Infant Negel Vasser? Mirrors?

I've "heard" (in quotes to stress I've heard it without what I consider a valid source) that the not putting a baby before a mirror minhag has some Kabbalistic sources that the baby won't learn to speak or something like that.
I don't hold by that. From a very early age I would put my son in front of a mirror to entertain himself (it can keep him busy for 15 minutes!) so I can grab some time to make supper or do something else quick....

As far as the washing negel vasser, I just started recently--as soon as he hit this "pre-walking" stage because (here's another thing I've heard without a real source--) that it prevents the baby from falling on his head while walking.
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Posted: Sun, Jun 22 2008, 1:38 am Post subject:

Tehilla-I never heard of that. Is it the same kind of thing like not giving fish until they say a few words.
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Posted: Sun, Jun 22 2008, 9:41 am Post subject:

interesting, flower, cause a couple other posters said they heard the same reason I did. plus I know I read it somewhere, Laughing

just can't remember where to quote it here.
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