Crib side taking off is something I have planned for this week. It's futile to leave it on if he's just gonna climb out. It's safer for him too.

What we did for our oldest is get a smart bulb and lamp and have it set for like blue for "stay in bed" and orange for "it's morning and time to get up". It mostly worked for the oldest but our toddler is also kind of a terrorist so idk how well it will work.