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Keeping Your New Baby SafeRose Smith After all the baby furniture is purchased, youll have to start thinking of baby safety supplies. Once your baby becomes mobile and thats in a few short months, battening down the hatches is extremely important. If you have stairs or open doorways leading to areas that you dont want your baby to wander into, youll need to purchase some baby gates. Most are adjustable to fit a variety of openings and come in a variety of styles such as wooden, plastic and mesh. Dont forget those electrical outlets! For some bizarre reason children love to stick metal objects in those little slits so get your outlets covered, including any powerbars you may be using. Another favorite "play toy" with toddlers is the toilet. A good toilet lid latch should help keep the plumbing working. Electrical appliances, TVs, VCRs and household items will also need to be secured. Its amazing what children can find to pull down or get into. Plus, dont forget to pick up safety supplies for when youre traveling, even if its just a short distance. Baby harnesses are a good thing to use once your toddler is walking. And dont forget to protect them from harmful UV rays with some sort of car window shade. Keeping your precious child safe is very important. There are so many little things in the household that, as adults, we take for granted. But to a child, theyre new and exciting areas to explore... which can be very dangerous to them. As a new parent or even grandparent, get down on your knees and crawl around your house looking for all the temptations found at your babys level. Youll be amazed at what potential hazards you will find. Secure your new babys safety before its too late.
| | | | RELATED ARTICLES Fuzzy Names, Sweet Names As with everything, names go through cycles of change with passing generations.I also tend to think that names have improved immensely since the first Elmas, Minervas, Bufords, and Alfreds graced the baby’s room wearing appropriate nametags on their cribs. Seeing The Souls of Your Children Your toddler is having her second tantrum of the day while your four year old son is racing around the house with the neighbor’s child. You feel completely stressed out and are questioning your decision to have these kids, with a third on the way! What were you thinking! Parenting Yourself When You Have Small Children There’s no doubt about it - parenting small children takes a lot of time. So much time that it’s very easy to forget about your child within. Yet you cannot be a really good parent while forgetting about your own feelings, needs and well-being. So You Want to Start a Home Daycare I hang out with the other mommies.No, I am not a "Mister Mom" or a "Househusband".I do have one enviable situation, though.I work from home and I have the flexibility to say, "This morning I am going to spend with my daughters.I can play with them.I can sing with them.I can laugh with them.I can clean up their ice cream that drips all over me." Celebrity Baby Names It seems that the days of naming your son or daughter with your own name and adding a second, third or a fourth sign in roman numerals at the end are fading away. This seems to be especially the case with celebrities. The more unique, the better! As to whether celebrities are simply a little loopy, or whether they simply like the attention that a unique baby name will bring, we do not know. What we do know is that the names just keep getting crazier and crazier. Below is a list of some of our favorite celebrity baby names over the years. Saving Money on Preschool: Readiness Skills Needed for Kindergarten As a mom of 4 whos youngest child is about to start Kindergarten thisFall, Id like to share with you some things Ive learned aboutPreschool over the last ten years, along with a list of readiness skills every child can be learning at home - whether attending Preschool ornot. 10 Simple Ways to Say, “I Love You” We’re teaching our kids to be consumers at an early age.Look at the number of superhero and product endorsement Valentines on the store shelves. Attitudes-Based Learning The greatest discovery of my generation about 1900 is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. Pay Attention!Its Your Most Important Job Anyone can become a parent; there are no tests or interviews to pass.Children can become parents, mentally disabled people – it’s even possible to become a parent while in a coma! So, The Thing Is... We Reap What We Sow So, the thing is…we reap what we sow. Mutants or Clones In a single dose of childrens television, I was bombarded with themes of mutants, cyborgs, evolving and the digital world. These words intimidated me at first, until I learned what the shows were talking about. I wondered how this prepares children for living in the 21st century. The answer hit me when I came across the saying, "Dont Clone...Mutate." Clean Slates and Fresh Starts Hope, excitement and anxiety all wrapped up in fresh haircuts and new clothes. Pens, pencils and notebooks, the smell of a new box of crayons and a brand new book; it all speaks of such promise. Six Steps to Raising Financially Responsible Teens In today’s money-driven society, teens are constantly bombarded by magazines, television ads, and peer pressure which make them feel less than ideal if they do not wear the latest clothing style and drive a “cool” car. Briefly visit your local mall and you will observe multitudes of young people who shop as if credit cards have no maximum spending limit. With all this push for extravagance, is it even possible to raise your teens with money sense and save them from making serious financial mistakes Study Shows High Pollutant Levels in Mothers Milk There is no doubt mothers’ milk is the best food in the world for the babies. Unfortunately, mothers’ milk of today aint the same as the mothers milk thirty years ago. A recent study confirmed previous findings that American mothers milk contains high levels of toxic chemicals called polybrominated diphenyl esters PBDEs, among other toxic pollutants such as PCBs and dioxins. In Search Of Elmo My son is a wonderful boy, an imaginative, active four year old with a set of rules for life all his own. The rules that keep his four year old views in his perspective, the rules to life that make him, his own person. Here’s Help for the “I Can’t Say ‘No’ Blues” I hear it all the time.Cries from Christian women who want desperately to serve the Lord, but who feel overwhelmed.“I almost dread going to PTO meetings or church services anymore because I just know somebody else is going to ask me to help with something,” they say. “Don’t get me wrong.I want to help, but there are only so many hours in my day.I feel like I’m just going to explode if I don’t get some relief.” Best Baby Shower Invitation Ideas The best baby shower invitation ideas help everyone to have fun without adding stress on the expectant mother. Planning for a newborn can be overwhelming to each family member, so providing the best baby shower invitation ideas with fun and little effort on Mom helps to give the baby shower lasting feelings of friendship and love. Family Night on a Budget! When you and your family are on a tight budget, sometimes one of the first things to be cut out is money for entertainment. Parenting This article on parenting is by a practicing relationship counsellor/therapist, and father. 5 Love Languages and Those Who Contribute at Home The work around a house or apartment has got to be some of the least thanked work ever created. Whether it is the yard work on the weekend, plumbing as it arises, daily dishes & errand running, we tend to overlook the assistance that our spouse and children offer us regularly. |
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