Kids Table And Chairs

Question by April: What to expect from child services home visit (long)?
Okay so my boyfriend won full physical & legal custody of his children with his ex getting supervised visitation every other Saturday. They have been living with us for 2 months straight now.

We got a call from DHR this morning saying they need to do a home visit. No problem. Our home is clean, we have food so things should be fine. Does anyone know exactly what they will look for besides bed, clothes, food & safety?

The 3 year old had a twin size bed but I have the 2 year old using a twin size mattress on the floor. He is too old for a crib because he climbs out. I can’t keep him on a toddler bed or a twin bed even with rails he still manages to fall off a LOT. I moved his mattress to the floor because I am scared he is going to get hurt. Will this count against us? He is a very restless sleeper. We have watched him roll from his bed, across the floor and into the hall without ever waking up. I use a baby monitor so I will know when he is off the mattress.

Anyway, do we need safety latches on kitchen drawers, etc? I have them on some drawers but not all. Just the ones with utensils like knives & any cleaning products. Also our kitchen is very small so we don’t have enough room for a full size table. The kids use a child size folding table & chairs and we use the “bar”.

Is there anything else we need to “look out for”? This has to go well or the state gets the kids. We filed for custody because of their bio mom’s living conditions She was given a choice by the judge, her abusive boyfriend or her kids. She chose the boyfriend. So she cant get them back. (Not that we want her to at this point)

We have already arranged doctor/dentist visits to ensure nothing important is missed. (The 2 year old has asthma & allergies)

One more thing, the kids have a dresser in their room but I dont keep their clothes in it. They are bad about emptying the drawers so all of their clothes are in a dresser in our bedroom. The drawers on the dresser in their room are nailed shut to prevent the youngest from using the drawers to climb. It has a TV on top of it but everything is teethered to the wall. (These kids are very active, lol)

Any tips or advice will be greatly appreciated! TIA!

(Please excuse any typos)
The judge ordered the DHR visit when we won custody. I think it is because we live in a different county than where we went to court…if that makes since.

The judge told him to consider his self lucky to have a girlfriend willing to take on all this lol.

We have 2 bedrooms. The kids-both boys-share a room. We were told that this was fine.
*sense not since

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Answer by Jasmine Heaven
Sometimes they will personally ask the child how you are treating them and what they do on the regular basis. I think you pretty much have everything down pack just make sure your dressed presentable and make sure no dangerous objects are around or smoking, anything poisonous to the child. If you have any educational things like A, B, C. Make sure things like that are visible so they can see your teaching the child and making sure they have an education.

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Question by Apple Juice: How long until kids get tired of themed rooms? (toy story 2.5 year old)?
My son is about to get his big boy room. He has a blue car bed, toy story bed stuff, and things to go on the wall. I want to get him a toy story toy organizer, table and chairs, and maybe a rug and lamp. Will he hate his room in a few years? I don’t want to waste my money, but I want him to have a room he will love.

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Answer by Julie mama to 1 boy and 3 girls!
My son is 8 and has had a Disney Cars themed room for 4 years now. He has just recently informed me that he is over it and wants an “Army Guy Room.” I feel like I got good use of money with it lasting for 4 years.

My 7 year old daughter has had Tinkerbell for as long as I can remember and she still loves it.

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Question by closer2coma86: how long do kids stay in high chairs?
my son is 15 months. i have a fisher price space saver high chair. i hate it and am debating whether to buy a new one. i am planning to spend $ 70-$ 100 on a new one. how long were your children in high chairs? will he be in it long enough to get some good use out of it? keep in mind we don’t have an “official” kitchen table. i have a bar with bar stools because out apartment dining room is attatched to our living room and it is TINY! so, i can’t really sit him in a booster seat up to the table. are there weight restrictions on high chairs? thanks in advance!

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Answer by kristal930 k
when he becomes to big for it. when i didn’t have a table that’s what i used i put it in the living room with me. when she started throwing food on the carpet i got ride of the chair. its your call your the parent. every child is different not 2 are the same.

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Question by Daisuke: Kid problem!!!!! It’s a bit long… Anyone with good advice?
The landlady’s kid (she’s 9 i think) and her dog keeps on coming into my studio apartment to play. They start by running all over the place, bothering my Guinea Pig, mess up my furniture and bed. I already ask her nicely several times that i need to do something and she needs to go but she INSIST they will stay.

How do i approach this? I don’t want to offend the landlady but i do not want her kid to keep coming in and making a mess! I can’t even change my clothes! (imagine what she will tell people that she saw me… people will think i’m a pervert or worse)

I always leave my door wide open when she’s here so that anyone can see inside. But she’s driving me NUTS!

BTW, we are NOT close or anything. I don’t even know this kid’s name! She just starting coming in after the Christmas Party even though I’ve been staying here for half a year now.
I leave the door open ONLY when she’s already inside. She meets me at the door on my way back from work. *_*
She pushes her way in and i don’t want to lay a finger on her.

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Answer by netwiz24
talk to the parent and explain the situation. This could lead to future problems if you don’t stop it now

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Question by paddlinglikecrazy: Our 2 sons graduate next month from H.S. How long do we have to throw a party?
We are finishing a very, very long house remodel.

What we have is goregous. A new kitchen, tile, carpet in the bedrooms, finished bedrooms – all gorgeous.

But, don’t have furniture. Two of the bathrooms aren’t finished, one has no shower door or toilet; our bathroom has no toilet, tub or shower. And, the front yard is not landscaped

There are no window treatments on any of the windows except the kids’ bedrooms, not even ours (thank God for large trees!);

Only the bedrooms and the front room have furniture and the furniture in the front room is ready for the curb.

We feel pressured. We want the party, but we feel rushed.

We want to wait, but if we do, we’ll end up with a house party and no graduation ceremony. Maybe no party!

Any ideas? Nothing with the big bucks please, we don’t live in the O.C.

Thank you.
Our hallway bath is in full working order, tub/shower/toilet/sink, it’s just the old part of the house, no remodeling done, but it can be polished up.

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Answer by brandy_cody
I’ve only been to 2 grad parties and they were both outside. So the question is can you get the landscaping done soon? It’s a good time to do outdoors with the weather so warm.

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