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As an educator and the parent of a seven-month-old, I am bombarded with information about developmental milestones for children. I can’t speak for all parents, but I know that I am vigilantly on the lookout for indications that my children are not measuring up to developmental milestones. There is always a vague nagging anxiety about where my children lie on the continuum. And for every anxiety about developmental progress, there is some product that is being touted to assist children. Worried that your child will not sit up early enough? Buy a Bumbo to help train the abdominal and back muscles. Worried that your child will not be strong enough to walk? Buy a Jumperoo to strengthen their lower body and stimulate standing and walking. Worried that your infant will not be culturally literate enough? Buy the Baby Einstein videos and help create early inroads to genius.
