There is a ton of interest in the Stokke Tripp Trapp high chair, and for good reason. This versatile, attractive and well-made high chair is one of the best baby products on the market. Many parents have questions about the ins and outs of the Stokke Tripp Trapp, and in this post I’ll go over…
Answers to Your Stokke Tripp Trapp Questions

I def checked out some of the products you recommended last week… but couldn’t justify spending $$ on another stroller. But I coveted it. I’m sorry that my coveting did not translate into $$ in your bank account. To make up for it, I tell every mom I know about your blog because it makes me giggle.
Your word of mouth is worth at least $150 to me. I will gladly take it 🙂
I love Nolan’s face in the picture with the foam mat… it’s like “Wait, you want me to crawl around AND learn the alphabet? What is this?” We have a similar one that has fish/sea creatures instead of letters… much less educational but it was only $6.99 at Sears and my MIL had a coupon. Who goes to Sears anymore? Also, I love the comment about preparing him for his place on a bar stool later in life… this is a clutch life skill! You should let him know though that most bars require footwear these days… he’s cute, but I’m not sure even his amazing hair can get him a pass on the “no shirt, no shoes, no service” thing…
I never even heard of Boyhood (this is coming from a mom of 3 who only watches Tom & Jerry and Labrats) but am intrigued! Is it out now? And the puzzle mat is the best!
Although I think we lost ours in Hurricane Sandy, or it’s in storage, or we just don’t have room for it. LOL
Hey Linda! Yes the movie is out now. It’s almost like a documentary feel, but it’s fictional. Very unusual…
And I love the puzzle mat! Maybe our boys can all play together on it when we see you. Although I am thinking Zach is well past that by now….if not we should talk about age appropriate activities for him 🙂
Super good point Mer – he absolutely can NOT expect service when he is topless and shoeless. It’s a hard life lesson but one better learned now than in middle age.
Super post, as usual. The design of that chair is a tangible reminder that we need a percentage of our babies to grow up to be engineers, to know physics and related stuff.
True fact. Our babies can’t all become hair models.
Yes! I love that article from the Atlantic. Let’s take the boys to England on vacation next summer. Can’t wait for them to play with fire in a trash can and rusty tools!
Done Chrissie. I already booked the tickets. You owe me $10,000.
Do you think the mat would help with forward motion? C’s mobility these days is limited to crawling backwards long enough to get stuck under various pieces of furniture and I’d like to avoid installing rearview mirrors on him, if at all possible. You’ll have to let us know if Nolan suddenly starts running and/or breakdancing thanks to his new foam mat.
Erin – Nolan is just like C – he goes backwards and gets stuck under things. So far he has not gone forward, but he seems to like being on the mat. I’m optimistic. I will issue a dramatic ALERT the second he moves forward 🙂
Man, you are a terrific writer. Breezy and fun and elegant and swift. How do you do that? im with you on 4 of the 5. I had some trouble with the playground article. I think it doesnt account for a middle ground of parents who let their toddlers run pretty free and take lots of chances and fall down without entering zoos of death. There was a creepy7 con servative joe the plumber tinge to that atlantic piece. My daughter is a true monkey on the playground and we let her free, but i think the excessive nostalgia for a time in which kids also felt a lot more alone in many ways was troubling. Thats my two cents. Anyway, please keep you friday fiive coming! im sharing now, if i can figure out how to do it from my phone!
Hey Leslie! Thanks for the nice words!
Hmm, interesting take on the Atlantic piece. I think you have a good point about a middle ground of parents who give their kids some freedoms within reason. But I also can see a huge change in how I was raised compared to how school aged kids are being raised now, mainly in terms of kids’ freedom to do unsupervised activities rather than activities structured by their parents. That was my main takeaway – not so much that we need kids to play in those “adventure playgrounds.” Although it’s interesting that there have been no major accidents in 2 years on “The Land” playground. It probably looks more dangerous than it is, but is structured in a way that appeals to a kid’s need for adventure. I craved that sort of thing as a child for sure.
I was curious what others would think of the article, so I’m glad you commented!
Nolan definitely has a penchant for picking at fabrics. His favorite is our family room rug but he most definitely loves clothing stores where he can touch all of the sweaters and shirts.
He also really loves my closet, specifically one orange sweater that he goes right for. He’s drawn to it like a moth to a flame…
I loved Boyhood too. 🙂
I was totally intrigued by it! They are lucky that the boy turned out to be cool. It could have been an awkward 3 hours if they picked the wrong child…
We just got the Inglesia chair too (in black too). Isn’t it the best!? I especially love the enclosed catalog of other Inglesina gear (especially the pic of the woman and her baby dining on something heavenly near the Colosseum); only the Italians can make parenthood look so easy and attractive!
Katie I haven’t gotten it yet, I used it at my friend’s house and now I want it BAD! Our high chair takes up too much real estate. Speaking of real estate, I hear babies love the Colosseum 🙂