Playing It Safe

I don't know if this is common mommy knowledge; I admit I don't like reading much when it comes to advice on parenting, but this might have saved me some stress!

Kids are completely drawn to whatever they shouldn't touch. It's in the blood or genes or whatever is flowing through us all.

Now I'm not totally OCD when it comes to parenting, if the little man falls, I pretend like I didn't see and he carries on. Inside, of course, I'm heart-broken. No mother wants to see their children get hurt. But that's how they learn, and man, do they learn a lot!

Our house is fairly baby proofed. We have one baby gate where his landing would be on concrete and the other stairs (only five stair) do not have a baby gate. He's pretty awesome at stairs now, and we have not had one falling-down-stairs incident to date.

One thing that does stress me out though is electricity. Because that can really hurt a child. I need to be protecting my baby from serious danger. I have baby proofed every single electrical socket in my house. Maybe I am a little OCD about that one.

Now this is what I just thought of- an electrical safety kit to go! Any time the little guy is drawn to an obvious plug, whether it's at the grandparents or in a hotel room, I have done my part as a half- OCD parent. Amen and thank you! 

Happy Safe Playing!

Jena xo

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