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

[Pipi]

Christmas has always been one of my favorite holidays so I knew that when 
Savannah came along, we would have the tree and work around it.
I have a tradition of buying a special ornament every year for her and 
myself. We have to hang our ornament on the tree. So even at 1 month old, 
Savannah helped me hang her first ornament on the tree.
Our tree is 8 feet tall and well it's just huge around as well. It holds 
loads of ornaments. The past 2 years we put the ornaments that were safe at 
the bottom and the glass and other not safe ornaments at the top. When 
Savannah was 13 months, that was our toughest year. It took a lot of 
redirecting and saying look, but don't touch.
Last year, we had more problems with the cat and dog than Savannah.
I'm rambling, but my point is Savannah has always been involved in the tree. 
She had to learn like every other child that it's something pretty to look 
at after we get all the decorations on it.
I'd say your son is at a good age to start learning. I'd personally stay 
away from a real tree unless he is definitely past the put everything in his 
mouth stage.
Pipi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brandy W" <branlw at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 10:46 AM
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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> ----- 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
>
>
>> 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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