Parents Must Keep an Eye on Safety of Their Baby

It’s possible to find comfort in the following: Parents of new and expecting children can share their greatest fears with others.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Your baby falling and choking. According to Toluna, Inc.’s new survey, all of these safety concerns were tops on the list.

“Parents today know that keeping kids safe involves round-the-clock diligence,”Stacy DeBroff is the founder and CEO at Mom Centralwww.momcentral.comThe online resource for moms is ‘Moms Helping Moms’.

According to the findings — and you won’t be surprised if this happens, 71% of respondents labeled theirself as one or more of the following:

* “Protective.”Parents who will “stop at nothing to ensure the safety and well-being”They are responsible for their offspring. Their child-proofing instinct is second nature to them, just like Warren Buffett’s investment instinct.

* “Close Supervisors.”These parents admit that their parenting is not as consistent as the one above, but they still try to be there for their child. “hover”Regularly take precautions.

The same survey also ranked baby monitors the top non-clothing item parents must-buy — beating out all other items, including strollers and childproofing locks.

Baby monitorsIt can give you peace of heart by transmitting sound or, in the case with video models, images. Experts warn that there are many models on the market. The biggest challenge is to find one that does not interfere with other electronic devices.

One way to skirt that problem is to look for that rare monitor that uses Digital Enhanced Cordless Technology, or DECT, like VTech’s new Safe&Sound Digital Audio Monitor DM221 (www.babymonitors.vtech.com. If you want to see as well as hear what’s going on up to 1,000 feet away from your child, there’s the equally new VTech Safe&Sound Full-Color Video and Audio Monitor VM321.

The device features a 2.8-inch high-resolution color LCD screen with full-motion video and a talk-back system. It also has five playable lullabies.

You now have to decide which one you need the lullabies most — your baby or you.