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Tall tv cabinet to stop toddler fiddling with telly!

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spongebrainmaternitypants · 23/09/2009 16:31

Hi, can anyone recommend somewhere I can find a really tall tv cabinet to put our tv out of the reach of our 15 mth DS who's favourite game is pressing the on/off switch repeatedly!

We have another DS on the way so figure we're going to have at least another couple of years of this if we don't do something - most tv cabinets are so not child-proof (all open fronts and low level) so wondered if anyone knew of an alternative.

It would need to be high enough to remove temptation and preferably have somewhere to store our PVR and DVD player, and obviously very stable and not easy to climb!

Don't think our budget will stretch to bespoke!

Btw, we have tried teaching him not to do it, but are having no luck .

Thank you.

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RustyBear · 23/09/2009 16:44

Where is your on/off switch?

If it's near the bottom of your TV you may be able to try my solution - DS was the same age as yours when he discovered the off button.

I used a photo frame like this but A4 size,and put the main part of the frame under the TV with the stand part covering the buttons. DH & I could get a finger in the turn it off, but DS's fingers were too short to reach, because it was transparent the remote could still 'see' the sensor, which was beside the switch.

Wit DD, two years younger, it was simpler - she turned the TV off while DS was watching Thomas, he thumped her and she never did it again.

spongebrainmaternitypants · 23/09/2009 18:57

Switch is at the bottom but tv presently attached to low tv stand to couldn't push the frame in IYSWIM. Good idea though.

PMSL at thumping though - maybe we should try that with DS?

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