Zander was taught, from the second he could crawl that he was not to touch certain things. We figured that if we were at a non baby proofed house it would be far easier for him to know the types of things he wasn't allowed to touch. We have candles down low & have had for a long time & the only problem there is him blowing them out now LOL! He has never ever touched the DVD player / stereo / foxtel box & they are within his reach. I also have cleaning chemicals in a cupboard at floor level & he has never gone to touch them after being told no once. There are things he pushes the boundaries with - the DVDs often get pulled out, but it's not going to hurt them & he liked to open the doors on the TV stand. We're pretty laid back though. Zander has always been allowed to touch the remotes & now at two he knows how to turn the TV on himself. He can also turn on the XBox to watch his movies.
It really depends on you & the baby how far you want to take it....
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