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From: whitehur@tymix.UUCP (Pamela K. Whitehurst)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: rocking chairs (formerly: infants supplies)
Message-ID: <610@tymix.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 6-Jan-86 12:08:52 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan  6 12:08:52 1986
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In article <1732@cbosgd.UUCP> mark@cbosgd.UUCP (Mark Horton) writes:
>>> Something you wished you'd thought about having at home before the
>>> kid arrived there.

>>	A rocking chair in the baby's room.

>Caution: a rocker is a very nice thing to have for the baby, but it
>also has a very limited lifespan.  With both Matt and Adam, we found
>they loved to be rocked to sleep until they reached about 3 months,
>then they wouldn't tolerate it anymore.  (Mommy and Grandma were
>very disappointed!)
>
>If you do get a rocker, try to borrow one.  They can be expensive.

Or make sure there is room for one in the living/family room.  The adults
and older children at my home have enjoyed the rocking chair.  It is also
a nice place to sit and talk with young children, once their energy level
goes down a little.


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