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I had a new baby (14 months) start yesterday. She wears a teething necklace and her parents said she sleeps with it on. I took it off for her nap because I wasn't comfortable putting her to bed with it around her neck. Would you leave it on, or remove it for naps?
Yeah, I wouldn't be comfortable leaving the necklace on her when she naps. I would be prone to checking on her constantly if she had it on. I like to err on the side of caution with these little ones.
I just enrolled a baby boy who wears one of those too. I left it on him last week but he was only here for one day and I'm going to ask his Mom about it this week. My 4 year old girly girl always has necklaces on her that we take off for naptime but they are hanging loose. The teething necklace on the baby fit properly but you're right, it still makes me nervous too.
I used them for both of my sons & have had 3 DCKs with them. If they are fit properly you shouldn't need to worry. I never took mine off my children, or the DCKs. Now you have me thinking;)
I had one for my son when he was an infant, I used to wrap it around his ankle, then put footed sleepers on him. Obviously kids aren't wearing sleepers at daycare, but you could have the parents bring in a pair of socks and try using that so the child doesn't play with it. I would just take it off though as you don't want to be held responsible if anything should happen, even with the parents okay to keep it on.
I have never heard of a teething necklace .... What is it?
No way at all would I put a child to bed with something around their neck!!! If parents want to do that and take the risk with their own child that's their decision. When kids are in my day home that means I am responsible for their care and well being and I choose to remove necklaces around their necks in the interest of their well being. I even take hair clips out of the hair of young toddlers if they still mouth things. That is way too risky for me and I am liable if something were to happen. I would not take the chance.
I'm with BugaBoo on this one - if anything happens, the fall out will be on my front porch so my vote is to take it off during naptimes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bugaboo
Crayola, a teething necklace is a necklace made of amber or hazelwood etc... and is supposed to alleviate the pain associated with teething. My sister in law bought one for my son, so I tried it out, but honestly don't think it did anything. On the other hand, some people swear by them.
I don't allow those in my daycare. I don't allow jewlery of any kind on any kids, period. I don't want to be responsible for it being broken if another child grabs it, lost, and if it breaks I don't want another child grabbing it and putting it in their mouth.
I personally don't like those things, there is no control of how much their body is absorbing and I personaly don't think they work and are a money grab...but that's jmo.
my kids have them- my 2 (nearly 3 year old) has one and calls it her "pretty" she wears it all the time. My son 6 mos old has one but it comes off for nap/bed
We are seeing a few of them in our daycare centre now. Parents never take them off. I'm not even sure if there is a clasp or anything.
The beads are sewn on the necklace individually, and they are not big enough to be a choking hazard (none of the ones I've seen anyway). Also, there is not enough space to get them tangled or double looped or hung onto something in a crib.
I've never had a kid come to me with one on, but if someone did, I wouldn't take it off for nap unless mom and dad asked me to do so.
My 10mos old has one and has been wearing it since she was 6mos old. Her parents never take it off and neither do I.
(Poor thing though still doens't have a single tooth)
I just had this conversation with a dcMom today. It's her baby's second day here and I mentioned that I'm uncomfortable with children sleeping with anything around their neck. She showed me how you pull the connecting beads apart and it just takes a firm pull and she's fine if I remove it from her baby but she said he hasn't had it off in about 6 months except to bathe.
But if they're sewn together individually, what if they break off 2 or 3 beads in a group? Then it is a potential chocking hazard, imo. I just really don't want to go there at all with them and be responsible if anything were to happen to either the necklace or the child.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alphaghetti