Think Safety First When It
Comes To Kids Furniture
As your baby grows out of infanthood, you have to start
thinking about turning their room into a kids room rather
than a nursery. When children can stand up and begin to show
signs of climbing, it’s time to start thinking about it.
They may soon be able to crawl out of the crib, and that
could lead to injuries. I almost learned that the hard way.
My little girl climbed up and over, and luckily I was there
to catch her. At that moment I decided it was definitely
time for some kids furniture that she could grow into.
The first thing to think about with kids furniture is the
bed. Toddler beds are smaller than twin sized beds, and are
often build with a small child in mind. I got a good bed
from my mother in law, though I had no idea why she had it.
I bought a new mattress for it, and my dad built something
to go around the outside. This was designed to look like the
Wiggles Big Red Car, and the sides were just high enough to
stop her from rolling out. You may not find this when you
look for kids furniture, but you should find something with
no spaces for heads or limbs to get caught, just like with a
crib, and you want something that they cannot easily roll
out of but can access easily.
Keep safety in mind when you buy kids furniture like shelves
or toy boxes. If you have book shelves and dressers in their
room, make sure they are bolted down or secured in some way
so that they wont’ fall over on them if they try to climb.
Many children get hurt on this type of kids furniture
because it’s not something everyone thinks about when they
are setting up their room. If you buy or reuse something
old, make sure you sand it down and give it fresh lead-free
paint.
You can buy kids furniture in a set, or you can buy separate
pieces like I did. We’ve luckily had no safety issues with
anything she has, and I think she is now old enough so that
I don’t have to worry about it too much. If you buy a set of
kids furniture from a furniture store, make sure you look it
over well, and make sure you check every piece for safety.
Use furniture can be great as long as it is safe, and you
may even find older pieces to be more beautiful than some of
the stuff you can find now.