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[OT] Did anyone forego getting a high chair?
badgirl wrote: "Christina" wrote in message ... "Dawn Lawson" wrote brain melt....what does AMOF stand for? As (a) matter of fact, perhaps? Christina mommy to I'm-a-messy-eater-too DS, almost two *nod nod* I'm laughing because when I read it again I forgot what I was thinking when I put it up LOL Hey Dawn...that brain melt wouldn't have been anything contagious would it? Brain melt? what are you talking about? ;-) |
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[OT] Did anyone forego getting a high chair?
These days, we have a sit down dinner every night and
I'm thoroughly convinced that its very good for her to be a part of that. Not to mention it's good for the rest of you too. :-) I'm sort of surprised that no one's mentioned that not having a family meal on a daily, or near-daily, basis, can be kind of a dangerous habit, both nutritionally and emotionally. I'd advise the OP to not only accept the high chair, but get a dining room table and use it. ;-) Holly Mom to Camden, 2.5 yrs |
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badgirl wrote:
Shower curtain You can get clear ones (or any color you want almost AMOF) I bought a shower curtain, the polyester fabric kind rather than the vinyl kind, for this purpose because to me, having to wipe up a vinyl mat would be more work than just wiping up the floor, whereas the fabric one can just be tossed in the washing machine. As it happens, though, DS was never so messy that it wasn't simpler to just pick up the spilled food off the (hardwood) floor than it would have been to deal with the shower curtain. We've only used the curtain when visiting the ILs, whose dining room is carpeted. Holly Mom to Camden, 2.5 yrs |
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[OT] Did anyone forego getting a high chair?
HollyLewis wrote:
Not to mention it's good for the rest of you too. :-) I'm sort of surprised that no one's mentioned that not having a family meal on a daily, or near-daily, basis, can be kind of a dangerous habit, both nutritionally and emotionally. I'd advise the OP to not only accept the high chair, but get a dining room table and use it. ;-) We eat family meals, but there is absolutely no room in this little one bedroom apartment for a dining room table, nor the stupid friggen high chair that Juliet would *never* sit in. Laurel |
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[OT] Did anyone forego getting a high chair?
badgirl wrote:
I have two words.... Shower curtain Adding a word - shower curtain liner. Under $2. Phoebe -- yahoo address is unread - substitute mailbolt |
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[OT] Did anyone forego getting a high chair?
HollyLewis wrote in message
... These days, we have a sit down dinner every night and I'm thoroughly convinced that its very good for her to be a part of that. Not to mention it's good for the rest of you too. :-) I'm sort of surprised that no one's mentioned that not having a family meal on a daily, or near-daily, basis, can be kind of a dangerous habit, both nutritionally and emotionally. I'd advise the OP to not only accept the high chair, but get a dining room table and use it. ;-) Holly Mom to Camden, 2.5 yrs I was going to, but you beat me to it ;o) I think it is an absolute must that a family eats together for at least dinner. Maybe not every night. As schedules get more hectic as they get older it can be hard. There are certainly many studies to show that children do much better when the family eats together at least one meal. You will need to teach manners at some point. Having a conversation during dinner about their day (as they get older) to reconnect as a family is very important. I personally don't recommend having the child eat on your lap. Not only is it messy, they don't learn how to eat properly themselves and you can't eat properly. You are also setting a bad example if you are eating with the TV on. I couldn't have lived without my high chair for my children. -- Sue (mom to three girls) I'm Just a Raggedy Ann in a Barbie Doll World... |
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iphigenia wrote in message
All of which would fit into my aesthetics much better than a big circle with pastel teddy bears : ) There are clear shower curtains. ) -- Sue (mom to three girls) I'm Just a Raggedy Ann in a Barbie Doll World... |
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[OT] Did anyone forego getting a high chair?
Sue wrote:
I personally don't recommend having the child eat on your lap. Not only is it messy, they don't learn how to eat properly themselves and you can't eat properly. You are also setting a bad example if you are eating with the TV on. I couldn't have lived without my high chair for my children. Well, that's where we differ then. Juliet has been so slow to solids that just her being in my lap makes her feel more like eating. The high chair just ticked her off to no end. I just can't see your point of them not learning how to eat properly by sitting on my lap. I'm glad you enjoyed the high chair, it was such a huge waste of precious space here. Laurel |
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[OT] Did anyone forego getting a high chair?
"HollyLewis" wrote in message ... I'm sort of surprised that no one's mentioned that not having a family meal on a daily, or near-daily, basis, can be kind of a dangerous habit, both nutritionally and emotionally. I'd advise the OP to not only accept the high chair, but get a dining room table and use it. ;-) We do have a dining-room table, it's just put away. At some point, we may press it back into service on a regular basis. Currently, DH and I do eat together, just not at a table. We're not inflexible about making changes as new needs arise, though. Belphoebe |
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[OT] Did anyone forego getting a high chair?
"Belphoebe" wrote in message . ..
My mother wants to buy us a high chair as a gift, and asked me to decide which one we want and give her the ordering info. The thing is, we're not even sure we want one. We got one, and then used it less than 6 times. But what we found really useful was a little baby chair that attaches to a tabletop or counter (ours was from Chicco, but several companies make one). We attached it to our counter on the kitchen island where we eat lots of informal meals and it worked great once babe was eating solids. ONce he got to be about 24 months, he started to be too big to fit in it, and we graduated him to a Z-style chair at the kitchen table. We use the "big dog" method of dealing with toddler messes. HTH Kristi |
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