If you read through choice online and are a member you will come across their baby's buyers guide and the things you should and shouldn't buy them.

Some of the items that are suggested that you shouldn't buy are baby walkers (too much mobility too soon) and the NUK Orthadontic Dummies (The mouth guard is too small).

One suggestion though puzzles me. It's that they don't recommend bath seats for babies because it "generates a false sense of safety". I find this interesting because recently we were at Tresillion and were talking about how we have a seatbelt on our changing table. Turns out they don't recomImend them for the very same reason.


I can't help feeling that this begs a very important question....

If you use the devices in the original purpose and with the appropriate techniques/methods then shouldn't that simply improve on safety? And is it the manufacturers fault that Mum's and Dad's become toos lack and too trusting in these devices that they shouldn't be made at all?

Personally I think anything that improves safety is good. Beyond that it is up to the parents to ensure they are aware enough that they use the device properly and appropriately. Like making sure they don't use the seatbelt as a reason to wander into the next room to pick up a phone etc....

So what do you think...?