[blparent] Seedlings Verses NBPBooks (wiping off books)

[Veronica Smith]

I know several mom's that do that. Not in my house. V
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From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (IT)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at ngc.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 6:02 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Seedlings Verses NBPBooks (wiping off books)


> Smiles... You should know that spit cleans anything.
> And, just so you know, you wouldn't believe the number of parents I know
> that let their kids graze and roam. It will be dinnertime or whatever,
> the little darling will refuse to sit down and eat, and so mom will just
> hand the kid little bits of food while they literally run past,
> providing the rationale that "he just doesn't like to sit still" or "he
> can't sit still to eat".
> So, in case you'd fallen into that trap, I wanted to let you know that
> yes, she can and will sit down to eat.
> I've also discovered too, and this is how this relates to being a blind
> parent, messes expand into whatever area you allow them, so if you
> minimize the area, you minimize the amount of cleanup you need to do.
> It's like the law of gasses.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 6:00 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Seedlings Verses NBPBooks (wiping off books)
>
> Believe it or not, I figured out all by myself that I should wipe my
> baby's fingers and face after she has eaten a meal in her high chair.  I
> don't let her crawl around the house with food, either.  But she has her
> fingers in her mouth a lot now that she's getting teeth, and so they're
> just perpetually gooey.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> "Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one
> holds water."--Swedish proverb
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (IT)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at ngc.com>
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> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 2:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Seedlings Verses NBPBooks (wiping off books)
>
>
>> Try a diaper wipe, it may help.
>> You can also start wiping her fingers after meals and teach her to do
>> likewise.
>> We have a rule that food is consumed in the high chair with fingers
>> and faces wiped afterword.
>> And, trust me, your child will figure out the rules.
>>
>
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