"I just brought my 9-year-old to a playdate and he had a backpack for the first time and I said, 'Son, I'm going to need to check your backpack,' Edge said in her video. 'He goes, 'I'm just bringing some fun things over to my friend's house ... What are you checking for?'' Edge continued: 'I said, 'Just to make sure everything you're leaving with is something that my friend would be OK with bringing in their home.'"
"I said, 'Checking a backpack is a lot easier at 9 than 15 and if you start doing it now, when they're 15, it's not going to be such a big deal,' Edge said in the video. 'Trust me: I learned the hard way. Check every backpack that comes in and out of your home.' Parents who 'learned the hard way' commented on Instagram."
A mother recommends checking children's backpacks before playdates and when they enter or leave the home. She checks a 9-year-old's bag at a playdate to ensure items are appropriate for the friend's house. She advises starting checks early because inspections are easier at younger ages than at 15. She reports learning the hard way and urges checking every backpack that comes in and out of the home. Shared parent experiences include finding rocks and sticks, an antique gun at airport security, dozens of ladybugs, stolen toys, reptiles, and hidden party clothes.
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