Our Must Haves For September

Study after study show that our kids are experiencing hearing loss because they're listening to music and movies too loudly. BuddyPhones ($25 each) limit volume to 85 decibels — a safe level for kids' ears— but do so in a way that won't leave kids swapping out the headphones for their parents' earbuds. Each set comes with five sets of stickers so kids can customize their headphones, and, perhaps most exciting, each set comes with a built-in audio splitter so up to four kids can plug in to watch the same movie or hear the same music simultaneously. Genius!

— Rebecca Gruber, Moms editorial director