So there you are. Relaxing on the couch with the kids after a long day. Watching a bit of telly. And the next thing you know, your toddler decides to turn ninja and propels himself off the couch at warp speed. Enter the 'Dad reflex'. What a pro.
To summarise, there is no such thing as 'relaxation.' More a heightened state of 'PERMA-ALERT'.
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What's the most frightening thing you've encountered with a toddler. I once turned around to see the 2-year-old stick an opened pair of scissors around her tongue (I still have no idea where the scissors came from...)
