SO when am I supposed to do this?

I never actually put them on a leash tho, even when 3yo E5 went through the HILARIOUS phase of bolting in crowded public places like aquariums and department stores

she once combined this activity with her emerging interest in public nudity but luckily I missed that episode... "ma'am, are you looking for the naked little girl? she went that way."

Actually the best thing would be a futon: they can't fall out. When I stayed with my parents in Tokyo, it was bliss! She'd crawl out and wander around the flat. She'd crawl into my parents room and play with'em.

You know, Mark Twain invented and patented some kind of kids' pajamas/bed linen thing that strapped them to the bed.

That's a very poorly constructed sentence.

You can get zip-in duvets from the makers of the Grobag -- here

Hello parents. I am not one, but I was a happy child who was tied to the mattress in a kind of cotton sleeping bag my Mum made for me. Apparently I kept standing up and couldn't get back down again, but I found the bag very calming in the same way some babies like being swaddled. I still like the sheets tucked round me really tightly :)

me too. i also like really heavy blankets for the same reason. i bought beeps a sheet from australia that looks much like a pillowcase that you put the mattress inside. anyway, its supposed to keep the kid from moving too much. never used it though because of suffocation fear.