If you have more than one kid, where do you put the baby when you need to set him or her down? I feel like all the safe places I had for DS 1 (swing, bouncer, couch, playpen) are all dangerous now when you add a toddler to the equation! All those places are accessible for thrown toys, poked eyes, toddler hits or pinches... Where in the world will I be able to set DS2 when he arrives!?
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I usually make sure the older one is somewhere safe instead! If I'm getting dinner ready or somewhere I can't directly watch, I have the little one almost always in the bouncer and the older one in the crib or strapped in the high chair.
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I've never had a problem with this. My son is 3 and he knows the baby is off limits. I can leave the two of them in a room alone for a few minutes with no worries.
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I only leave them alone for a moment if DS2 couldn't be accidentally hurt, so, in the Pac n play DS1 would have to actively try to throw something at him versus accidentally stepping on him when he's on the floor. We also have a zero tolerance policy towards aggression to DS2, which has always earned an immediate time out. If I need to step away for more than a minute or so I typically give DS1 the iPad.
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I think it depends on the temperament/age of your first LO, too. LO1 was 2.5 when the baby came so she knew how to be careful by then. I just set the baby down on the floor a lot on the play mat or blankets. If I was going to the bathroom, I put the baby in the pack n play since I felt that was safer for me being gone a few minutes.
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