If you spend your evenings putting your kid back to bed (because he keeps getting up for water, potty breaks, etc.) this simple "tape trick" from Jaime at the lovely site Prudent Baby might just be the ticket. Your mileage will vary (as always) based the temperament of your kid.
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Can you link directly to the article? I can't find it on the site.
Posted by: JanM | 05 January 2011 at 10:53 AM
here is the actual article
http://www.prudentbaby.com/2010/12/tape-trick.html
Posted by: ToryG | 05 January 2011 at 10:57 AM
Thanks for the link! I was totally scratching my head, wondering how it worked. After reading about it, I think it's absolutely genius!
Posted by: beanery | 05 January 2011 at 11:08 AM
Thanks ToryG for providing the article. Very clever ;) Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Lindsay | 05 January 2011 at 01:45 PM
We use a similar "hack" -- the 3 strikes and you are out rule -- 3yo son was having a tough time coping with an upcoming move and it was playing itself out with lots and lots and lots of trips out of bed. So we started the three strikes rule, he can get out of bed for ANY reason 3 times. Each time we reminded him it was his first, second or third strike. Worked like a charm and he rarely got to the third strike -- thankfully we never got to the fourth because I never did figure out what the consequences would be!
Posted by: Wendy T. | 05 January 2011 at 05:24 PM
Thanks ToryG! I always link the photo and the little tiny "via" to the original article, but I obviously didn't make that very clear! I will do so in future. Sorry for the mixup.
Posted by: Asha Dornfest | 06 January 2011 at 02:00 PM
Apart from the questions around whether or not this is a good idea, there is no way I am putting duct tape on my wood floors. No Freaking Way.
Painters' tape, yes. Duct tape, NO.
Posted by: jillian | 06 January 2011 at 08:07 PM
I clicked the Prudent Baby link ratherthan the "via" link and that's how I missed the real link too! :)
Posted by: amy | 06 January 2011 at 10:35 PM
ha! Or on carpet. It leaves a lot of sticky goo.
My bigger issue with this is that it requires you to leave their door open. Which means then we have to be quiet. And I'd rather keep the door closed so I can watch TV. :)
Posted by: amy | 06 January 2011 at 10:37 PM