Natalie has always had a night light in her room. What do we do about this when she goes to a big girl bed? Having a night light out just doesn't seem safe to me unsupervised. ???

Yes, it's always been there and she learned a long time ago not to touch it, but.....alone, with the door closed, it could be very tempting What did you do or what do you suggest? I think everything else in that room is completely baby-proofed.

By Mrsheidi on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 08:39 pm:

Can you put a night light in an outlet that she can't get to, like behind the bed? Or, maybe use a push button one and put it under the bed?
Does she need it?

By Emily7 on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 08:41 pm:

We found a nightlight at Kmart that actually screws into the wall outlet & the kids can't get them out. That is huge considering my ds has broken through EVERY child safety device we have in the house.

By Tink on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 09:10 pm:

We had a screw-in night light for my ds and it worked well...but he was still able to touch it and could have broken it if he'd wanted to. I know I've seen glow-in-the-dark disk lights that would make a great night light but I just did a quick google search and can't find them. Maybe one of those push button ones up in a corner where she can't reach it? You could tell her it was her very own moon to watch over her at night. Good luck!

By Reds9298 on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 09:12 pm:

Heidi- Not sure if she "needs" it, but it's never not been in her room so I didn't want to change anything any more than needed. I think her bed will be against a wall for a while, although I'm not sure yet.

The one she has right now matches her room decor and is a firefly with leaves.

Emily-I didn't know about these! I'll check them out. That sounds like a great solution.

By Reds9298 on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 09:28 pm:

Sorry, Tink, we were posting at the same time.
These push-button ones...Does it have a cord or something? Something with a cord I could do because I have plug-ins behind her dresser that are impossible to get to.

By Dawnk777 on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 09:43 pm:

Emily used the light in her closet, for a long time. By the time we used a nightlight that plugged into the wall, she was old enough to know not to play with it. (sometimes, she still wants a little extra light in her room.)

By Tink on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 09:59 pm:

No cord. It's battery operated and is just a 4" circle that you push and it comes on, push again and it turns off. It isn't very bright and would just be a glow in her room, more than likely. They can be found at Target, Walmart and Amazon. You can find it here and a brighter version here.

By Luvn29 on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 10:33 pm:

My kids have a night light lamp in their room that they use. It is made like a lamp and plugs into the wall with a cord, and has a shade on it that is made of hard plastic with teddy bears on it. It uses a night light bulb. You know, the small ones used in night lights?

Other than that, I'd use the kind that use batteries that you push on and off that you can get at wal-mart. They come in all kinds of different decor. Don't know how long the batteries last, though.

By Cat on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 10:51 pm:

My dad bought me a corded night light when I was about 6 (he got it at a truck stop on one of his trips--made it extra special to me!). It looked like a doll with a pretty, long yellow dress that had like a metal crelin (sp?) under the skirt. The bulb was under the skirt and it made the whole doll glow. It was really cool. I'll bet my mom still has it somewhere.

You could also just get a small lamp and put a little 6w (or whatever it is) bulb in it. I've gotten those little push button, battery operatered lights before but never had much luck with them. They seemed to go through batteries like crazy.

Good luck.

By Dana on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 - 07:36 am:

i've just always used the closet light w/ and shutting the closet door enough. Then I would turn it off when I went to bed.

By Reds9298 on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 - 08:13 am:

Thank you for the suggestions! We don't have a closet light, and I have used those that you mentioned Tink (now that I see them). I remember the batteries didn't last long.

I didn't think of a night light lamp....that would be perfect! I've never had one of those so it never even crossed my mind. I will start looking for something cute. Thanks again!!

By Kaye on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 - 08:33 am:

A nightlight lamp seems to be even more unsafe than a night light. I guess unless she can't reach it and the cord is secure. BUT if you put something that cool out of reach I bet she figures out how to climb to it.

I got one that screw it. I also used the "tap lights" both worked well.

I guess you have to decide what your concerns are. The open socket if it is removed can be a concern. Look for a light that screws in, or that is very hard to take out. They make flat ones that I am sure kids can get out, but aren't as noticable.

The other concern is the actual bulb. If my kids removed a night light, they promptly started playing with it, so I had to worry about a hot bulb or a broken bulb.

I am a little lamp phobic (really I don't use lamps in my house, although I do have one i think). The gals who lived aross the hall from me in college used a lamp, left it on one day going to class and some reason it fell over, they don't know why, hit the bed and they lost everything. We all add quite a bit of smoke damage, we were all evacuated, it was just very scary. So lamps and kids just don't match up in my world.

By Tripletmom on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 - 08:49 am:

We had the same problem.Our DD would try to take it out.We just left the hallway light on until she was not interested in playing with the night light anymore.She went from the hallway light to a night light to a night lamp.

By Emily7 on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 - 10:27 am:

Here is a nice looking night light that also has an outlet cover. Not what I have, but it looks nice.
http://www.safetymatters.com/catlist.cfm?category=2

By Emily7 on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 - 10:28 am:

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