Ban on WALKER?!?!?!?!?

[zoe08]

I had a walker and was walking before a year old too.

But my point is that EVERYTHING can potentially be dangerous. You can be the best parent possible, and something can happen with or without a walker.

It should be your choice whether or not to use one. It shouldn't be illegal. Just like it should be your choice to own a pit bull, etc.

But everyone now is saying how dangerous everything is. But you can't ever make sure your child is 100% safe. If it's not in a walker, it will be when they are walking, or riding a bike, etc. So if you want to ban everything in which a baby could potentially be hurt, we might as well not have babies.

 

[bubbatd]

I think back at how I gave my babies bathes !!! Lord , it's a wonder that they didn't drown !!

 

[Buddy'sParents]

Most walkers are used before a child can walk unsupported, and I have to believe that there is a lot to be said for allowing carefully supervised independence to develop - even at that young an age.

Yes, that's why parents should support them themselves in order to promote gross motor development.

As I said before a walker is all fine and dandy and no doubt my kids will have one, but it's not for everyday or prolonged use by any means.

 

[Saje]

There are different degrees of dangerous. And I do believe it's different when you can talk to children and explain to them the rules of the road. Babies just want to touch and eat everything and they will do it over and over. My sis' baby has woken up and crawled off her parents bed probably four or five times. Most of them while they were watching! Babies do not learn the same as older children and if I had to choose (which, technically, I did) I would rather choose a saucer where they can't zip about over a toy with wheels. And I'm not saying that banning them is necessarily good but people should at least be educated.

Also, I think it's funny how people say 'well we survived' but the babies that didn't survive from a ___ situation can't really speak up now can they?

It's all about education. I personally don't mind that they are illegal here. We got by without them before and we are doing fine with them. If a toy that is manufactured is deemed dangerous companies stop producing it. What is the big deal about walkers?

 

[zoe08]

But the public sees Pit Bulls as dangerous too. But people don't agree with banning them? Pit bulls have attacked babies. Does that mean we should ban them? In those cases they probably do a lot more damage than a tumble in the walker would.

 

[Saje]

That's why I said it's not really necessary to ban them but education is important. I don't have a problem with this particular ban in Canada. You can't apply one opinion to all situations.

 

[Buddy'sParents]

Who is saying they should be banned? Did I miss it?

 

[Squishy22]

But some people DO watch their kids and things still happen.

it's easy to blame it on bad parenting but that's not always the case.

I am not a bad parent and Hannah has gotten a little bump or two on her noggin.

Reggin, not trying to single you out but you are the only example I can think of at the moment. the bumbo seats says you should always supervise them and you always do.... but even with you supervising madison still fell out of it. She wasn't hurt because you had her on the bed but even under the watchful eye... sh!t happens.

I don't mean that as in you are a bad mom or you weren't watching... just the opposite. You are a GOOD mom and you were watching her very closely and it still happened.

Kids are unpredictable.

I know what you are saying. I take no offense.

Where did you read that Madison fell out of her bumbo seat? She has never fallen out of it.

People need to keep their kids in a safe place when they are in their walker even of they ARE being supervised (I should have said this in my last post). Not some place where they can get hurt if the child happens to be too fast for the parent. How about in a room where its safe perhaps? Not in the kitchen, not on the second floor with stairs, not in a room where there are dangers.

I honestly think if more parents took more precautions, there would be WAY less accidents, and walkers wouldn't be on the list of things to be banned...

 

[darkchild16]

I know what you are saying. I take no offense.

Where did you read that Madison fell out of her bumbo seat? She has never fallen out of it.

People need to keep their kids in a safe place when they are in their walker even of they ARE being supervised (I should have said this in my last post). Not some place where they can get hurt if the child happens to be too fast for the parent. How about in a room where its safe perhaps? Not in the kitchen, not on the second floor with stairs, not in a room where there are dangers.

I honestly think if more parents took more precautions, there would be WAY less accidents, and walkers wouldn't be on the list of things to be banned...

Exactly what I was trying to say I geuss I jsut take it as a given that people would be smart enough to keep them away from dangerous areas.

 

[sparks19]

I know what you are saying. I take no offense.

Where did you read that Madison fell out of her bumbo seat? She has never fallen out of it.

People need to keep their kids in a safe place when they are in their walker even of they ARE being supervised (I should have said this in my last post). Not some place where they can get hurt if the child happens to be too fast for the parent. How about in a room where its safe perhaps? Not in the kitchen, not on the second floor with stairs, not in a room where there are dangers.

I honestly think if more parents took more precautions, there would be WAY less accidents, and walkers wouldn't be on the list of things to be banned...

That wasn't you? I was sure it was you lol where did I read that? Perhaps I dreamed it lol. Maybe I thought it was you because you are the only other person on here I know has a Bumbo.

HAHA now I must look into where I read that someone's baby fell out but they were on the bed and everything was fine.

I agree with you that most accidents happen because parents aren't careful but it sounded like everyone thought that if a baby got hurt in a walker it was because the parents were stupid and that's not always the case

BUT... look at all the recalls lately. Hooded sweaters because of strangulation hazard? Seriously? This is news? cut the strings off lol. Walkers aren't much different. I must get an email everyday with a new recall... it's insane.

 

[Miakoda]

This is another situation that all boils down to parent responsibility. For instance, another reason they are unliked is because if another kid pushes down on it hard enough, it will collapse on the child inside. Ummmm....maybe the parent should be watching the older kid for doing such a thing?

Anyways, I give 2 thumbs up to the Exersaucer! I can honestly say that out of every single thing I've owned, that has been and still is the best purchase ever! The one I bought comes with a matt that some toys can attach to for babies too small for the exersaucer itself, then you put the baby in the thing (added bonus is they sell alternate toys for approx. $2 each that snap into place), and once the child has outgrown it, the base comes off, the "table" part opens up and it becomes an activity table.

And as a mother of a special needs child who had a lot of trouble holding his head up and whatnot, this thing pushed him above and beyond anything I could ever do in terms of strengthening his core muscles (trunk muscles) and neck muscles.

 

[Saje]

yeah fiona stll loves her saucer even tho she's tired of her JJ. we love the variety of toys and the snack tray

THIS IS OURS

http://www.amazon.com/Evenflo-6161649-Exersaucer®-Mega-Circus/dp/B000BKTEYC

 

[Miakoda]

This is Cole's

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2585699

 

[Saje]

Oh that's a cool one. He must love it.

 

[Saje]

well now i like yours more mine is only up to walking age i think. And yours says it's good until 24 months!

 

[Miakoda]

well now i like yours more mine is only up to walking age i think. And yours says it's good until 24 months!

lol. It's definitely worth the extra money!! Best $120 I ever spent!

Cole outweighs the base part of course, but we removed the table from the base and it's set up as an s-shaped activity table that he still plays with from time to time.

And plus Carson will be the next to use it, so it's definitely not a bad price then.

 

[Saje]

Yeah. I don't think I'll get one now but maybe int he future...

There are sooo many fun toys now! My sis and I wander around toysrus for hours just looking at future toys lol

 

[Fran27]

Tell me about it Saje... I'm trying really hard to stay away from those sections because I want to buy the whole store... I guess the fact that everything is so expensive is the only reason I don't cave in lol.

 

[huskyloves]

I think back at how I gave my babies bathes !!! Lord , it's a wonder that they didn't drown !!

In the kitchen sink with no bumpers or cushioning of any kind like I did ? Or right into the bathtub once they got a bit larger? We didn't have those baby bathers in the day, feh, we didn't have a LOT of the nifty stuff they do now!

 

[Renee750il]

And i could 'walk' fiona with support all by myself sine before six months. AND I think jolly jumpers are a safer way for them to learn to be upright and burn energy. They offer a lot more supprt and but dont allow them to race around the house

Heheh . . . if you're talking about what I think you are there, I had one of those. Could get it airborne even before I could walk . . . ain't nuthin' 100% proof against every kid. That's where parental discretion comes into play. Same with walkers.

Once again, it's a question of how much government you want living inside your very own home with you.