How to Sterilize Kid's Toys (How to be a Good Parent)

re: How to Sterilize Kid's Toys (How to be a Good Parent)

Sheri — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:21:25 GMT

Here's where baby wipes work too. Never did the beer thing, but I probably would have. My kids are fine.

re: How to Sterilize Kid's Toys (How to be a Good Parent)

Ryan Pitman — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:25:34 GMT

Bleach? C'mon, the kid's better off with the germs.

re: How to Sterilize Kid's Toys (How to be a Good Parent)

Paige — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:45:14 GMT

My mother's version of sterilizing toys? Blowing on them.

re: How to Sterilize Kid's Toys (How to be a Good Parent)

tray — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:33:42 GMT

RachelZ - you were better off using the beer anyway - alcohol sterilizes, right?!?!

re: How to Sterilize Kid's Toys (How to be a Good Parent)

whit — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:33:22 GMT

Thing 1 got treated like he was Thing 1000. We never went for the sterilizing of anything. Nothing more than sticking the pacifier in my Guinness if it fell on the restaurant floor.

He's 3 1/2 now and has never had more than a sniffle.

re: How to Sterilize Kid's Toys (How to be a Good Parent)

RachelZ — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:31:08 GMT

I sterlize nothing. I'm too lazy. In fact, the other night, we were out at dinner and The Wonder Toy (her chew ring thing) fell on the floor. Did I or did I not pick it up, dip it in my beer, wipe it off with a napkin and then hand it back to the baby? Indeed I did. Had there been water on the table I would have used it, but since we only had beer, I used that instead.

I am a FANTASTIC mom.

re: How to Sterilize Kid's Toys (How to be a Good Parent)

MamaC — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:13:50 GMT

I'm not sure sterilizing everything does make you such a great parent. I mean, how is the poor kid going to develop any kind of immune system??

re: How to Sterilize Kid's Toys (How to be a Good Parent)

creative-type dad — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:21:55 GMT

I count wiping the object (that fell on the ground) on my shirt as 'acceptably sterilized'