2. Pool Noodle Door Stop This is such a great idea! We tried it and it works pretty well. I would recommend using the thicker pool noodles as opposed to the skinny ones. The skinny ones tend to pop off.
3. Safety Harness Ok. I promise you'll get dirty looks for this one. But I swear by it! Right now I'm 8 months pregnant. I was instructed by my OB, due to some issues, that I was not to be lifting heavy objects. My daughter pitched fits and kicked my belly and flailed all around when I would try to get her in a shopping cart. On several occasions, McKayla has bolted in Target and the grocery store and there my pregnant ass was, running after her with my cart containing my wallet and keys and cell phone, and frantically telling her to stop without yelling like a crazy woman. This is as stressful as it sounds and it's making my blood pressure go up just remembering it. Back to the safety side of it, I use it not as a leash but as a fail-safe for when she gets a wild hair to jerk her hand away from me and bolt in a busy parking lot. I have seen, on two separate occasions, of little toddlers take off running in the parking lot straight to the store. I just heard of another event from a friend off of Facebook who almost ran over a child who did this. I treat McKayla as if she is not wearing it all. I make her hold my hand in unsafe conditions like walking through the parking lot, or down the wine isle in Target. It provides her freedom to walk next to me instead of being restrained in yet another seat belt. When she acts up, I threaten to put her in the cart and that usually corrects her behavior. If it doesn't, she gets put in the cart. Now she will even request to get in the cart! I will take all the eye daggers in the world if that means it might save my daughter's life.
No comments:
Post a Comment