Childproofing for Big Boy Bed

Wow I feel like a bad Momma now. I didn't any of that for my kids. After them getting into things they weren't suppose to be in they quickly learned what they could and could not play with while in their room.

I didn't so any of this and our daughter was in her bed at 12 months..

I must have been a terrible mom.

We didn't do any of this- we have a raised ranch so we did put a gate at the stairs. In all honestly, we took the opportunity to teach him what he can/cannot touch. This actually gave us the chance to teach him about safety and following directions rather than accommodating around him.

If your room is very far from his, start using your monitor again so you can hear him get up and be ready to start your day when he does.

If he gets into something that you have asked him not to touch, discipline him for doing so.

If he's not mature enough to be safe for 5 minutes before you get up... consider holding off on the big boy bed! If he's not unsafe in his crib, leave him there until you are all ready for him to have a little freedom. When your child is ready for this kind of freedom, you won't have to worry about all of this.

My son is 3 and we put him in a toddler bed at 2.5. He's never abused that privildege, never gotten up in the middle of the night and wandered through the house, never gotten up early and pulled over a bookcase. When he wakes up, he crawls out of his bed, opens his bedroom door and knows to come into our room and tell us that he's up.

You may be trying this too early for your child- based on your previous post. It doesn't sound like he's ready for this kind of responsibility!

Bed rails...night light...MAY need a baby gate at his door if he gets in and out of bed.

We didn't do any of this either. But maybe I am a bad example. Except for a few cabinets in the kitchen, we didn't really baby proof our house either. My personal theory, if he's this mischievous, maybe wait on the big boy bed?

I didn't do any of that and my 3.5 year old is in a twin bed (not a toddler bed). He sleeps in his room with no problems nightly. I did cover the outlets that were visible, but I agree with the PP to take the time to teach your child about safety. My son at 2 knew that it was not a good idea to climb his dresser, or the window sill, so we didn't worry. We don't use a bed rail, or night lights either.

But, do what makes you feel comfortable...

Plug outlet covers
Tethering the dressers and shelves to the wall
Making sure curtains cannot be reached
All cords are wrapped up and taped to the wall (check quality frequently)
Keep all fragils are pushed back and cannot be nocked off shelves

Aside from the obvious harmfuls things that are within his reach (which Im sure are not even in his room) but anything glass or breakable will need to be out of reach. Otherwise I would just play with him in his room often and see what things he is tempted by and tackle that. No need to turn his room into a rubber room. Do you still use a monitor? If so you will surely hear him get into trouble and go to him before he does damage
Good Luck

Baby gate across his bedroom door so he can't wander through the house or into your room, you can stack two if he's a climber.

Go to the hardware store and buy a couple of packages of L brackets. One size big enough and strong enough to fasten the top of your bookshelves to the wall above them and the other size to fasten each individual shelf in it's place. It he climbs on the shelf it is fastened to the wall and can't fall and each shelf is attached to the shelving unit they can't come out/slide out, move at all so they are safe.

You might think about how a child care center prepares for kids and look up the state regulations booklet. To get a license they have to do a checklist of safety preparations. That way you would have a full list.