What is BinkiBear?!
…it makes the pacifier easier to use and easier to get rid of!
The BinkiBear is a babysafe teddy bear that securely holds baby’s pacifier.BinkiBear securely holds your child’s pacifier to prevent them from dropping it and losing it, without extra pieces that would be uncomfy for baby to cuddle when the pacifier is not on the bear, meaning baby can find and replace the pacifier during the day and during sleep without waking you up! Use ANY PACIFIER ON THE MARKET without any adapters!
* see safety information and FAQ for more information
Creating Safety
From the time a pregnant women notices the smell of coffee can make her stomach fight a civil war, she is bombarded with materials to “help” make decisions about her new baby. It can be helpful, and harassing. The information is confusing, and swayed by trends. And if the mass emails and daunting library of literature on the subject aren’t enough, there are the anecdotes… I mean, expert advise… of dear ol’ mom and dad. The winds of change are fast, but instincts never change. In the world of parenting no amount of information can replace the conscience of mom, dad, and health providers. But the information can dampen that wisdom if not accepted properly. We have a habit of reading the available resources with a perspective of fear, using it to warn us is potential dangers and how to avoid them. But I purport that fear is not the solution to healthy and safe living. If we are only avoiding issues, then what are we moving toward? Don’t modify culture to be healthy and safe…create it. A perspective of avoidance allows for the negative in life to have control over decision making. Let us decide to embrace freedom and … Continue reading
Pacifier Addiction
From the time a pregnant women notices that the smell of coffee can make her stomach fight a civil war, she is bombarded with materials meant to help make informed decisions about her precious little one. It can be helpful, and harassing. The information is confusing, conflicting, and swayed by the trends of the season or generation. And if the mass emails, junk snail mail, and daunting library of literature on the subject aren’t enough, there are of course the anecdotes… I mean, expert advise… of dear ol’ mom and dad. Lately, pacifiers have been the subject of passionate discussion, and it reaches all areas of baby care to include the mental effects, the germ issue, dental consequences, and logistical problems. Parents ask themselves if pacifiers are worth dealing with for all the issues they create. If they use them, do they go all out or do they restrict the usage? What kind of pacifier to use? What is moderation in this case anyway? What about the dreaded weaning?! And there is no right answer. When my husband and I were approaching the time to wean our first son off the pacifier we first decided to ask our pediatrician. The … Continue reading