Strollerderby : silly products

Top 7 Most Essential Products for Parents Who are Scared of the World

Adrienne Martini — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Money may not buy love, but it can certainly buy safety and cleanliness.

1) If your biggest fear is getting a face full of urine, Whizz Kid Wee Blocks are the modern day parent's Pee Pee Tee Pees.

2) Terrified that your toddler might choke on a piece of fruit? Don't hack it into small pieces! Just wrap it in a mesh feeder. Because apple and fabric is the next chocolate and peanut butter.

3) If a dirty dress is your personal nightmare, pick up a few motorized ice cream cones. (Two AA batteries are not included.)

4) Baby's knees are in danger! Get her a pair of baby knee pads, which will keep her safe during all of her crawling adventures.

5) Protect your toddler's noggin with the Bumper Bonnet (pictured)! Sadly, we're out of the giant rolls of Baby Bubble Wrap (TM).

6) Do you have a fast eater? Does she keep burning her mouth on hot mac 'n' cheese? Don't wait an extra five minutes to serve her, just get a Mac and Cool.

7) GERMS! Especially PUBLIC POTTY GERMS! Don't stop to wash your hands, just wear Potty Mitts! Or the GERMS will GET YOU!

Photo credit: leapsandbounds.com

Why Wait? Start the Competitive Pressure Before Birth

Amy Kuras — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:00:00 GMT

Flip through any pregnancy magazine or take a walk through your average baby superstore, and you'll be confronted with gadgets that will, if you have any retained any sense, make your eyes roll clear out of your head.

My favorite ridiculous thing when I was pregnant with my daughter was the special CD player that had headphones you could stretch over your belly so the baby could listen to classical music before it was born.
Now, the "Mozart effect" is in fact disputed, no studies have been done on the effect of music in utero, and even if it were as accepted as folic acid and putting down the smokes, why this ridiculous contraption is any more effective than a regular old Discman which you can probably find on eBay for $5 escapes me.

This time, it's the BabyPlus Prenatal Education System (it makes my heart hurt a little to even type that out). I haven’t actually seen the BabyPlus (list price $150) in action, but I have seen (and sighed mightily at) the ads: this little contraption allegedy promises to give your baby a jump start on academic achievement and make them calmer, better sleepers and better nursers. How? By, somehow, communicating to them through the "only language he or she understands – the maternal heartbeat." Which translates to, based on the samples on their website, a slow, steady drumbeat and nothing else. Even though the actual maternal heartbeat is, you know, free.

Blogger Amy Tiemann, http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13507_1-9834532-18.html who writes at parent . thesis, provides a cogent analysis of why this product bugs so much – it sets expectations crazy high and provides an illusion of control.
"The truth is that BabyPlus can't promise that your baby won't be colicky, or that your child won't grow up to have dyslexia, ADD, or adjustment issues at school. BabyPlus can't promise a stable marriage, secure finances, siblings who get along, or healthy grandparents," she writes.

Amen, sister.

Delicious Droolicious: Things That Make You Go Hmmmm....

Rachael Brownell (Redsy) — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:58:00 GMT

osted by Mir

While in theory I like the idea of a baby hat that happens to double as a handy nursing shield, I've yet to meet the baby who would allow such a monstrosity to sit on her head for more than a nanosecond. This poor woman looks like she's nursing behind a platter, and the baby looks like she's wearing an urban sombrero. Sorry, MoBoleez... no matter how cute the designs, at the end of the day it's still an overpriced ($29.99 CAD), ridiculous hat.

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