Do You Let DC Kids On Your LR Furniture?

[Jenne]

Nope. I had a 2 year old fall off my couch a couple of years ago. He banged his foot on the coffee table as he fell & broke it in 4 places. Lucky I didn't get sued. NO ONE that doesn't live here is allowed on furniture anymore.

[melilley]

Yes, but only if they sit. We use my whole house for dc and when I cook the kids are allowed in my family room where the couch is. Plus my ds is 1 and sits on it so I can't see telling other kids no.

I have noticed snot smears on it though....bleck

[Brooksie]

I used to let them in there while we did dance videos on rainy days or on movie days but they couldn't contain them selves from standing on or fighting over the seats of the couch so now no one but dd is allowed in the living room during care hours.

[MotherNature]

I only have my lr and dining area for daycare. My front door opens right into the lr..no buffer there. They're able to sit on the couch, but it's getting aggravating.. I'm constantly telling the almost 2 yr old dcg to sit at the table w/ food. She wanders around with it & her milk, but always goes back to the table if I tell her to. She tries to climb on the couch with food, uses my side tables to climb over the arm of the couch...Jumps on it. My own 3yo son doesn't help. I tell him constantly not to jump on the couch or climb over the side. I swear I tell dcg at least 50 times a day. Ugh. Her parents have chuckled before when they see her jumping on my couch. Not cool since I just got a new couch! Any tips?

[Atroya]

I have a large living room, where the dck spend most of their day. They are allowed to SIT on the couches/chairs. No standing/jumping/etc. I do not allow children under 3 to sit on them, too much of a risk of them falling off. 3 yr olds that are not very coordinated are also not allowed on them. Keeping the under 3 yr olds off of them also keeps most of the snot/etc off of them. I have not had anyone vomit or have a potty accident on them yet. Those going through potty training are also not allowed on them. I also have a downstairs toy room with a video monitor, it has an old couch in it, but I still yell at them through the mic if I see them jumping/standing/roughhousing on it. Forgot to mention that I do have some sheets on the cushions of the LR couches..for both kid messes and dirty dog feet. My dogs constantly track stuff in from the yard...even when it seems dry. I used to have whole couch covers, but I found them to be ugly, and more of a PIA than anything. The sheets work well, and I can whip them off and wash them really quick if I need to. Those full couch covers are so huge, and a PIA to get on and off, they are a pain to wash.