[blparent] outlets

[Elizabeth Cooks]

I think redirection at this age is the best thing to do.  One-year-olds do 
not understand time-outs at al. I think the covers to keep the cords out of 
the way is the best option, and keeping outlet covers on those not in use is 
also preferable.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] outlets


> Hi,
> Using Outlet covers coupled with the word no is a very effective way to
> discourage your 14 month old from playing with the outlets.  You can't 
> give
> them a time out because they're too young to understand what it's for...IE 
> I
> played with the outlets so I have to go in my playpen for awhile because 
> I'm
> not supposed to do that.  The baby's just curious at this age, trying 
> things
> to see what happens.  When he pulls the plug something happens, the
> television or the light goes off, and that's facinating to a little child
> who's just exploring his world.  I think redirecting is an appropriate way
> to discourage this behaviour since it's not actually bad behaviour just
> caused by curiosity.  If he's doing it in 1 year then I might think
> differently, but this method worked for Colyn when he was going through 
> his
> unplugging stage.  Now he doesn't even bother with the outlets anymore.
>
> hth
>
> Tammy
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "trishs" <slosser at metrocast.net>
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> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 8:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] outlets
>
>
>> Hi, Eva and list.  14-month-olds probably won't understand the
>> word "no" for a while.  Redirecting can become tedious and
>> frustrating.  There has to be a consequence for the dangerous
>> action of touching an outlet.  I might place the baby in a play
>> pen with a simple phrase of explanation after each attempt at
>> touching the outlet.  Discipline starts early, and you don't want
>> to wait until they're 15-years-old to start.  My other concern is
>> that your baby might be one of the ones who has to learn the hard
>> way, and that, unfortunately is to get bit by a socket.  My point
>> is a parent imposed consequence, as apposed to the inevitable
>> socket consequence.
>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Eva Adams" <eadams15 at gmail.com
>>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>Date sent: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:19:40 -0500
>>>Subject: [blparent] outlets
>>
>>>I was just wondering if anyone had some tips on how to stop my 14
>> month daughter from unpluging things from the electrical outlets.
>> She first was taking her night light out of the socket, so we are
>> replacing that with one of the touch lights that we can hang up
>> out of her reach.  We figured out how to handle that problem, but
>> today she has started unpluging the TV.  I know we could put
>> furniture in front of the outlets, but that is not an option for
>> every oulet we have things plugged into.  Any help would be
>> apreciated.
>>
>>>Eva
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