[blparent] Tips on Baby/child proofing your home

[Tammy, Paul and Colyn]

Hi,

Yeah we did the same, just a gate and that's it.  We're always around, and I 
haven't had one accident in 5 years.

Tammy
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From: "Michael Baldwin" <mbaldwin at gpcom.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 9:15 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Tips on Baby/child proofing your home


> Don't take much sometimes for them to figure stuff out.  If it is child
> proof, give it to a child to open.
> All this baby proofing, I think, makes some parents to relaxed about their
> kid.  Only baby proofing we have done is use a gate to keep them out of
> certain places.  Well, then my mother in law and the bright idea of the
> outlet covers.
>
> Michael Baldwin
>
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> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Veronica Smith
> Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 11:16 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] Tips on Baby/child proofing your home
>
> Oh, that reminded me of something else.  When Gab was about 8 months my
> mother-in-law opened a bottle of meds in front of her.  Well, don't you 
> know
> it, it took Gab less than 10 minutes to open that bottle again.  You know 
> it
> was one of those bottles with a thing you press down and the lid opens.  I
> believe it suppose to be a safety lid for people with bad hands. V
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Michael Baldwin
> Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 6:10 PM
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> I would advise not letting the little one watch you put the outlet covers
> in.  My mother in law had the bright idea we needed them, and she 
> proceeded
> to buy them and install them.  Sadie, at the time was about 18 months, and
> she did not touch the outlets once until she saw grandma installing these
> neat things.  It took a while to break her from playing with them.
>
> They make safety outlets now to, and I think in the U.S. they are required
> in all new homes.  There is a little piece inside each slot, and both 
> pieces
> have to be pushed against at once for them to open and allow the plug to
> slide in.  So if the little one tries to put a key in one slot, it won't 
> go
> in and make contact.  Any big box store will have them, if someone would
> rather go this route.
>
> Michael Baldwin
> Got print, need Braille?
> http://www.ReadWithDots.com
>
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> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Veronica Smith
> Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 1:29 PM
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>
> Even if you had the money, don't waste it there.  Just common sense is
> needed.  You don't  need to do anythihg until your child is mobile, able 
> to
> stand or crawl. Then a must is cover those outlets.  You can buy outlet
> covers just about anywhere and keep them covered unless you need that 
> spot.
> Baby proof as your child grows. No glass that can break when grabbed, no
> sharp things to play with, no little papers and toys to eat, no cords to
> pull or chew. No curtains that they can tie around neck,  no pictures to
> fall off the wall on the heads.
> Don't worry about it until you have to.  V
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Miranda Borka
> Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 3:29 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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