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Momfidence! cheers on commonsense parenting and sighs at the rest. How to worry less, wing it more. A.k.a. parenting by the seat of my mid-rise mom jeans.
About Paula Spencer
I'm the author of Momfidence! An Oreo Never Killed Anybody and Other Secrets of Happier Parenting, and a mom of four in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (where you cannot even buy Oreos at the two groceries nearest to my home).
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The Latest $60 Paranoia-Preying ScamJuly 18, 2008
I remember being flummoxed by a wipes warmer at a baby shower. I wrote in my book Momfidence about "Thudguard," the protection helmet for wobbly toddlers. And I've snickered here over GPS systems sewn into kids' jackets, etc.
And today comes word of a real breakthrough in the have-they-no-shame-about-ripping-off-parents department: A sensor pad that will sound if you leave your child in the car seat and walk away. Okay, tragic accidents have happened (16 kids this year...out of how many million car trips?). But does that justify making parents think a pricey gizmo can replace common sense? Besides, I used to let my napping older baby/toddler keep sleeping strapped in the car seat after I pulled into the (cool, ventilated) garage. Yes this is against some expert recommendations. No this is not at all like the Portugal case of leaving your child many rooms away and having dinner with friends. I could see 'em from the kitchen 10 feet away, checked often, could hear a holler -- but was not willing to blow the blessed naptime. Alarm? No thank you. |
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