Reader comment: Poor advice
Concerning the excerpt from the book Momfidence! An Oreo Never Killed Anybody and Other Secrets of Happier Parenting by Paula Spencer:
"Sticking to cute cotton PJ's not only because the flame-retardant kind is stiff and scratchy, but because you feel perfectly confident that your little ones will not smoke in bed."
That totally misses the point of flame retardant sleepwear. If there is a fire in the house, flame retardant clothing may keep the child from getting burns all over his body before he gets out. They may also keep him from getting burned if he bumps up against a candle, etc.
Safe sleepwear has nothing to do with smoking in bed...
Do they feel perfectly confident that their child will never be in a housefire? If so, then a parent can ignore the advice about flame retardant sleepwear, but they will be taking a risk.
Vincent Iannelli, MD
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