Reply To: Guarding Your Baby Boy's Eyes

I don’t have a baby but I’ve babysat infants and toddlers plenty of times for friends, family, and neighbors.

I wouldn’t want string around my baby. Anyone’s baby.

Things can happen, G-d forbid. Imagine a baby rolling around and it getting caught on his/her neck or even a leg or wrist can lose circulation.

Choking can be another hazard, since babies love to stick things in their mouths.

It’s really a danger in many respects.

Also the string could get wrapped or knotted on the crib’s rail, and the other part of the tallis may be under the baby or around the baby, it may pull at the baby in a dangerous angle or wrap around his/her head G-d forbid.

Lots of reasons why it’s not safe and best to avoid strings or fringes.