https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 19 May 2026 23:50:38 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-secured-your-tv-to-the-wall#post-953036 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:26:03 +0000 Smurfette 953036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The TV in the living room and our bedroom are both hung up so high, she won't be able to reach them. We have the plugs in the wall, so there aren't wires hanging down either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-secured-your-tv-to-the-wall#post-953027 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:24:28 +0000 yin 953027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just mounted our tv to the wall, and LO is 2. I should have done it a long time ago, but he doesn't try to touch the tv. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-secured-your-tv-to-the-wall#post-952725 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:23:18 +0000 lindseykaye 952725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, no. We literally just moved last weekend and this is on my to-do list. We also have a box of furniture anchors to be installed, too before things get too settled in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-secured-your-tv-to-the-wall#post-952652 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:08:42 +0000 wheres_c 952652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO *just* became mobile this week, and we're moving this week....so not yet.<br /> As we move things into the new house next week we plan on securing all furniture and TVs into the wall </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-secured-your-tv-to-the-wall#post-952593 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 11:54:50 +0000 sarac 952593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is mounted to the wall, thankfully. Otherwise I would have long ago secured it for my 22 month old. Child is into everything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-secured-your-tv-to-the-wall#post-952453 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 11:16:50 +0000 wonderstruck 952453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't - I actually bought a mount quite some time ago, but it has remained unused in our closer since DH doesn't feel like spending the $$ on longer cables and the kit that would allow us to run the power cord through the wall, plus it would make it tricky if we ever wanted to re-arrange our room (I don't ever see that happening, but whatever.) But I got us a pretty awesome TV - it's solid wood and way too heavy for him to tip, too tall for him to reach the TV, and all enclosed with baby-safe drawers that won't slam shut and don't give him easy access to the devices inside. And I spent a lot of time carefully using zip ties to do the wire management so that there isn't a mess of cables he can get at.</p> <p>I'm more concerned about our floor-standing speakers, they're pretty thin, tall, and heavy. But there isn't really anything I can do to secure them that I can think of, there is absolutely nowhere I can attach straps or velcro or anything without damaging the (very expensive) speakers. But my LO is just a couple of months old, so I still have some time to figure that one out.</p> <p>I wouldn't really worry about the tube TV though. Those things are so freaking heavy, I think an adult would have trouble knocking it over, let alone a toddler. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-secured-your-tv-to-the-wall#post-951916 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 08:45:44 +0000 autumnlove 951916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH secured the new TV but we still need to do it for our older TV that we moved into our room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-secured-your-tv-to-the-wall#post-951845 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 08:26:13 +0000 Foodnerd81 951845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup but because that's where it fit anyway, it wasn't done specifically for baby proofing-- it's mounted above the fire place where I can barely reach it. However, the shelves flanking the TV and fireplace are ladder style leaning on the wall and we definitely will need to anchor them. </p> <p>We have an armoire in our room that we cannot anchor because of it's placement relative to the wall, but I really don't think I could pull it over myself and the baby wouldn't be alone in our room, so I think that's OK. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-secured-your-tv-to-the-wall#post-951830 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 08:20:51 +0000 Bookish 951830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not yet. We plan on getting a new one before LO is mobile, and we will anchor that one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-secured-your-tv-to-the-wall#post-951727 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 07:45:17 +0000 Espion 951727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yes, DO THIS. I have seen the consequences. And they have ended in extensive rehab or organ donation more times than I'd care to count. (Not to be dramatic, but it is such a terrible accident waiting to happen and it can happen in a moment.). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-secured-your-tv-to-the-wall#post-951715 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 07:40:29 +0000 GrapeCrush 951715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>all of ours are mounted to the wall. we did this for my nephews before DS was even mobile. haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-secured-your-tv-to-the-wall#post-951713 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 07:40:25 +0000 mediagirl 951713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: same. i don't want to poke more holes in the wall since we'll be moving, too!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-secured-your-tv-to-the-wall#post-951705 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 07:38:27 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 951705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but we really need to. I have the straps and everything, but we're going to move w/in a month or two and didn't want to poke any more holes in the wall. Stupid, I know... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-secured-your-tv-to-the-wall#post-951703 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 07:36:31 +0000 Mrs Hedgehog 951703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is already mounted way to high for her to reach. We just need to how the cords better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-secured-your-tv-to-the-wall#post-951692 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 07:33:08 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 951692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both of the TVs are attached to the wall. We didn't do it for baby proofing though, but hapoy to hear it works for that too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-secured-your-tv-to-the-wall#post-951690 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 07:32:27 +0000 looch 951690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, and we really should, because my son thinks that it is a touch screen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-secured-your-tv-to-the-wall#post-951686 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 07:31:49 +0000 MrsTiz 951686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sortof, it's above the fireplace so it's on a wall hanger thing but we haven't extra secured it because it's so high I can't even reach it so I know that no kid ever will! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-secured-your-tv-to-the-wall#post-951681 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 07:30:38 +0000 mediagirl 951681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have not secured our TV's yet. M is never in a room with a TV in it without us around right now, though. The only rooms with TV's are the family room and our bedroom. The family room TV is currently out of her reach so I am comfortable with it for now. The TV in our bedroom is an old tube TV that is in our armoir. I do worry about that one so she is never in our bedroom alone. </p> <p>We have straps, we need to secure our armoir asap.</p> <p>This article made me think of this: <a href="http://www.today.com/health/falling-tvs-send-child-er-every-30-minutes-6C10679996" rel="nofollow">http://www.today.com/health/falling-tvs-send-child-er-every-30-minutes-6C10679996</a> </p>