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| Confining | 20% | 106 votes | Total: 524 votes | |
| Safe Play | 80% | 418 votes |
Confining
Created on: May 23, 2008
Play yards and playpens are too confining. They represent the first compromise parents make to good
Created on: June 06, 2009
Playpens become too confining when they're used to restrain a child. While many children are content
Created on: April 14, 2009 Last Updated: April 15, 2009
I personally feel that it is not the right thing to do putting a child in a playpen.Just the words alone
by Indigo
Created on: April 15, 2008
I was told long ago that there was a study across 200+ countries regarding mothers, their babies, and
by Sara Mcgrath
Created on: June 19, 2008
My first thoughts upon considering the playpen - or play yard as it is often euphemistically called,
Created on: February 25, 2008
Let me start this by saying that yes, I do own a playpen. I have used it in the past, and intend to
by Kim Sharpe
Created on: February 25, 2008
I feel that in general playpens and play yards are too confining. But they do have a place in a household.
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Safe Play
Created on: December 02, 2009
Playpens, just like any other modern convenience can be used to benefit parents or it can be abused.
by Beth Jackson
Created on: May 25, 2010
There is a difference between wanting to keep your child safe and neglecting them. Playpens and play
Created on: September 25, 2008 Last Updated: March 11, 2011
We have to be real here. In a perfect world, Mom would have nothing else to do but be a constant and
Created on: November 05, 2009 Last Updated: November 06, 2009
Playpens and play yards are great tools that every parents is going to need. It is unsafe for the baby
by Harley L
Created on: December 24, 2010 Last Updated: December 28, 2010
Your baby spots something beyond her reach and shoots off across the floor. Jumping from the seat you
by Jeff Axelrod
Created on: April 16, 2008
Let's call it the Law of Human Territorial Expansion:
"The size of a person's surroundings grows in direct
Created on: April 14, 2009
Playpens are the ultimate mommy saving device.
I had three kids in four years and without a playpen there
by Nan Keltie
Created on: March 21, 2008 Last Updated: July 06, 2008
Safe Haven or Solitary Confinement?
Are your hands busy at the stove? Do you need to make a phone call?
Created on: December 20, 2008
Sometimes a young mother just needs time to herself. There are many tasks and responsibilities she must
Created on: June 15, 2009 Last Updated: June 16, 2009
"Safe play" are the keywords here, as we are debating whether or not play yards and playpens offer this
Created on: September 26, 2009 Last Updated: September 27, 2009
As a mother of 3 children I have a humorous story for you. Well two really When my son was a a 1 year
by Eve Redstone
Created on: April 16, 2008
Any one who cannot watch their baby twenty four hours a day, for example most normal people, would agree
by Liz Chase
Created on: March 13, 2008
Hats off to the inventor of the playpen. As I write this article, my 4 month old new baby boy is in
Created on: February 23, 2008
Play yards and playpens are absolutely a way for your child to have independent, but SAFE playtime.
by Penny Babson
Created on: February 21, 2008
This is a very good topic for debate. Play yards and play pens are not too confining, As long as they
Created on: March 02, 2008
With his little face pressed to the bars and one hand on each side, he is nothing more then a little
Created on: February 25, 2008
Much like a good pair of children's shoes, play yards and playpens can be a comfortable and happy fit