[blparent] the meaning of no

[Dianna Alley]

I think play pins works for some kids but not others some children are like 
adults and are clostaphobic which means they do not like closed in spaces.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
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Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2012 2:11 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] the meaning of no


> Cages have their place, if indeed you want to call a playpen a cage.  I
> called it safety
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 5:25 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] the meaning of no
>
> I never caged my kid like a zoo animal.  She doesn't walk all over me now,
> nor will she as a teenager.  However, I believe barriers are a perfectly
> good tool to use, especially when there's something as dangerous as a
> 300-pound TV on a flimsy stand.  It wouldn't be worth the risk to me 
> because
> I know I'm human, and I could possibly, being human, have a lapse of
> attention for just long enough to let the baby get into harm's way. 
> Believe
> me, those little critters are fast, especially if they want to get 
> something
> that's been off limits to them.  I didn't use my play yard often, but if I
> had to do something that required my concentration, like talking on the
> phone or cooking dinner, I felt that my crawling baby was safer in a
> confined space, with plenty of sensory toys to explore.  That's hardly 
> being
> caged, especially when it's for a short time and not done often.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's
> brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived 
> and
> died in cotton fields and sweatshops.--Stephen Jay Gould -----Original
> Message-----
> From: Michael Baldwin
> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 5:08 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] the meaning of no
>
> A kid is never to young to learn the word no and that if they hear it 
> there
> are going to be consequences, if they keep up with what they are doing.
> The "experts" are right though, the kid does not know the meaning of the
> word no, but they will never know it if it is not taught to them.
> They don't know the meaning of mom or dad either, but they learn because
> they are taught from the start with phrases like "mom has you", etc. If a
> baby can learn so young who mom is, they can learn no.
> Tell them no in a loud voice and clap your hands loudly, they quickly 
> learn
> they do not like hearing that. They also quickly learn who they can get 
> away
> with stuff with. If you are not against spanking, you can give her a swat 
> on
> the butt after the third no. With the diaper on they do not feel much, but
> the noise has a tendency to scare them. I know some will completely freak
> out at this thought, but hey, it is just a suggestion. Teach the kid who 
> is
> boss from the beginning, and they are less likely to walk all over you as 
> a
> teenager. My mother-in-law was big in to redirecting their attention to
> something else, if they go towards the cords, she would take them away and
> give them a toy to play with. The idea is that a baby has a short tension
> span, and they will forget all about what they were first doing. Very 
> rarely
> if ever worked with my kids. But hey, I do not believe in caging my kids
> like zoo animals either though. So there, you have another idea.
>
> Michael
>
>
>
>
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Sheila Leigland
> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 4:42 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] the meaning of no
>
> I don't think it is even possible to teach no to  a child that young.All 
> you
> can do is keep her away from anything that might be dangerous to her but
> dicipling or any type of punishment is something that she can't begin to
> understand. At that age her job is to explore the beginnings to her world
> and yours is to keep her safe.
>
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