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I'm no expert, for sure, just a mom whose bumbled through nine years of parenting and gleaned a few things along the way. Here's five things I've learned so far:
1. Avoid the "health and safety" aisle at baby stores -- Yes, you should keep small children from open flames, electrical currents and all manner of poisons. Also, don't let them drown. But this aisle makes you think you need to bubble wrap your entire house, latch every cabinet and the toilet seat, and pad all hard surfaces. I put ugly plastic corner guards on my coffee tables. My toddler son pulled them off almost as soon as they went on, leaving behind a sticky adhesive. Then he gave himself a bloody lip by falling on to the side of the table that I hadn't protected (though I'm sure, with the right contraption, I could have). He yanked off, and then chewed on, several faucet covers I purchased for the bathtub. I think the big blue whale and the dolphin attracted him to the faucet he had otherwise ignored (and...
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