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Baby Proofing When You Have Older Kids: Balancing Freedom and Safety
The house that worked perfectly for one child rarely works for two. When my older daughter was a toddler, I had a system. Gates up, locks on, outlet covers in, done. Then her sister arrived, and I discovered something nobody...