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From: dave@lsuc.UUCP (David Sherman)
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Subject: toys in the bedroom?
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Date: Wed, 18-Dec-85 09:41:35 EST
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Reply-To: dave@lsuc.UUCP (David Sherman)
Organization: Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto
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Well, a week after we moved Ariela (20 months) from her
crib to a mattress, we moved the mattress, her dresser
and all her wall hangings and whatnot to her new room.
She helped with the move and loves her new room. This leaves
the crib in the "baby's room" for the one due on March 1.

Now we have a gate (the type that has a door in it that swings
open) at the door to her room. Her bed (mattress) is on the floor
and she has a lovely new bedspread which she adores. When we put
her to bed, she often doesn't go to sleep right away, but gets
up and roams around the room looking for things to do. (Often
she stands at the gate and calls or chatters for a while.)

Question: should we allow her to keep all sorts of toys in the
bedroom? My wife (lsuc!simone) thinks not, in that there would
be too many distractions. I tend to think that if she's going to
be up anyway, she'll start more and more getting into whatever's
around. We've pretty much put everything out of her reach (we discovered
the hard way that she could reach all the blankets on the top shelf of
her dresser!). She does have a couple of "friends" (rubber duck and
fluffy dog) that she usually takes to bed with her.
I just hope she doesn't decide to attack the drapes...

Comments? What do others do about toys in the bedroom?

Dave Sherman
The Law Society of Upper Canada
Toronto
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