{"id":32217,"date":"2020-12-10T10:56:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T17:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/?p=32217"},"modified":"2020-12-10T11:08:47","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T18:08:47","slug":"how-can-i-identify-poisonous-plants-in-my-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/how-can-i-identify-poisonous-plants-in-my-home\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I identify poisonous plants in my home?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"32217\" class=\"elementor elementor-32217\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e154927 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e154927\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75849b6\" data-id=\"75849b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9fff29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9fff29\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6812518\" data-id=\"6812518\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce5c4d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce5c4d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Babies and toddlers put EVERYTHING in their mouth.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eedc52d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eedc52d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you&#8217;ve ever taken a course with me, you&#8217;ve probably heard me say <b>&#8220;if it fits in their mouth, it&#8217;s going in their mouth&#8221;<\/b>. When it comes to mobile babies and toddlers, this is unfortunately a reality we all learn to live with as parents. Our job, however, is to make sure the things going into their mouth aren&#8217;t 1. choking hazards and 2. poisonous.<\/p><p>When it comes to plants this can be tricky. Unless you&#8217;re a green thumb or horticulturalist, you may feel overwhelmed when it comes to identifying plants. But &#8211; if a child ingests a plant and we don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s poisonous, we suddenly need to know exactly what it was, and may not know where to begin.<\/p><p>We are really lucky to live in a place with lots of lush greenery: our house is on the side of a mountain, our backyard is filled with plants, and everywhere you look there are mature plants and trees.<\/p><p>Despite that, I&#8217;m definitely <b>not<\/b> a green thumb &#8211; plants <b>do<\/b> <b>not<\/b> thrive in my care &#8211; and therefore, identifying plants isn&#8217;t my fort\u00e9. The good news: <b>that&#8217;s exactly PlantSnap&#8217;s fort\u00e9.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c2fd1d\" data-id=\"5c2fd1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20fb4a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20fb4a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/safe-begginings-victoriatakesphotos-2-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32221\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/safe-begginings-victoriatakesphotos-2-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/safe-begginings-victoriatakesphotos-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/safe-begginings-victoriatakesphotos-2-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/safe-begginings-victoriatakesphotos-2-scaled-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/safe-begginings-victoriatakesphotos-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/safe-begginings-victoriatakesphotos-2-scaled-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/safe-begginings-victoriatakesphotos-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/safe-begginings-victoriatakesphotos-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/safe-begginings-victoriatakesphotos-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/safe-begginings-victoriatakesphotos-2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/safe-begginings-victoriatakesphotos-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acf7d1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acf7d1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Photo by Wild Hearts Collective for Safe Beginnings First Aid<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5457817 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5457817\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-370fca0\" data-id=\"370fca0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16bf86e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16bf86e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Enter PlantSnap<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db52a5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db52a5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>PlantSnap is a free plant identification app<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantsnap.com\/\">available on the Apple App Store and Android\/Google Play Store<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">PlantSnap operates on a &#8216;freemium&#8217; model with the option for paid upgrades or a completely unlocked one-time paid Pro version.<\/span><\/p><p>The app allows you to simply take a photo of a plant and it will, surprisingly reliably, identify the plant the for you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b15e3f\" data-id=\"6b15e3f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a95e35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a95e35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"446\" height=\"764\" src=\"https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/home-hero-phone-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32219\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/home-hero-phone-1-175x300.png 175w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/home-hero-phone-1-200x343.png 200w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/home-hero-phone-1-400x685.png 400w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/home-hero-phone-1.png 446w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-966542e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"966542e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Image via PlantSnap<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba5c0ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba5c0ac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e1c2f0\" data-id=\"5e1c2f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f205a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28f205a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How I use PlantSnap to keep my kids safe<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90aaa44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90aaa44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Using PlantSnap is, fortunately, really simple. You simply take a photo of the plant you&#8217;re curious about, and it will identify the plant for you. For example, I took a photo of this aloe plant I&#8217;ve somehow managed to keep alive for a few months. Once you&#8217;ve identified the plant &#8212; now we can figure out if it&#8217;s poisonous.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab400a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab400a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Determining if the plant is poisonous<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c59e917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c59e917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This part is fairly easy. In most cases, a Google search is actually sufficient enough. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poison.org\/articles\/plant\">Poison.org has a wonderful list<\/a> of common plants sorted into easy-to-read poisonous and non-poisonous lists. It&#8217;s by no means exhaustive, but it&#8217;s a great start. In my case, I know Aloe is not poisonous to humans so I didn&#8217;t actually need to look this one up &#8211; it&#8217;s just the only live plant I have in my home at the moment.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c66150f\" data-id=\"c66150f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8bb431 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8bb431\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0058-473x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32220\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0058-139x300.png 139w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0058-200x433.png 200w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0058-400x866.png 400w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0058-473x1024.png 473w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0058-500x1083.png 500w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0058-600x1299.png 600w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0058-700x1516.png 700w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0058-709x1536.png 709w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0058-768x1663.png 768w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0058-800x1732.png 800w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0058-946x2048.png 946w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0058.png 1125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee3d0d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee3d0d3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c7f42f\" data-id=\"6c7f42f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ac527f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ac527f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What do I do if a child ingests a plant?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98cf2d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98cf2d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If a child ingests a plant, the best thing to do is immediately phone your local Poison Control Center. In the US, that number is 1 (800) 222-1222. In Canada, it varies from province to province.\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Pro tip:<\/b> Pre-program your local Poison Control Center&#8217;s number into your cell phone. That way, if you ever need it, it&#8217;s already there for you.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-230c078 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"230c078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Parenting hack: label all your plants<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0316557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0316557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have a significant amount of houseplants you may want to consider labelling them. For example, a piece of painter&#8217;s tape with the plant name stuck to the bottom of the planter makes the plant easily identifiable.\u00a0<\/p><p>Why should I label my plants? If you ever need to phone Poison Control, then you&#8217;ve got this information ready-to-go. Just like pre-programming the Poison Control phone number into your cell phone, it saves you time. It also means that any other caregivers, such as grandparents or babysitters, won&#8217;t need to figure this out for themselves.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e502698\" data-id=\"e502698\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c4739b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c4739b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0061-780x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32230\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0061-200x263.png 200w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0061-228x300.png 228w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0061-400x525.png 400w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0061-500x657.png 500w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0061-600x788.png 600w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0061-700x919.png 700w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0061-768x1008.png 768w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0061-780x1024.png 780w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0061-800x1050.png 800w, https:\/\/safebeginnings.ca\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0061.png 1022w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Babies and toddlers put EVERYTHING in their mouth. If you&#8217;ve ever taken a course with me, you&#8217;ve probably heard me say &#8220;if it fits in their mouth, it&#8217;s going in their mouth&#8221;. When it comes to mobile babies and toddlers, this is unfortunately a reality we all learn to live with as parents. 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