What You Need to Know about Outlet Covers

The small plastic outlet plug in model which I have used for decades may be a choking hazard. If your cover is small enough to fit through a toilet paper roll, then it is a choking hazard. There are covers that screw into the wall over outlet plate and slide shut over outlets when outlet is not in use. This eliminates the choking hazard problem and in addition you will never lose it or forget to put it back in when you are finished using the outlet.

Unusual Baby Items Available for Purchase

Some of my top picks for the most unusual, and useless baby items I have ever seen include: 
              a baby bangs headband (baby toupee)
              pee pee teepee (keeps baby from squirting you when changing diaper)
              placenta teddy bear (gross)
              plush pee and poo stuffed animals to help in potty training

Although these items seem to be a waste of money, they are harmless.  Some of the items that I have found for babies and toddlers have me concerned.  I think that the following items can actually be harmful to baby or counterproductive to good parenting:
              pacifier with bling (many have already been recalled)
              high heels for toddlers (damage women's feet, imagine what they will do to tiny little feet that
                                            are still growing)
              kid keeper safety harness leash (opportative word here is leash, seen many parents
                                            who accidentally ended up dragging their child with this one)
               electronic time out pad (has lights, whistles and a timer that may entertain your child
                                            at a time that you are trying to teach a lesson.  A chair isolated from TV and
                                            toys works great and is free.)

 Be careful to do your research before investing in the latest gadgets for your baby or toddler.  Advertisers view new parents as prime targets, as we all have fallen victim to wanting the latest and greatest for our baby.  Keep an eye out for recalls as well.  Even tried and true products have problems sometimes.