What I think is absolutely absurd is how much everyone else is overreacting about the BLOG POST in the first place. You are all overreacting because you think that someone else is?? How does that usually turn out for you?

GOODYBLOG wrote that article in jest. It IS the blog for PARENTS magazine and CHILD SAFETY is really a big issue for them. It was a HUMOROUS letter “to” J.Lo pointing out the safety hazards in their room. I’m sure (though I don’t know Kate personally) that the author intended it NOT to “insult” Jennifer Lopez, but to bring safety issues into light for other people. It’s a COMMON topic in the parenting world and often – like in ANY circle – current events and media spark new conversations about it.

Hah-larious that so many people are crying and complaining about how “Parents Mag” needs to “Lighten up.” I really don’t think it’s on them, folks. J.Lo will get over it, I’m sure. There have been FAR worse things said about her than the fact that her “staged” nursery has safety hazards.

And as an aside: I think it’s sick that she blows all that money to create a “Fake” nursery to display how wealthy she is. Why not just gold-plate the babies?

It was probably just for the photo shoot! I’m sure they’ll pay someone to baby proof their entire house.

HaHa. Mary, I totally agree with you. Great comment! It’s not harsh at all. Seriously, if all the parenting lessons people are learning are from Jennifer Lopez and People magazine, and the over-the-top photo shoot, it’s a sad state of affairs. Everyone talks about how people really will copy her. Well, those “people” would have to be multi-millionaires, and I’m sure they have better doctors, and are getting better advice, than the rest of us.

Yeah, I believe they’re over reacting. Although, I must say when I saw the photos of the nursery I laughed my butt off. Not because of possible risks but because of how ridiculous everything was. Why the serving trys sitting about with rattles? I mean seriously?

But since it was brought up I’ve heard that newborns aren’t supposed to sleep in the same bed as parents. It’s a SIDS risk or something. Yeah, I don’t really know. I’m not a parent but when I mentioned sleeping with my infant niece on Yahoo Answers, boy did I get flamed.

Again I’m not a parents but even I know about what experts say should and shouldn’t be in the crib with the baby. And I know that when my sister was pregnant she was given tons of brochures saying this. So if people want to copy J.Lo and Mark and totally disregard what the doctors gave them then they’re stupid and shouldn’t have kids anyway. That’s harsh…but seriously. How could anyone not tell how phony and staged those pictures were?

Those kids are safe, I’m sure the round the clock nannies will make sure of that.

She has a sterilized wing of the house for them…. I highly doubt she lets them sleep with pillows… I mean, good god people.. lighten up. It was decorated for the picture shoot. Its Jennifer Lopez, did anyone honestly expect anything else from her than that?

She loves to show off, and this was just another way of doing it.

Last night I went out with friends and all of them told me they purposely boycotted buying the magazine with J Lo. I think a lot of people in the child protection/safety/medical world see this as a serious matter and know that people do copy celebrities. I think in future there should be warnings or actually, as one reader suggested, why not show how lovely a safe nursery can be

I think that they are doing this because, as much of most of us are sensible, there are a lot of stupid people out there.They look at these photos and try to replicate them the way people do with fashion. No ? Then why the craze over the bugaboos and knowing every single item on celebrity registries. Why else would we care, its not like we are going to look up their registry to buy them something off of that.

People know that bumpers are bad for cribs, but they use them because they are “cute”.

I was watching this show about couples are in debt.They had a tv in every room including one on a shelf right over the baby’s crib.I thought wow , that can’t be good at all, especially in an earthquake, or even when a bus goes by.Not only that ,the cord.

I know I am repeating but it SPECIFICALLY tated that in Brooke’s interview that the room was set for the shoot. Like a warning that they knew it was over the top.

After reading Chicki’s comment that is the only aspect of the overreaction that I will concede to: the baby proofing for older children. It’s completely logical to have those safety measures in place prior to visits like that taking place. But I will remind people that the purpose of a 12 page glossy magazine spread on celebs is not to inform the public (of anything of value): it’s voyeuristic entertainment. PERIOD. It is neither the job of the celebrities nor of that publication to hold the hands of every uninformed person walking around, so that they understand that while cute, the nursery is “clearly” a death trap (heavy sarcasm). People need to accept more responsibility for their decisions and stop attempting to play the “role model” card whenever a celeb does something that others feel the need to jump on their respective soap boxes and frown about. They’re human just like the rest of us and not to be held up as the example for morality-intelligence-parenting that we as a society follow. The cruel simple truth is that as a culture we uplift these people only to tear them down and take perverse pleasure in doing so. Sit back, relax, enjoy the show; but don’t forget, ITS A SHOW!!

I think it was a valid point. If one child’s life is saved because of it it was was well worth it. It is better to err on the side of caution.