[blparent] baby gates question

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Hi.  I didn't want Sarah to get the idea that she could go in any room as 
long as she could get the door open by herself, so what I did is I took one 
of those big, obnoxious Christmas bells that hangs on the doorknob, and put 
it on a closet that I wanted her to stay out of.  There was nothing 
particularly dangerous in the closet, but a toddler can make a real mess of 
stuff that is stored and not meant to be dragged out.  So anyway, I would 
hear her messing with the doorknob and the Christmas bell, and tell her that 
the closet wasn't for playing in, and eventually she pretty much lost 
interest.

Sarah has been sleeping in her bed all week, and our house has a creak in 
the floor right outside her bedroom, so I can hear if she tries to come out. 
So far, she's only gotten up once or twice, and gone back to bed.  So if you 
don't have a creaking floor, you might have to devise another way of using 
noise to your advantage, like a bell or a door sensor or something.  It puts 
the responsibility on you to hear the sounds and use the noises as a 
training tool, if you will, but eventually your little girl will learn to 
stay in her room when she's supposed to.

Jo Elizabeth

"Some people see things as they are and ask why.  I dream things that never 
were and ask why not."--Robert F. Kennedy

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From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 10:09 AM
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] baby gates question

> I think what he's asking is how can he keep his 3-year-old in her room at 
> night so they can be sure she's safe.
> Barbara
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> Through the sunny fields of yesterday
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> -----Original Message----- 
> From: PICKRELL, REBECCA M (TASC)
> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 10:41 AM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] baby gates question
>
> What problem are you trying to solve?
> And, why is it a problem now. You've done just fine up till now so what is 
> the concern?
> I'm serious with these questions. I want to advise but truly don't know 
> what your goal is.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Veronica Smith
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 10:26 PM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] baby gates question
>
> Let me tell you what my brother and his wife did.  They never did get a
> gate, but taught their daughters to go down the stairs backwards.  The 
> kids
> would go to the top of the stairs, sit down and then crawl backwards to 
> the
> first step.
> Others I know, have gates but they never open them, the adults just step
> over. V
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Ken Quinn
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 1:25 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: [blparent] baby gates question
>
> hello all,
> i am looking to get a baby gate cause my daughter has now master the art 
> of
> opening her door and coming down our steps to the first floor. i am 
> looking
> for something that is both easy  to install as well as easy for myself and
> wife to open up but difficult for my daughter to open. any suggestions 
> would
>
> be deeply appreciated.
> thanks in advance,
> ken
>
>
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