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laurie - 06 Jul 2004 17:36 GMT

(also posted at mk family life)

We're taking a trip to my mom's house next week, and they have JUST finished
renovating their house. They now have windows in the upstairs bedrooms,
where we will be sleeping, that are very low to the ground. Unfortunately,
Jessica can reach the top part where the lock is. I highly doubt she'll try
to open them, as the only time she'll be in there alone is when she's in bed
and we haven't gone to bed yet, but I don't particularly want to take the
chance.

Are there any ways of childproofing the window? Bear in mind that the house
is brand new so whatever I do can't damage the woodwork or the paint in any
way. Also, It doesn't seem like moving furniture to cover the window is an
option because of the shape of the room. The windows are at dormer height
and the furniture wouldn't fit there.

Thanks for any thoughts,

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Marion Boulden - 06 Jul 2004 17:53 GMT

> (also posted at mk family life)
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> mommy to Jessica, 3 years
> Christopher, 14 months

can you fit a baby-gate in the window frame?

Marion

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Karen - 06 Jul 2004 18:29 GMT

nak...i use the evenflo "position and lock gates" (look them up on
amazon/bru) in my upstairs windows. they snug into the frame pretty
tightly, but i think could be removed pretty easily should there be an
emergency.

-Karen, mom to Henry 4 and William 2 1/2 months-

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Tracey - 06 Jul 2004 18:23 GMT

> Are there any ways of childproofing the window? Bear in mind that the house
> is brand new so whatever I do can't damage the woodwork or the paint in any
> way. Also, It doesn't seem like moving furniture to cover the window is an
> option because of the shape of the room. The windows are at dormer height
> and the furniture wouldn't fit there.

When we lived in an apartment, we used to put a stick in the track of our
sliding door to prevent the door from being opened from the outside. You
can probably use the same principal to keep a regular sash style window from
being opened from the inside...put a piece of wood standing in the window
from the top of the bottom sash up toward the top of the window (it has to
be the right length of course). I suppose you might need to think of a way
to fasten it temporarily so that it won't fall down.

Here is an actual window guard: http://www.babyhomesafety.com/go11.htm but
probably needs to be screwed into the frame.

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hobbes - 06 Jul 2004 19:32 GMT

> (also posted at mk family life)
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> and we haven't gone to bed yet, but I don't particularly want to take the
> chance.

This is probably not an option (or you wouldn't be posting this), but since
the windows are new, I wondered if they have those little burglar-proof
catches which don't allow you to open the window more than a couple inches??
The house we recently bought has them, and it's been such a relief to know
that our kids can't get the windows open very far, even if they can work the
locks.

Otherwise, I'd try the baby gate idea.

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SAHM to Oliver (3 years, 4 months) & Arwen (14 months)

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toto - 06 Jul 2004 20:58 GMT

>Are there any ways of childproofing the window? Bear in mind that the house
>is brand new so whatever I do can't damage the woodwork or the paint in any
>way. Also, It doesn't seem like moving furniture to cover the window is an
>option because of the shape of the room. The windows are at dormer height
>and the furniture wouldn't fit there.

Posted at mk-fl too.

This looks like it might work for you:

http://www.totsafe.com/proddetail.asp?prod=2003%2D2

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