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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We started from birth.

Once the kid was old enough to move, we gated off a safe space.

By 2 years old, we took down all gates and would certainly feel comfortable leaving kid in our open downstairs while showering, working in another room, etc.

Now at 5, he can go in the backyard unsupervised.

FWIW, this was an adjustment for me, because I spent my early years working in child care and keeping children within "sight and sound" was what I was used to. [/quote]

This for me -- from birth, but my level of comfort with it/level of child containment/amount of time I'm willing to look away has varied depending on their capability to get into mischief (and mood to a certain extent).  I have two kids now -- not sure how old the younger is going to have to be for me to feel okay leaving them in a room together without me.  My place isn't perfectly baby proofed but it's very small so I have no concept of "out of hearing distance" within the home and that helps with my comfort.[/quote]

We live in 1000 sq ft that is all one level and the exits/entrances to the house are extremely secure. So my kid has had pretty free reign since before she could walk. The main difference is how often I check in, but 90% of the time a check in involves lifting my head to look down a hall. I don't even have to get up or walk anywhere.

This is one of the unsung benefits of living in a small home when your children are very young. I have no doubt we will start feeling cramped soonish, but the idea of having a baby or toddler in a big, multi-level house sounds tiring to me. We stayed in a big AirBnB for Thanks giving when DD was a little over 2 years old, and I remember it being an exhausting few days in terms of keeping an eye on her. Even with functional baby gates and five adults in the house, it was so much harder to keep an eye on her than in our house, where I barely think about it.[/quote]

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