[blparent] the meaning of no

Thu Sep 6 03:31:11 UTC 2012

My playpen was very meshy and almost clear, she could see everything and
when she stood, she could see over the top, what she couldn't do was get
into trouble in my kitchen and that was the only thing I did with it.

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Dianna Alley
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2012 3:03 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] the meaning of no

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>
To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
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
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> 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
>
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> Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal 
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> Jay Gould -----Original
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> From: Michael Baldwin
> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 5:08 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] the meaning of no
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> 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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