Once your child starts walking and then some (the 2, 3, and 4 year olds are best at wandering off by themselves. It is a real worry for most parents that they will lose their child in a crowded area. To keep them safe, many parents have resorted to harnesses for their child. Unfortunately, this doesn’t work well for 2 reasons: 1. The child knows he is being restrained from wandering off and will try to remove the harness, and will yell and scream until you do so. 2. You get disapproving frowns from most people of treating your child like a puppy. We found this harness to be better for those reasons alone. The Eddie Bauer 2-in-1 Harness Buddy - Monkey. The child will wear it because it’s cute and like a backpack for them, and they love it. 2. You do not get the disapproving looks but aww, how cute, looks.
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The Baby Einstein Discover & Play center is great for a 6 month to 1 year plus old. They love to play with all the things on it and it keeps them in one place while you do other things. No worries of them crawling into
All kids should have their own table and chair set, since they will find so many things to do with them. My son will often eat, play, draw, and watch tv from his own set of mini-furniture, keeping the grown-up table neat, tidy, and most importantly, marker free. We purchased a KidKraft Star Table and Chair set, but as we’re finding out, it’s not exactly the best choice for us. Even though it looks nice as well as useful for holding excess stuff, the set has its downside. The trays tend to hit the kids on their knees when they sit down (not to mention that they end up in different corners of the house quite often), and then there’s no where for them to put their feet. You can turn the set length wise as demonstrated in the picture, but that’s not the way my son has preferred to sit. He’ll usually set the chairs the other way, for some reason and is pretty stubborn about it. Anyway, while I might not recommend this particular set, I will say that any table and chair set is better than none, so pick one up that fits your budget and style!
We think this is a must - reusable swim diapers by Water Pals. I’ve brought so many disposable swim diapers and threw them away after every swim, which is 2-3 times a week. This relieves my environmental waste guilt. It can be worn alone or under swim suits, it’s washable, can contain the “mess”, and it’s SPF 45. Everyone should stock up on these.
We brought the Elizabeth Toddler Bed and it is perfect. It is stylish, semi-enclosed (like the crib), and close to the floor. Comes with 2 bed rails to avoid falling out but we’ve always just used one. My child absolutely loves it and had it since she was 18 months old and also had no problem transitioning to it. The best thing about it is that it can convert to a full size bed just by buying bed rails and it really looks nice! It is also not too pricey (around $200), definitely a great buy!
