Shoot, bedtime beckoned before I could finish my thought…
Okay, I hear everyone on the futility of the battery-less remote . Think I’ll give up that notion. Glad to hear the real ones can handle the abuse!
Oh, moriah, we have a cedar chest in the living room right now - sort of a combination bookcase / sliding glass door blocker. My 10-month-old son loves nothing more than to lick its keyhole. He also loves to lick the bell on his activity box. And daughter is part termite - that baby has chewed the corners off every board book they own. The other day she was nibbling happily on the binding. Bizarre.
Another option would be to put the manufacturer remotes safely away and buy a cheapo universal remote to use everyday and let the kids beat up on. Then, the fancy original remote, with every necessary function clearly labelled, is available and undamaged, and if the universal goes down, you buy another one for $10.
I’ve left teeth marks on the edges of all of our remotes. When will I grow out of this toddler stick-everything-in-your-mouth-and-chew phase? I’m 21 and it’s shown no signs of letting up. I’ve sort of managed to stop chewing on pens, as it tastes bad when they break open in your mouth.
Most remote controls have an infra-red LED at the front end which is covered by a thin piece of infra-red tranparent plastic. A child could easily pop this little piece of plastic out of the remote and choke on it, and being a thin, flat (or slightly curved) piece of plastic film it’s about the perfect shape to block their windpipe. A remote is definately NOT something that is safe to let a child chew on.
. Think I’ll give up that notion. Glad to hear the real ones can handle the abuse!