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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I actually posted this same question about a year ago when my daughter was 6 months old.  I agonized what to get, and in the end we just got what we wanted.  The walking/falling phase is pretty short, so if you watch your kids then, you will be fine![/quote]

You obviously do not have rough and tumble kids--we have two boys and one split his upper lip while wrestling with his brother. You cannot watch your kids every second (I was in the shower--boys were 6 and 8). As one PP mentioned, the ER doc we saw said that he sees some version of a kid needing stitches due to a coffee table incident every day.[/quote]

Agree.  If you have more than one, it becomes much harder to watch them all the time.  And it isn't just the toddling phase where there is a danger.  Even after the first few years, even after they are walking more stably, children are children and may be playing around furniture.  It may not look like a danger, but their bodies are still developing and changing and they are getting used to new motions all the time, such as interacting with other children or adults, or moving around obstacles that accidents can happen even when they are older.  Plus as they get older, you don't watch them all the time and again, accidents can happen.  My preschoolers are long past the toddling phase, but they still have cases where I leave them sitting on the couch watching TV to go and get their lunch ready and come back to find some accident has happened like if one wants a pillow and the other takes it first and the first child reaches for it from a kneeling position on the couch and falls over...towards the coffee table.  The kid landed on the top of the table and only nicked his shoulder on the edge, but could easily have fallen at a slightly different angle and landed his forehead on the edge instead of the shoulder.[/quote]

Eek!  We have one daughter, and while she is somewhat rough, she is definitely not a crazy rough and tumble boy.  We also have a separate playroom which gives her a little more space to run around.  So I guess take my experience with a grain of salt![/quote]

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