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LAURA ASHLEYª BALLERINA WATERGLOBE
A tribute to the beauty, strength and grace of the ballerina, in a classic waterglobe of hand-painted resin and glass. A Laura Ashley design. 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" high. 37143 $34.95
With the alarming statistics of child abduction and the much-publicized media reports on those cases, children's safety has become the prime focus of families everywhere. Children have been taught to remember the phrase "stranger danger", but over the years, use of the phrase has been the center of controversy. Some parties believe that it is not effective in bringing down the number of child abductions at all. They further say that children are misled to believe that all strangers mean harm to them when in fact, most abduction cases are those perpetrated by people whom the children know or are familiar with. Child safety from stranger is being taken literally. Well-meaning parents are unknowingly telling their kids not to talk to anyone they don't know. Most of the time, kids flee from their rescuers because they are considered to be strangers.
Grocery carts are supposed to ease the discomfort in shopping. You can just plop everything you need and head right down the cashier's lane to pay. Grocery carts do not just seem to accommodate the foods and other household stuff, but also your child as well. The grocery is paradise to kids. They love to throw in basically everything within arms reach. Parents feel blessed that grocery carts not only help them carry their purchases but restrain their children as well.
What could be worse than being unsafe in your own neighborhood? Will moving to another place end your worries? Will your child be less vulnerable if you build your home somewhere else?
In today's highly technological era, the internet has become a wonderful tool for research. Children and adults rely on the internet, but according to some researches, the number of adults using the internet as their primary tool for research is outdone by the number of children using it. This is perhaps for the reason that even if you don't have a computer at home, there is a great possibility that your child may get online at school or cafes in your neighborhood.
Whether we admit it or not, the internet has become more than a source of information for our children. The endless possibilities that the internet can offer are far more exciting than mom's specialty dish, a trip out of town, or a whole day of shopping.
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