Author: Alex Daniels
Source: isnare.com
With children in the home, your life is not the same. What you thought and did before in nothing like the journey you are on. People have told you so many things. Some you believed, garages, and some you thought differently.
Making your, garages, home safe for children is a job that takes a great deal of thought and preparation. You cannot be careful enough. If you think they could,, garages, they probably will. To keep one step ahead is a full time job.
There are things that can happen that you have no control over, But there are precautions that you can avoid a tragedy. Common sense, garages, is your best defense, garages, system. Let's put it to work.
Today we usually do not have the cleaning, garages, supplies our grandparents had to do the job, garages, necessary. They needed things like lye, bleach, and strong solvents. They had, garages, to boil a lot of things we put in the cloths washer. Times have changed. But children have not.
A cupboard or closet, garages, locked is ideal. It may be less convenient for you but safer for your child. Childproof locks on cupboards and drawers are essential. If they cannot get in then they cannot get hurt. This is your priority.
Many people are used to keeping the cleaners in the cabinet under the kitchen sink. My own mother did when I was a kid and I never drank the Windex, garages, or ate the Ajax, but that's me, garages, . Maybe I was lucky, garages, or maybe my parents somehow, garages, drove it home in my mind that those things are not for eating. Either way, if you leave your cleaners,, garages, garages,, garages, under the sink and don't secure the, garages, cabinet doors you are running, garages, a risk. Chances are very good that nothing bad will happen, but even if there is only a 5% chance your child will think the blue juice under the sink looks tasty, is that an acceptable risk? Considering how easy it is to avoid, for me it is not acceptable.
If you read the label on every product you buy you will realize how many things can harm your child. Hazardous chemicals in cleaners is obvious and extra caution needs to be taken. Our of sight, out of mind. But what about the things we do not think of. In our medicine cabinet, in our garage, in our bathroom and even our bedroom.
Your child needs to be monitored so they cannot get into those rooms, garages, . They will be able to open the door, they will be able to go up the stairs and down, they will be able to get into the basement and the garage. Do not think for a minute just because, garages, you say "no" that they will not do it. Never underestimate the power of a child to do what he wants regardless of the consequences.
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Monday, November 9, 2009
Things I Would Have Changed During My Baby's First Year
Author: Amy Cummings
Source: download
1. Tried All Things Generic. I would, garages, have started with the generic brand diapers (store brand) and moved up to the more expensive brand only if they proved to be ineffective. Many times, packaging is, garages, the major difference between name brand and generic, garages, . This would have saved me hundreds, maybe thousands of dollars during the diaper years. Same thing applies to formula. I find that the Wal-Mart brand is just the same and much cheaper.
2. I would have turned the volume lower on the monitor. I found I could actually, garages, hear my daughter sucking on her little, garages, fingers as she slept. Therefore,,, garages, garages, I woke up at every whimper or sigh. I never got good rest. Have it loud enough, garages, to hear them cry, but not loud enough to hear them think about crying!
3. Do not let them in your bed. The worst sleep ever is when you are scared, garages, of rolling over on your baby or waking up at every whimper. Everyone will be more comfortable in his or her own beds!
4. Do not go crazy, garages, buying "developmentally appropriate toys." What babies need most in the first year is to develop language skills and interact with others. Enjoy them being babies! They will grow up and develop at their own pace. A lot of times, they will find interest in the everyday things around the house.
5. Do, garages, not waste your money buying fancy outfits for special occasions. They'll only be worn once and younger siblings, garages, may not fit into them. Just focus on quality clothing that can be washed and worn every day.
6. Scour yard sales for gently used baby items. I would not have insisted, garages, on paying full price for things I could have found slightly used at a garage sale or thrift store.
7. I would not have been so focused on all the different, garages, "milestones." I would not have been so eager for them to walk, drink from a cup and potty train. I would just, garages, let them be babies for as long as possible. I, garages, think I was so eager, garages, for them to do everything, garages, I rushed right through the "baby stages!"
8, garages, . I would have taken better care of myself. I would have taken the time to shower, exercise and see my friends. Being a mother doesn't mean forgetting to take care of your own needs.
9. I would have realized that my new role as "mom" does not replace "wife," "friend," etc. It is easy to forget that you are other things to other, garages, people (including yourself) that do not disappear when you have a baby.
10. Trust your gut feeling. Make decisions that will allow you to sleep, garages, at night. You're a mom now. Trust yourself.
Amy Cummings is currently a stay-at-home mom who takes care of her two daughters, garages, . Amy is a special education teacher by trade. She created the "Knot Me" which helps eliminate knots and bald spots from riding in the, garages, car seat or stroller. They are available at http://www.theknotme.com/. In addition, she has numerous other "Mommy Inventions." She also has a blog at: http://www.momsbuzz.com/blogs/amyleah.
Source: download
1. Tried All Things Generic. I would, garages, have started with the generic brand diapers (store brand) and moved up to the more expensive brand only if they proved to be ineffective. Many times, packaging is, garages, the major difference between name brand and generic, garages, . This would have saved me hundreds, maybe thousands of dollars during the diaper years. Same thing applies to formula. I find that the Wal-Mart brand is just the same and much cheaper.
2. I would have turned the volume lower on the monitor. I found I could actually, garages, hear my daughter sucking on her little, garages, fingers as she slept. Therefore,,, garages, garages, I woke up at every whimper or sigh. I never got good rest. Have it loud enough, garages, to hear them cry, but not loud enough to hear them think about crying!
3. Do not let them in your bed. The worst sleep ever is when you are scared, garages, of rolling over on your baby or waking up at every whimper. Everyone will be more comfortable in his or her own beds!
4. Do not go crazy, garages, buying "developmentally appropriate toys." What babies need most in the first year is to develop language skills and interact with others. Enjoy them being babies! They will grow up and develop at their own pace. A lot of times, they will find interest in the everyday things around the house.
5. Do, garages, not waste your money buying fancy outfits for special occasions. They'll only be worn once and younger siblings, garages, may not fit into them. Just focus on quality clothing that can be washed and worn every day.
6. Scour yard sales for gently used baby items. I would not have insisted, garages, on paying full price for things I could have found slightly used at a garage sale or thrift store.
7. I would not have been so focused on all the different, garages, "milestones." I would not have been so eager for them to walk, drink from a cup and potty train. I would just, garages, let them be babies for as long as possible. I, garages, think I was so eager, garages, for them to do everything, garages, I rushed right through the "baby stages!"
8, garages, . I would have taken better care of myself. I would have taken the time to shower, exercise and see my friends. Being a mother doesn't mean forgetting to take care of your own needs.
9. I would have realized that my new role as "mom" does not replace "wife," "friend," etc. It is easy to forget that you are other things to other, garages, people (including yourself) that do not disappear when you have a baby.
10. Trust your gut feeling. Make decisions that will allow you to sleep, garages, at night. You're a mom now. Trust yourself.
Amy Cummings is currently a stay-at-home mom who takes care of her two daughters, garages, . Amy is a special education teacher by trade. She created the "Knot Me" which helps eliminate knots and bald spots from riding in the, garages, car seat or stroller. They are available at http://www.theknotme.com/. In addition, she has numerous other "Mommy Inventions." She also has a blog at: http://www.momsbuzz.com/blogs/amyleah.
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