Safety Warning for children?

Heavy objects on top of dressers and chests are incredibly dangerous...

but did you also know that one that has NOTHING on top can tip over easily as well? especially if you have a monkey for a toddler/preschooler!

by just opening up all th drawers, especially the top ones and pulling on it a bit... or in the "monkey child" case they're smart enough to open the drawers and use them as stairs to climb to the top to get a favorite stuffed animal!

so regardless of what is on top all bookcases, curio cabinets, dressers, even buffet tables in the dining room should be tethered to the wall!

Sorry to hear about your son's accident. I'm sure you wouldn't have put the TV where it was if you had known it could be dangerous, and I appreciate the warning to other parents.

We don't allow our son to have a TV in his room. Previously, it was to keep his mind healthy. However, I guess now there's a physical safety risk involved! =) I hope your son heals quickly.

Sorry to hear about what happened, but sometimes things just can't be helped. When my husband was still a little kid, him and his younger brothers were playing in the livingroom. They decided to climb on a bookshelf and it fell over on top of all three of them. Luckily none of them were hurt.

Sometimes there are accidents waiting to happen that don't reveal themselves until they happen. It's hard to just look around and see potentially dangerous situations around the house but it pays to find them if you can. Your son's accident may have been prevented. Thanks for the heads up!

we keep our tv securely mounted on a wall. sorry to hear about your son i do hope he recovers well.