When our kids were about 2, I got a terrifying email from a mom-friend. During dinner, Carrie suddenly noticed that her son wasn’t speaking. “His face was starting to turn blue, and he lost consciousness,” she later told me. “I yelled to my husband, “He’s choking he’s choking!” and ran to my phone and called 911.” While 911 gave instructions that Carrie was able to yell out to her…
