Originally Posted by nannyde:
The babies in the play yard want to be on the one/two year old side of the playroom.
The kids on the one/two year old side of the playroom want to be on the preschool (3-5 year old) side of the room.
The preschoolers want to be in the upstairs playroom.
The kids in the upstairs playroom want to be outside.
The kids outside want to go to the park.
The kids at the park want to go to the McDonalds play place.
The kids at the McDonalds play place want to go to Chucky Cheese
The kids at Chucky Cheese want to go to Disneyland.
...and I want to be at the beach.
Awesome post...
Honestly, for me, it is about keeping the older kids from injuring the younger kids. Cut and dry. The rest is gravy.
I have heard of way too many femur fractures from older kids tripping over babies thigh and falling knee first into it. I have also read about several older toddlers spinning infants in a exersaucer and fracturing BOTH femurs.
Just too many hazards in keeping infants in the same free-play space as older DCK's for my taste.
Maybe I am over-protective.