When I was little, my parents would leave a vegetable on the vine ‘for the bugs’. My mother claimed that if the bugs could eat that one vegetable, that they would leave the rest of the crop for us! I’m not sure if it ever really did work, but I thought of this [...]
Tags: child proofing, compromise, kitchen, latches, Parenting, psychology, Safety
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Child proofing is a continuous process, as my husband and I have learned as our son, now just over two explores more and can problem-solve to reach things that he used to just stare at and wonder about. There’s nothing quite like watching your toddler go to the bathroom to get the step-stool used for [...]
Tags: baby-proofing, child proofing, collectibles, decorating, home, nesting, toddler proofing
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Thankfully, a story that could have had an unhappy ending had a happy outcome. There were reports on February 8, of a 4-year old who was trapped in a washing machine. Little Donovan Hasseman somehow climbed into his family?s washing machine and got stuck. Luckily, the machine was empty and not operating at the time.
Donovan [...]
Tags: boy caught in washing machine, child proofing, child safety
Posted in: News, Toddlers
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