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What other kinds of gates are available?
Home » Child Safety » Baby Gates » What other kinds of gates are available?Some homes have extra wide openings between rooms that standard baby gates won’t cover. For this reason, some manufacturers make extra-wide baby gates. Extender systems are also available for some baby gates to adjust standard baby gates.
Other types of gates exist to keep baby safe in rounded stairway openings, around the fireplace, and to block of certain areas of a room.
If you travel a lot, such as to visit Grandma and Grandpa’s house that hasn’t been childproofed since you were a tot, you might want to look into travel safety gates. These collapsible gates are easy to haul with you and set up in just about any area. They even are great for hotel visits.
Play yards are another common type of baby gate, which is actually more of a play-pen than a gate. These play yards are great for use indoor or out, to enclose children into a certain area, or even to keep them away from exercise equipment, Christmas trees, or other fragile or hazardous areas. Outside, these work well to contain children at picnics, while camping, or to keep smaller tots safe while the big kids are running around the yard. Enclosing a space of about 18 feet, these play yards give kids plenty of room to move—while giving parents peace of mind.
Gates even exist to cover the openings of banisters, to prevent children from slipping their heads or bodies through---and possibly falling through—the slats. These are especially helpful in older homes, which were not made with child safety in mind.
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