[blparent] putting a Christmas tree up when you have a littleone

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

It's fine in theory, and I agree that twenty months isn't too young to begin 
learning.  But expect to spend plenty of time and energy teaching the lesson 
about leaving the Christmas tree alone.  It's not going to sink in on the 
first try, or the second, or the third.  If the tree is important enough as 
a tradition in your house to make it worth the effort you'll spend, then go 
for it.  For me, the tree wasn't important enough.  I didn't feel I had the 
time, energy, or patience to spend two or three weeks guarding the 
ornaments, even the durable ones.  I took a year off from tree trimming, 
found other ways to decorate, and kept an atmosphere of peace in my house, 
saving the tree for the next year when my little girl could understand and 
appreciate it more.  It's a personal decision, and there are many ways to 
approach it, not just one.

Jo Elizabeth

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, 
compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of 
the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all of 
these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist

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From: "Brandy W" <branlw at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 9:46 AM
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] putting a Christmas tree up when you have a 
littleone

> Put glass up high, durable down low, and begin teaching him. 20 months is 
> old enough to learn pretty just look no touching. I can't tell you how 
> many children in my care and children of friends who we thought the tree 
> was going to be a complete disaster with and it was no problem.
>
> Some people also put a short fence around the tree, but find that is worse 
> as the kids just want to get in the forbidden area. So teaching seems to 
> be better. I would not forgo the tree because of age.
>
> Bran
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> difference in our lives."
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Leslie Hamric" <lhamric930 at comcast.net>
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 10:04 PM
> Subject: [blparent] putting a Christmas tree up when you have a little one
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>
>> Hi all.  I know Christmas is a few months away but am wondering what 
>> anyone
>> has done, if anything, to protect their Christmas tree from the little 
>> one.
>> Michael is walking, mobile, and into everything. He's 20 months old. 
>> He's
>> starting to talk and he sounds so cute.  Although the tree is small and 
>> it's
>> one of those tabletop trees, I'm afraid Michael will start messing around
>> with and pulling off ornaments without me knowing about it.  I just don't
>> want him to get hurt or anything like that so I'm looking for ideas. 
>> Maybe
>> it would be better not to put one up or if we do, hang a few ornaments on
>> the very top so he can't get to them?  Thanks in advance for any
>> suggestions.
>>
>> Leslie
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