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Friday November 17, 2006
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Convenient carryall or a sign of abuse? You decide. If anything, the Baby Keeper gave me a chuckle. It's meant to keep baby safe and secure when you have to take him/her with you into a bathroom stall. It doesn't look too comfortable to me. . .But on to techier things. Today we're lookin to keep your baby safe whether they're in their crib, your driveway or anywhere out of sight.
Does your plain old baby monitor not have a large enough range? Why not invest in the Philips Dial-Up Baby Monitor This contraption(see image after the jump) will "hit you on your cellie" when baby cries, redialing and redialing until it reaches you. Once you answer (yeah, those pubs can be so loud) you can soothe your child via cell, or run home to be there in person if you please. You can also dial in at any time to check in on your child. More details on Philips' site.
If you decide to take your kids along for the ride, traveling in a car offers a new host of dangers. I can remember driving around with friends when I was a teenager. . .
We were all quite loud and unruly--I can only imagine the stress of driving with multiple children. The Automobile Monitor eases that stress so you can easily keep track of the kids without taking your eyes off the road. The kits (see below) consists of a camera, which you can position anywhere in the car and a 2.5-inch color display that attaches to the dashboard. It even has a night vision feature so you can check on the kids when they're dozing in the back seat after a long road trip. Get it for $149.99 at Summer Infant.
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November 17, 2006 11:16 AM
I don't have kids, but I've seen people with that kid carrier they can hang over the bathroom stall! It's so...creepy! I can't imagine what that must be like, having to use the toilet and staring the kid in the face! :(
November 20, 2006 10:49 AM
You know, it doesn't seem like that long ago that I heard a news story warning women about the dangers of hanging their purse on the bathroom door because of how easy it is for someone to walk in, reach over the door, and take it.
So why would you want to hang your kid on the door?
November 20, 2006 3:22 PM
And what is the alternative proposed by the previous posters? You are by yourself with baby in a sling and you need to go to the bathroom?
I would just keep the damn thing on.
November 20, 2006 6:54 PM
I use the disabled toilets or parent rooms, when they're available.
But I can see why parents would find the harness useful, especially for emergencies. And particularly those with toddlers who like to crawl underneath toilet doors.
November 20, 2006 9:56 PM
I tell you, 'are you my rik', if they can reach over the door, and lift the baby over, I admire their strength enough to let them keep it.
November 21, 2006 4:58 PM
I tell you what, if this sounds like a bad idea to you, you're obviously not an 18 month olds mother. This looks like a good idea to me. It beats having the kid run under the stall door and out into a crowd or pillaging the dirty tampon box on the side of the stall while you're trying to grunt one out. Same goes for those harnesses people abhor for little ones. Would you rather the kid run off or be attached to the parent? Many things I once thought were horrible now make sense. Just you wait until you have a child and no one to help you with it.
November 21, 2006 5:05 PM
Funny, until you need something like it. Actually, last Saturday I saw a fold down seat that included the seat belts. This was inside the "family" area, which included a closed bathroom (2 toilets and the afore mentioned strap-down seat) along with rocking chairs for breast-feeding and a small play pen.
This space at Montreal's Rockland Mall was designed by someone who has a lot of experience with children or excellent research skills.
November 22, 2006 1:18 AM
Well I'm a mother of two youngun's and I find gadgets like these a sign of "lazy parenting" more often than not. Teach your kids to behave in public and not to muck around. Granted it's not a science or a sure fire solution but it works way more often than not. Rather than "leash" them I teach them to hold my hands and stay by my side in my line of sight. And on the rare occassion I need to use the public bathroom (I make sure everyone goes before going out) I firmly tell them not to touch anything and to stay still, or hold one of their hands the whole time if they're not in a stroller. They at the very least pause enough for me to finish when I use my low "not kidding around" voice if all else fails. The phone with the cell connection leaves me at a bit of a loss I can't tell either way if that's really a useful tool or not. My monitor's range was pretty good and I was never really that far away that I needed a cell notification to hear the baby. Not to imply all gadgets are like that, some are quite useful, particularly for the more paranoid parent.
November 22, 2006 3:20 PM
How do you 'teach' a 14-16 month old to 'behave'? I had four kids and I would have paid any price for a gadget like this one. Sometimes things like this are the lesser of evils... A dirty toilet floor is nowhere to put a little one and balancing a baby while trying to relieve oneself is a non-option for some of us... I refused to use a leash on my kids until I saw someone snatch a little one and almost get away with her...
November 28, 2006 6:57 PM
As a mother of three, this device cracked me up. I'm afraid not a single one of my kids would have hung there happily, or even semi-quietly ...
November 29, 2006 3:22 AM
Seapony-
Is it your superior parenting that prevents your children from wreaking havoc as you rest? While I would have gladly held my mother's hand while she powdered, my sister was the toddler crawling under the divider to converse with neighboring restroom visitors. I assure you, my mother firmly told her not to.
I'm sure she would have swung, kicking and screaming, but it seems better than exploring the bathroom and beyond.
December 24, 2006 6:48 AM
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March 5, 2008 2:00 PM
When u are a mom u should know how to take care of ur baby i am not a mom and i am not becoming a mom any tine soon i am only 16 and i am not playing on having kids untill i am about 30 so i know how to take care of a baby. I love kids i baby sit all the time for family and friends so i know how to take care of a baby u should wait untill u are about 3 to have kids or u have a good job that can keep u and ur family going and have good family.