Re: Pearlette to Duj
(Anonymous)
" the nurse on duty is not turning a hair, it's all in a days work"
Like any nurse in any casualty centre. It *is* all in a day's work for them. But some of the patients die, and *that's* part of their day's work too.
"the kids at the Quidditch World cup flying around on their toy brooms."
They were a bit older, probably two or three. They're described as "barely older than" the "tiny boy no older than two" who'd pinched his dad's wand.
"When my niece was a baby we had a baby walker for her, she used to back up against a wall and then take off on a run across the room. She never hurt herself, she was watched at all times, and she used to miss the dog by inches. She was also walking by her first birthday."
You were lucky.
Canada has banned baby-walkers and Australia is moving towards that. Their government advisory site (ACCC) states "Baby walkers can be dangerous as they allow infants
to move more quickly around the house and grab things
normally out of their reach. Their new mobility and added
height can place your child in dangerous situations with
access to bench tops and the potential to pull boiling
kettles or irons down onto themselves, fall down stairs or
reach open fi res or heaters. A baby in a walker can also tip
over on uneven surfaces ... Child safety experts recommend a
stationary play centre as a safer alternative."
I've known plenty of babies that could walk by their first birthday. One of mine was walking at eight months. But a responsible parent removes hazards *before* a baby is tall/mobile enough to reach them. Clearly Lily did *not* do so.
duj
Like any nurse in any casualty centre. It *is* all in a day's work for them. But some of the patients die, and *that's* part of their day's work too.
"the kids at the Quidditch World cup flying around on their toy brooms."
They were a bit older, probably two or three. They're described as "barely older than" the "tiny boy no older than two" who'd pinched his dad's wand.
"When my niece was a baby we had a baby walker for her, she used to back up against a wall and then take off on a run across the room. She never hurt herself, she was watched at all times, and she used to miss the dog by inches. She was also walking by her first birthday."
You were lucky.
Canada has banned baby-walkers and Australia is moving towards that. Their government advisory site (ACCC) states "Baby walkers can be dangerous as they allow infants
to move more quickly around the house and grab things
normally out of their reach. Their new mobility and added
height can place your child in dangerous situations with
access to bench tops and the potential to pull boiling
kettles or irons down onto themselves, fall down stairs or
reach open fi res or heaters. A baby in a walker can also tip
over on uneven surfaces ... Child safety experts recommend a
stationary play centre as a safer alternative."
I've known plenty of babies that could walk by their first birthday. One of mine was walking at eight months. But a responsible parent removes hazards *before* a baby is tall/mobile enough to reach them. Clearly Lily did *not* do so.
duj