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It's all over now, baby blue. Or is it not?

My son is 5 months and soon to be a toddler/stumbler/walker/grabber. I have q wall of CDs and LPs, as well as a Salamander cabinet full of pricey stuff that I would like to keep out of his reach. I am wondering if any of you have experience with child proofing your gear. I am especially curious about options to get the CDs off the wall - filing only the discs in space saving/child proof organizers and if so which are decent enough to protect my precious plastic? Or should I bite the bullet and digitize? i currently have vinyl in Boltz shelving which feels heavy enough to be OK with the baby but again, input is appreciated.
Cheers
Karim
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jeff1225
172 posts
 
I have a two year old and we listen to music all the time, it's what we do together. Getting out of the hobby is a terrible idea unless all you listen to is death metal. Here's what I did:

-Digitize all my CD's
-Move my record collection into a spare bed room that I lock
-Move all of my expensive equipment up higher on the rack.
-Be very clear with the baby that she is not to touch the stereo stuff, they are smarter than you think
-All speaker grills on

Enjoy, audio is an awesome experience to share with your daughter.
raks
468 posts
 
Google the words "baby jail" and you'll find a way to coral your toddler to keep both the toddler and your equipment safe. Use words like "that's breakable" to differentiate what’s off limits. We day cared our five grandchildren and my wife used the words “that’s Grandpa’s and it’s breakable” and believe it or not that worked like a charm.
winoguy17
1,127 posts
 
Im sure Im in the minority, but I really had little problems with my 2 boys. They were greeted with a stern
"NO!" and "Dont touch that,it's Daddys!" Worked fine, never had an issue. Now when other peoples kids came to the house....
swanny76109
382 posts
 
Share your enjoyment of music with your loved ones. Your wife will understand and welcome your hobby when she sees you dancing around to your system with your kids. They will get older soon enough and put on their earbuds and tune you out. Put on fun danceable music that you might not normally listen to. I did this over the weekend and got a bunch of records cleaned with no signs of disapproval. Try it and see. And give your kids respect and they will give it back.
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jtcf
1,620 posts
 
I had similar positive experiences with my two kids.They never touched the stereo equipment or cds.I used to play music they loved to sing and dance to and they had their own kiddie cassette decks and later on their own receivers,cd players,and speakers in their rooms.Other peoples kids were a problem at times.Enjoy and share with your little guy!
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