The idea of a soft gate is great, and it can act as a barrier, but only for so long...My second son, who is more active than my first, loves to press against it and push his face on it. Well, it held him for a while, and then down he went. So I tried to readjust the brackets, but the same result after a little more pushing and pulling on it. It also has a very loud and annoying clicking sound as you pull it, so you have to put it up before nap time, or you're waking up the whole house. Lastly, you have one attempt to pull the mesh gate all the way, or it will lock like a seatbelt, so you have to let it go and endure the loud clicking sound again to try to lock it into the bracket. Overall, a good concept, but not a good option in the real world.