Toddler Towers, am I the only one who thinka they look dangerous?

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At a friends and her grandson was in one whilst she was making lunch and he was beside her watching, he literally was reaching over, turning around and nearly fell out of it several times. 😟

Also the top of the tower was about to their waist so not as if higher to secure him in

DGS (2.7) has one. He only ever uses it under strict supervision. It’s much safer than standing on a chair which is what I used to get my kids to do and my mum used to do with me and my siblings.

It helps them learn. Adults are too quick to rush in and call everything dangerous.

I don't really like them, which is weird because I happily sit my son on the worktop with the set of plastic knives I got him to help that way. Except he can now climb up by himself.

Just looked them up- my nerves couldn’t handle that!!!!!!

My in-laws have one at their house, it’s the lesser of two evils, as if they didn’t have one I know they’d let him use a chair.

Theres different types, the one they have my toddler would have to be hanging his whole upper body over the sides to “fall” out of it.

Think they're safer than standing on chairs. Mine stand on the high chair- it's a grow with them type thing so not a baby high chair.

Don't remember them falling off so never bothered with the tower, also they just look a faff to clean if you try baking with kids- lots of sticky rungs.

DD has one and is only allowed to use it when supervised - her fave activity is to have it at the kitchen window to watch the birds eat at the feeders. Much much safer than having her plonked on the worktop or clinging onto me koala style!

As long as the top bar is at the appropriate height and they don’t climb on the outside of it, DS once did this and backwards hitting his head off the floor. He was fine but it was such a fright and he never did it again.

We have one, I wouldn’t let my 2yo daughter use it unsupervised but it’s great otherwise. She loves to wash her hands at the sink and we do lots of baking or salt dough at the island with it. Much safer than a chair.

They should be banned, very unsafe

😵Article here about them
www.goodhousekeeping.com/childrens-products/child-safety-product-reviews/a73320430/learning-towers/

We had one for our son who has now grown out of it. I file this under being wildly over cautious. There are some towers that are massively flimsy and cheap that I could see as a risk but we had one of the proper heavy, good quality ones. Generations of children have been popped on a chair or stool to help/learn/play in the kitchen, that’s a good thing. Kids fall off stuff all the time. I say that as a parent who has a completely bare cot until age 2, follows every safe sleep guideline there is and is still extended rear facing her son in his car seat at age 4.