard ape. bring the table back out. once the child has the coordination no problem. worked for me

Answer 8

I would buy those "noodles" that the kids use to swim with and slice them open along one side the long way then pad the table the whole way around. Then you can cut them to the size you need.

Answer 9

You could try putting a small blanket on it for padding, then cover the blanket with an attractive cloth that will match your decor.

Answer 10

Kalua is a twit. Go to a sporting goods store and buy a toddler size bicycle helmet. Geez, that was easy.