http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/realestate/06cov.html

July 6, 2008

The Noise Children Make

By TERI KARUSH ROGERS

"APARTMENT dwellers in New York City have long endured the trauma of
jackhammers, Manolo Blahniks, recycling trucks, sirens, canines and
air-conditioning systems.

But, perhaps because the population of children in the city is increasing,
the sound of little feet is a complaint being voiced with increasing
frequency. And, for reasons ranging from a sense of entitlement to the
impossibility of teaching a 3-year-old to glide to the potty like a
supermodel, the parents of those little feet are not happy to hear that
their children are driving you crazy.

Many, in fact, have heard just about enough of it. They complain that they
are being forced to choose between being good neighbors and good parents.
"It's nerve-racking to be constantly shushing my kids and not letting them
be normal kids in the morning," said Janeen Thompson, who lives in a postwar
rental building in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Her two young sons - ages 5 and 2

Dori nokids.net> writes:

Hear, hear. I for one probably wouldn't think his hatred was
any better-founded (what happened to simply *disagreeing* with
someone and letting it go at that?), but at least it would
provide evidence of something approximating conscious thought.

What's *neo*-con about that? That's been the gist of the
conservative position on abortion for decades, long before
the word "neocon" had even been coined.

Boon Frog Pod (Toddler Bath toy holder)

http://www.toddlerscorner.net/boon-frog-pod-toddler-bath-toy-holder/

First, let me say that we bought this product last year before it even
came out. We were on a wait list for almost two months with child
Outfitters. I had been looking for a new bath storage system because
my son thinks the bathtub is the best thing next to Disney Land. So he
always has a bunch of toys in the tub and none of the other storage
systems had worked. When we got it, I was completely stunned by its
size. My first attention was OMG! Am I going to put this GIGANTIC
GREEN FROG up in my bathroom? LOL. But the scoop, rinse, and store
attribute was too appealing so I followed the instructions accurately
and installed it that night.