I’m not sure what’s more terrifying – watching your child scream down the street on wheels at great speed hoping they’ll come to a halt safely or shopping for safety-conscious products for such an activity.
Night after night I watch my three-year-old struggle with utensils at our kitchen table. Anyone with a similarly aged child can attest to their “I can do it myself” attitude so watching this nightly ritual dance of cutlery almost always ultimately ends in frustration.
At some point it’s bound to happen. You’re out and about with your pram, handbag and nappy bag slung over one handle, a shopping bag over the other when your child decided to get out…
We are happy to report that the most stylish baby gate on the market is now available locally.
It’s true, one minute you hear happy laughter with toys banging and then silence. It’s that silence that gets you thinking they must be up to something and as you endeavour to find out, the anxiety sets in.
Say hello to a whole new kind of highchair from those amazing minds just across the Tasman at Phil & Teds.
Contemporary, impressive and distinctive with clean and beautiful lines are all words synonymous with this new highchair.
Eight years ago I bought a baby monitor. It looked just like a pastel walkie-talkie set and if I didn’t tune it to the right frequency we picked up the neighbour’s baby crying (who naturally cried much, much more than our son). Some years later, video baby monitors became widely available and I remember thinking … [Read more.]
I’ve mentioned my unwavering love of Ikea to you all before, so I won’t deny that I’m very excited by the introduction of electronic products. I love that we can now have these ‘mod-cons’ with the (often unbeatable) Ikea price tag!
Baby monitor. Check. Power outlet plugs. Check. Kitchen cabinet locks, oven guard, door stoppers. Check, check, check. Fun and stylish? Not so much. And I don’t really expect it with these essential baby safety items – but it’s always a bonus to find a product that delivers both practicality of use and clever design.
I remember when bike helmets first came in and how utterly horrified I was by the look of them. Gone were my days of carefree ‘wind in the hair’ bike rides. For an Eighties kid, it was a lot to get used to and, as an image-conscious teen, the way those helmets looked was of … [Read more.]
We all want our homes to be a safe place for our children as well as a place where they can learn self-sufficiency. There are many crucial life skills taught in the kitchen alongside the many laughs and interactions with family and friends which take place there over the years.
