[blparent] Tips on Baby/child proofing your home

[Veronica Smith]

Oh yeah, we also put in child latches under the kitchen and bathroom
cabinets.  Gab tried a time or 2 to open them, but decided quickly they did
not open and never tried again.  We purchased a trash can for the kitchen
and bathrooms that you had to step on to open the lids and that too she
decided was too much trouble to waste her time trying to get in. 
I did get a playpen/playyard to put her in while I cooked and closed doors
so not to invite trouble.
It didn't take gab long thogh, to figure out how to open the kitchen doors
and when she was 2, she showed my mother who never did learn how. V

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Melissa Ann Riccobono
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 7:32 AM
To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] Tips on Baby/child proofing your home

We went pretty low tech as far as baby proofing is concerned.  We bought
plastic outlet covers for every outlet, and a gate for the top of the
stairs.  We were lucky because we have French doors so we were able to close
off different rooms of the house downstairs when Austin was small.  We also
got child locks for our lower cabinets and drawers.  Some of them did not
need any screws to install.  Others did, and my husband was able to put them
in by himself.  I'm lucky he's handy like that!  If you or your husband are
not handy you could get a friend or handyman person to install them; it
shouldn't take too long unless you have tons of drawers and cabinets.  As
for the bathroom, we just keep the door shut, which worked for a long time.
Avoid any wobbly furniture your child could try to climb on.  We also kept
our garbage can up on a counter for a while because Austin liked to get into
it.  The other thing is to keep all small or dangerous objects out of reach.
I hope this helps.  There are certainly tons of child proofing options; it
will depend some on your particular child what you need and what you don't.
Some kids are just more curious and rougher on objects than others.
Melissa

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Miranda Borka
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 5:29 AM
To: Blind Parents
Subject: [blparent] Tips on Baby/child proofing your home

Hi,
We're gathering information on what we can do to baby/childproof our home.
We're looking for information for children between 0-3 years of age.
Since we don't have the $300.00 or more for a babyproofing expert to come
and evaluate our home, we're wondering if any of you have any tips and
experiences of what does or doesn't work?
Thanks in advance, and have a great day!

In Christ, Miranda

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