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Watching your kid fall has to be the worst thing for a parent. That was me this week, as my 9-month-old tumbled off the couch head first. All I saw were his feet as he went overboard.
Rowan was fine, but the image of those feet keeps playing in my mind. So it got me thinking about falls. My father still has nightmares about the time my sister fell down the stairs. I have a friend who talks about the time she jerked backwards in her high chair and landed flat on her head. (The only thing it hurt, she jokes, was her math skills.) And I can’t even count the times I fell as a kid.
What do you do to avoid falls? We don’t, I’ll be honest, do much baby- or toddler-proofing of the house. My philosophy has been that they should learn to function safely in the space we have. Maybe that’s misguided. We cover the electrical outlets but we don’t block off rooms to the kids (ages 2 and 9 months). What has worked for you?
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Comments
We've gone crazy trying to toddler-proof our house, to be honest, I think we've wasted our time because he's a tough little chap who always bounces off whatever he knowcks into!
Posted by: Nappy Rash Baby | September 2, 2008 5:37 AM
You, know that's a good point. We try our best to child-proof for our nine month-old, but he still gets into trouble. Since he is now mastering walking, sometimes he just loses balance and falls right on his back. It seems we can't win, but I understand the trauma/guilt one can feel when it happens.
Posted by: Balanced Melting Pot | September 4, 2008 3:44 PM