How do you make a rental safe for a curious and climbing toddler?

[Kmn]

Can you move the drawers into another room that you can shut the door on? The less climbable stuff in her bedroom the better.

[Cranky Kitten]

I'd second Kmn's idea - shift the particularly heavy climbable furniture into your room if there's space, or a spare room where the door can be closed for peace of mind. They do eventually grow out of it, or at least redirect the climbing to playgrounds and such like - give her plenty of opportunities to climb in ways that are acceptable.

Funnily enough DD's favourite thing to climb when she was at that stage was my bed. Massive 4 poster with an ensemble on top so it was high enough that I had to half climb up into (and I'm 5' 11" tall) it must've been like Mt Everest to her...

[Now we're 3]

Hey Taurean this might sound really silly but would putting some heavy items such as books in the bottom drawer help as this would mean she simply wouldn't have the strenght to pull it on top of herself? You've said the drawers are secured which means she can't climb but the weight might prevent another type of accident. Just and idea. Good luck x

[LimeSlice]

You can get wedges from the hardware store. They are like shims that go under the fronts of bookcases etc, so that they are essentially leaning back. It means that they can't pull them forward with their own weight. Worth a try I would think.

The other thing is to ask the owners permission to bracket the furniture to the walls. Make sure you offer to fill and repaint the holes when you move out. Again, worth a try!

GL