Page 8 2024 Spring Home and Garden LINCOLN DAILY NEWS April 2024 With a television, the answer to keeping it from toppling over can be as simple as a wall mount. This option, while requiring you to drill into your wall, will keep your television secured to it. While many wall mounts fit televisions of varying sizes, it must be a flat screen. This option can also be a bit on the pricier side. You can also get furniture straps instead, allowing you to strap your television to the back of whatever kind of stand you have it on. This option will only keep the television from falling forward, however. In the case of bookcases, China hutches, or other taller furniture, the straps mentioned above are also an option here, though you will likely have to drill into your wall if using them in this way. Another option is a wall anchor. This option may be the most secure of all your options but will require you to drill a bit into the back of your furniture to secure the anchor to it. If you would rather not drill into either your wall or furniture, there are no drill options that use strong adhesives instead. Another great piece of advice in Dr. Kim’s article involves the use of baby gates to protect your child from the stairs. Dr. Kim recommends using them at the tops and bottom of your stairs. This will keep your child from climbing up the stairs only to come to a baby gate and then try to navigate back down themselves. Pampers’ website also states an additional advantage of baby gates is using them to keep your child out of rooms you do not want them in. Choosing what baby gate to purchase is another difficult task, as there are so many brands, styles, and even materials that the gates are made of. The New York Times has an article from 2023 that reviews and gives recommendations on different models of baby gates based on criteria such as ease of use/ installation and security. You can read that list for yourself here. (The Best Baby Gate | Reviews by Wirecutter (nytimes.com)) Continued --
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