I have two little girls who always comes with hair clips or with their hair up in a hair elastic or what have you. I always viewed them as choking hazards for my 16 month old son. I have never actually said anything to the parents but when they come with a hair clip or barrette, I remove it and return it at the end of the day. I leave elastics in but I keep a close eye on them. I know I should have just said NO from the get-go but now it's pretty late in the game: there will never be any children here younger than my son and he's soon going to be past that "putting things in his mouth" stage. It's not a HUGE bother to take the smaller accessories away but I'm pretty forgetful so returning something so small at the end of the day sometimes slips my mind!

But just curious what your rules are regarding it. :-)

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