At CR, we’ve put 16 baby gates through rigorous testing, including pulling on each baby gate with up to 100 pounds of force. While we found that permanently mounted gates are strongest, our in-depth ...

Dear Yvonne: People naturally think first of a child falling down the stairs or getting from a safe room to a more dangerous one, such as a utility room or workshop. Installing special child-safe ...

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I'm the baby and kids gear writer, a mom to three and former teacher. Babies don’t stay immobile forever, and as soon as your little one starts to scoot and crawl, baby gates become essential to help ...