Baby Monitors - not just for babies

I just couldn't resist posting about this baby products site!

I have a friend who's having a baby any day now and I wanted to find a really great and useful gift for her so I started browsing for baby products.  Man - after my 2 intense kids I wasn't thinking about any more but some of these things are AWESOME!  I guess that's not a good enough reason to have a baby is it?

Anyway I was particularly impressed by the baby monitors!  Did you know there is even a monitor that phones you when your baby is crying and that you can phone to listen in on the baby... sounds like it can kind of be used as a 'nanny cam' or something!

I can even think of reasons to buy one now - even when my kids are 3, 7 and 11!

Actually, I did use a baby monitor for a long time after the need for one had passed and it's a pretty good parenting tip I think.

Think of the times that you're out working in the garden or just busy doing something in another part of the house.  Or, if you have a couple of young kids you might find yourself with an instigator type - you know the one that comes up with the really cool ideas and talks the other one into participating or  implementing.

Dervish talked The Girl into redecorating the walls a few weeks ago - with a permanent marker!  Perhaps if I was still using the baby monitor I could have prevented the hours of work that lay ahead in fixing the wall.

So if you have young active energetic kids that are prone to finding "fun trouble", consider using a baby monitor to keep an ear on them when you aren't in the same room.  Anything that reduces stress is a good thing! 

Time to go shopping!