[blparent] Throwing Toys Out the Window

Thu Jul 23 03:20:39 UTC 2009

There are also inexpensive little doodads that you can use to prevent a
window from opening more than a certain amount.  We have aluminum windows
which run inside a track.  The doodad is just a little clamp with a thumb
screw that you lock onto one side of the channel where the window slides.
Their intended as anti-burglary devices, but they would also stop a small
child from opening the window.  If your windows are wood frame, then maybe a
nail, but I agree with the concerns of hammering around glass.  Often old
windows are held together by puddy which is old and brittle.  I really do
hate fixing broken windows too.

-----Original Message-----
From: Veronica Smith [mailto:madison_tewe at spinn.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 11:38 AM
To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] Throwing Toys Out the Window

That is a great idea.  But be careful when putting those nails in, if you
get too close to the glass it will break.  Take this from experience. It was
not funny at the time, but looking back at it now and hearing the glass
cracking on the sliding door is quite hysterical. No, I do not have a warped
sense of humor, but there is nothing like the sound of breaking glass and
nothing you can do about it.  Like I said, at the time it was definitely not
funny, but now, several years later, I can actually laugh at it. Smile! V

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Pipi
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 8:52 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Throwing Toys Out the Window

Allie,
If you would still like to be able to leave the windows open a bit, you can 
hammer a couple of nails above the window that slides up. Make it so the 
window can only open a bit so that gabby can't push the screen out or climb 
in there.
pipi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allie" <alliemartins at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 2:15 PM
Subject: [blparent] Throwing Toys Out the Window

> Oh my gosh, Gabriella pushed the screen out of our window this past 
> weekend and threw all her books out, along with Flip's toys and her shoes.

> The first time someone saw her in the window, he came up to our apartment 
> and knocked on the door to tell me that "the baby was in the window and I 
> don't want her to fall out." I was a bit puzzled as to why he would tell 
> me this, since no one else had ever said anything to me about Gabriella 
> standing by the window (she always does). So, I checked the window, and 
> the screen was out ... oops! I am extremely thankful he let me know, 
> because I would not have liked to find out another way.
>
> My roommate fixed the screen, though, and things were normal again ... so 
> I thought. I found out she'd thrown out all her books and shoes when we 
> were getting ready to leave for an appointment on Saturday. She kept 
> telling me, "Mommy, shoes, outside!" Thought she was saying she wanted to 
> put her shoes on and go outside. *SIGH* My dad showed up and she told him 
> the same thing, though apparently she was pointing at the window. He went 
> to look, and there all her stuff was, on the ground floor ... I knew that 
> the screen had been fixed, but when I opened the window to check it, it 
> was messed up again. Ugh. I really don't know how that happened.
>
> Dad thought it was funny, but I didn't. I was freaked out. The window 
> stays closed from now on and we use the AC more often. I don't care about 
> paying 20 extra dollars a month; it gives me that much needed peace of 
> mind.
>
> -- Allie
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 9:43 AM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Help
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>> My stepson did the same thing.  Took the screen out of our second floor 
>> window and started throwing books and toys out.  When we asked him why he

>> did it, he said he wanted to see if the objects all took the same amount 
>> of time to hit the ground.  What can you say to that?  We went and made 
>> him pick up the stuff, and his dad put the screen and the blinds back in.
>>
>> Jo Elizabeth
>>
>> "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed 
>> until it is faced."--James Baldwin
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jennifer Massey" <renandstimpy3 at comcast.net>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 11:44 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Help
>>
>>
>>> lovely a few years huh.  I guess telling her when she feels like she is 
>>> going to be bad to come talk to us won't work then.  sorry being 
>>> sarcastic a bit and fustrated.  Last week she pushed her screen out her 
>>> window and started throwing her toys out of it.  we live in an apartment

>>> and the rental office called him to let him know I was working a double.

>>> last week I worked 63 hours, worked 4 double shifts and still having 
>>> financial issues and the kids just make me sooo fustrated when they do 
>>> stuff like this and then finally to find out why makes it even more 
>>> fustrating when we can't find a way to fix it.
>>>
>>> Jennifer and dustin
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "The BlindTechs Network" <info at theblindtechsnetwork.com>
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 1:26 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Help
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>>>
>>>> she'll grow out of this. I currently deal with this with my 8 and a 
>>>> half year old daughter and I do everything humanly possible for her.
>>>>
>>>> it isn't an attention thing its a I'm a little kid and I got something 
>>>> to use to my advantage thing.
>>>>
>>>> give it time, like a couple of years time.
>>>>
>>>> The BlindTechs Network
>>>> www.theblindtechsnetwork.com
>>>> info at theblindtechsnetwork.com
>>>> 623-565-9357 (voice)
>>>> (206) 203-4400 (Fax Phone)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jul 14, 2009, at 9:52 PM, Jennifer Massey wrote:
>>>>
>>>> My boyfriend has no vision but my children do. He watches them 2 or 3 
>>>> days a week sometimes for more then 8 hours a day.  My daughter who 
>>>> will be 6 soon told him today that she does the things that she does 
>>>> that are bad because he can't see her do them.  This hurt him very 
>>>> much.  We are not sure what to do at this point and any advice would 
>>>> be helpful.  I have tried spending extra time with her when I can and 
>>>> giving her some positive attention.  This week we have swimming which 
>>>> we always do together not only has a family but we each take some 
>>>> individual time with both of the kids, we also are taking both the 
>>>> kids to a carnival on friday and we are all going to the zoo on 
>>>> saturday. We really try to spend as much time as we can with them in 
>>>> the positive and not sure why my daughter is lashing out so much 
>>>> towards him in general.  When I am at home she doesn't do this and 
>>>> when she is with her dad and his wife she doesn't do it either.  Just 
>>>> with him.
>>>>
>>>> Jennifer and Dustin
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