Thanks for the advice. My husband and I moved into a house three months ago and I tried to think in a child-proof way as I unpacked. We live in Germany and that means every room in the house has a door on it with a lock/key that can be locked from outside of that room. We do have open staircases that need gates.
Thanks also for your advice about keeping mementos for the kids - and to bring along a portable DVD player - though it will probably be to keep my husband quiet
