[blparent] the meaning of no

[Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)]

Tape the wires down and you either want to anchor the tv, or put it on the floor.
I'm not sure I agree with the folks saying a baby is too young to understand. Well, the baby probably is too young to understand but that doesn't mean they don't have to learn certain norms and rules for society.
Think of it like clothes, babies don't understand why we wear clothes, but we put them in clothes and they just have to deal with it. It isn't an option at least not in most cases. Same for the tv and wires, you can set it up so they can't mess with that stuff. In time they will learn why they shouldn't, but even before that point, the idea is that "listen kid, you. Do. Not. Interact. With. The. Wires. Or. The t.v.
Don't think you can always supervise, no one can be in that high a state of alertness all the time. And, you do have every right to relax in your home. I'd suggest taping the wires down, anchoring the tv or just putting it on the floor if it won't impact visual enjoyment.

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Veronica Smith
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 6:56 PM
To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] the meaning of no

When gab was young like yours, I blocked her entering our kitchen with a
play pen.  I didn't put her in it very often only when I was cooking or when
I needed her to stay out of something right then and there.
You are doing it right, you just have to keep saying no and pulling her away
and you have to keep her away from dangerous wires and that heavy TV.
When you say no to her, don't just say no calmly, say it harshly, like you
mean it. Sometimes you have to raise your voice a bit, that shows them it is
important.  Don't spank or hit, just the voice will show that it is an
important thing. Maybe like saying, sharply, "no dangerous"  or "no hot!"
This is what I did.

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jodie and Kahlan
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 2:55 PM
To: blparent at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blparent] the meaning of no

Hi. Kahlan will be seven months old tomorrow and she's crawling all over the
place now. This is great, but she's also going places she's not supposed to
go. We keep telling her no and pulling her away, turning her in the opposite
direction of the potential danger, but she goes right back to it and we have
to keep pulling her away. We tell her if we have to tell her no one more
time we'll put her in either her crib or her bouncer, then when she does it
again we do what we said we'd do, but she still does it the next time. I
know she's too young to understand, "if you do this, that will happen," but
we just figure it's not too early to start teaching her about consequences.
she may not get it now, but she will eventually. But I was just wondering if
any of you had any other suggestions. We don't want her going near the TV
because it's not on a stirdy shelf. We'll be getting rid of the shelf, but
we need someone to help us move the 300 pound TV off of it first. One person
has to move the stand and two people have to hold the TV. Plus, there's the
plug to the TV back there and we don't want her getting that. We don't want
her to go into the kitchen because if we're using the oven we don't want her
to get burned, and the kitchen is so small that Chris and I can't even work
together in there because there's just not enough room. We can't wait to be
in our new place in a few weeks!
We keep her away from Chris's desk the best we can because of the wires back
there. We keep them threaded through the hole in the desk that's made for
that purpose, but she still manages to get under there by climbing over his
chair. Does anyone have an effective way to teach no to a seven month old?

--
Hugs from Jodie and kahlan
"Only a fool walks into the future backward."
Terry Goodkind

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