[blparent] Baby on the Way!!

[Star Gazer]

I couldn't stand mashed up foods when I was pregnant with my daughter. 

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Veronica
Smith
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 12:07 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] Baby on the Way!!

Mashed didn't do it for me, something about the texture. 

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo
Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 8:28 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] Baby on the Way!!

Congratulations!  There's a cherry liquid you can buy over-the-counter for 
nausea, can't remember the name of it.  Also, mild foods like yogurt, 
chocolate pudding, and mashed potatoes will save you.




Jo Elizabeth

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may 
kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at 
evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
-----Original Message----- 
From: Melissa Treaster
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 7:26 PM
To: blparent at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blparent] Baby on the Way!!

Hi everyone,
This is Melissa Treaster (Burch) and I wanted to let you know that I am 
Expecting!!!!! The hubby and I could not be happier. I am only about five 
weeks but I just could not hold in the news anymore! So I am sure there will

be lots of new mommy questions I will have. The first thing I will share is 
that My nausea has been horrendous but after an ER trip and getting Nausea 
medication I am feeling sooo much better. I Also found at Target today 
vitamin B6 candies but they have them behind counter you can suck on and 
they helped tremendously you take them every six hours. I will keep you all 
posted.
Thanks,
Melissa

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>   3. Re: potty training (Jennifer Bose)
>   4. Re: potty training (Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni)
>   5. Re: dyson Animal or roomba? (Veronica Smith)
>   6. Re: Question about IPhone baby monitor (Veronica Smith)
>   7. Re: Question about IPhone baby monitor (Erin Rumer)
>   8. Re: dyson Animal or roomba? (Erin Rumer)
>   9. Re: potty training (Erin Rumer)
>  10. Re: Question about IPhone baby monitor (Star Gazer)
>  11. Re: potty training (Star Gazer)
>  12. Re: dyson Animal or roomba? (Kaila Allen)
>  13. Re: dyson Animal or roomba? (Sean Paul)
>  14. Re: Question about IPhone baby monitor (Kate McEachern)
>  15. Re: potty training (Jo Elizabeth Pinto)
>  16. Re: potty training (Jo Elizabeth Pinto)
>  17. Re: [Bulk] Re:  dyson Animal or roomba? (Tammy)
>  18. Re: dyson Animal or roomba? (Star Gazer)
>  19. Re: potty training (Erin Rumer)
>  20. Re: dyson Animal or Roomba? (Erin Rumer)
>  21. Re: dyson Animal or roomba? (Danielle Antoine)
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> Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 11:52:22 -0400
> From: "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com>
> To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training
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> A couple things that worked for us was that I could hear a difference in 
> my
> daughter's voice and she moved differently.
> Basically find behaviors that are nonvisual that you can pick up on. Also,
> realize that this method and/or this period in time may not work for you.
> Nothing wrong with that.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ronit
> Ovadia Mazzoni
> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 11:48 PM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: [blparent] potty training
>
> Hi everyone,
> We have just started potty training our 27 month old son and we are using
> the method described in the ebook "oh crap potty training." Basically this
> method advocates letting the child be naked for a while while you teach 
> them
> to go to the potty and then move on to pants but no underwear. One of the
> big concepts that they stress is looking for signals that they need to go 
> so
> you can prompt them to get on the potty. I'm finding this very challenging
> since it is mostly a visual thing and mostly subtle. My husband has picked
> up on a few things since he is sighted but when I am alone with Alex, I am
> finding that I only know he's had an accident after he goes. Sometimes my
> husband can catch it right before it happens and rush him to the potty but

> I
> never can. Does anyone have any techniques for figuring out these signals 
> in
> a non visual way?
> Thanks so much.
> Ronit
>
>
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> Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 12:38:14 -0400
> From: "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] Question about IPhone baby monitor
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> No kidding Gabe:)
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> Via Iphone4S
> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 11:27 PM
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> Cc: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Question about IPhone baby monitor
>
> Or, you could spend $10 at your local Walmart. And get a full featured 
> audio
> baby monitor set for the house.
>
> Gabe Vega
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Jul 7, 2013, at 8:05 PM, Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I recently discovered that there's a baby monitor for certain Apple
>> products like the IPhone and Ipad. It's called Balkin WeMo, and I'm
>> wondering if anyone is familiar with it, and if so, is the app it runs
>> on accessible, and how is the over-all general function of it? It's
>> suppose to connect to any WiFi and run off an free app available
>> through certain Apple products. Curious.
>>
>> Bridgit
>>
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> Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 12:54:12 -0400
> From: Jennifer Bose <jen10514 at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training
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> Hi, Ronit.
>
> Good luck with this; it does work out eventually. I agree with waiting
> a little longer, too, when kids are cognitively a little further
> along. We got serious about potty-training when my daughter Abigail
> was close to 3-1/2, and by then I could just have little conversations
> about it with her, reminding her that if she needs to go potty, she
> should tell me. Now, she almost always just takes herself to the potty
> when she needs to and is pretty independent. But I guess it's great if
> you can go through this process earlier, too.
>
> Jen
>
> On 7/8/13, Star Gazer <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com> wrote:
>> A couple things that worked for us was that I could hear a difference in 
>> my
>> daughter's voice and she moved differently.
>> Basically find behaviors that are nonvisual that you can pick up on. 
>> Also,
>> realize that this method and/or this period in time may not work for you.
>> Nothing wrong with that.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ronit
>> Ovadia Mazzoni
>> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 11:48 PM
>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: [blparent] potty training
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>> We have just started potty training our 27 month old son and we are using
>> the method described in the ebook "oh crap potty training." Basically 
>> this
>> method advocates letting the child be naked for a while while you teach
>> them
>> to go to the potty and then move on to pants but no underwear. One of the
>> big concepts that they stress is looking for signals that they need to go
>> so
>> you can prompt them to get on the potty. I'm finding this very 
>> challenging
>> since it is mostly a visual thing and mostly subtle. My husband has 
>> picked
>> up on a few things since he is sighted but when I am alone with Alex, I 
>> am
>> finding that I only know he's had an accident after he goes. Sometimes my
>> husband can catch it right before it happens and rush him to the potty 
>> but
>> I
>> never can. Does anyone have any techniques for figuring out these signals
>> in
>> a non visual way?
>> Thanks so much.
>> Ronit
>>
>>
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> Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 10:00:09 -0700
> From: Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni <rovadia82 at gmail.com>
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training
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> Thanks everyone. We feel pretty srongly that this is the right time,
> Alex seems ready and he is also in fulltime daycare and has just been
> moved to the classroom where they work on potty training, so it
> doesn't really make sense for us to wait longer. I Know there's lots
> of opinions on when is the right time so I'm not going to get in to
> all that. He's very verbal for his age which does help and it is a
> learning process for sure. Just one of those things about parenting
> that's extra challenging, in my opinion, anyway.
>
> On 7/8/13, Jennifer Bose <jen10514 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi, Ronit.
>>
>> Good luck with this; it does work out eventually. I agree with waiting
>> a little longer, too, when kids are cognitively a little further
>> along. We got serious about potty-training when my daughter Abigail
>> was close to 3-1/2, and by then I could just have little conversations
>> about it with her, reminding her that if she needs to go potty, she
>> should tell me. Now, she almost always just takes herself to the potty
>> when she needs to and is pretty independent. But I guess it's great if
>> you can go through this process earlier, too.
>>
>> Jen
>>
>> On 7/8/13, Star Gazer <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> A couple things that worked for us was that I could hear a difference in
>>> my
>>> daughter's voice and she moved differently.
>>> Basically find behaviors that are nonvisual that you can pick up on.
>>> Also,
>>> realize that this method and/or this period in time may not work for 
>>> you.
>>> Nothing wrong with that.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ronit
>>> Ovadia Mazzoni
>>> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 11:48 PM
>>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
>>> Subject: [blparent] potty training
>>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>> We have just started potty training our 27 month old son and we are 
>>> using
>>> the method described in the ebook "oh crap potty training." Basically
>>> this
>>> method advocates letting the child be naked for a while while you teach
>>> them
>>> to go to the potty and then move on to pants but no underwear. One of 
>>> the
>>> big concepts that they stress is looking for signals that they need to 
>>> go
>>> so
>>> you can prompt them to get on the potty. I'm finding this very
>>> challenging
>>> since it is mostly a visual thing and mostly subtle. My husband has
>>> picked
>>> up on a few things since he is sighted but when I am alone with Alex, I
>>> am
>>> finding that I only know he's had an accident after he goes. Sometimes 
>>> my
>>> husband can catch it right before it happens and rush him to the potty
>>> but
>>> I
>>> never can. Does anyone have any techniques for figuring out these 
>>> signals
>>> in
>>> a non visual way?
>>> Thanks so much.
>>> Ronit
>>>
>>>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 11:18:29 -0600
> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
> To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
> Message-ID: <000901ce7bff$2abf2550$803d6ff0$@net>
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> Well, yes and no.  We used to have a Eureka vacuum and honestly, it had 
> this
> stupid bag and I accidently sucked up a tiny sock and it went right up 
> into
> the motor and melted the belt and it all over heated and well, that's how 
> we
> ended up with the Dyson.  I don't want to take the chance again that
> anything will melt the belt or burn ou the motor.  hahaha
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle
> Antoine
> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 4:31 PM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
>
> You're hilarious!
>
> On 7/7/13, Veronica Smith <madison_tewe at spinn.net> wrote:
>> Dyson, especially if you have small children floating around.  The dyson
>> will pick up all that stuff our little ones bring in from who knows where
>> but if it accidently sucks up a sock or a certain toy, it goes directly
>> into
>> the canister, no where near the motor or belt.  The roomba I hear is
>> frightening to children as it just goes here and there without
> supervision.
>> hahaha
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle
>> Antoine
>> Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2013 9:20 PM
>> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
>>
>> Hello List,
>>
>> So I'm looking at vacuum cleaners specifically those mentioned in the
>> subject line. Pros? cons? I don't mind spending the $$ but it better be
>> worth it!
>>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 11:27:21 -0600
> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
> To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Question about IPhone baby monitor
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> So now I have a question about baby monitors, way back when, I'm talking 
> 20
> years ago, baby monitors like most cordless phones were an open invitation
> for crooks to listen into your homes.
> If you had a police scanner, which we always have, seriously, you could 
> hear
> peeps talking in their homes.
> And I'm saying, you could hear word for word what they said and if they 
> said
> they were leaving for the day, or what ever.  The same with cordless 
> phones.
> At least with these, you really didn't have a clue who these peeps were 
> but
> with the baby monitors, you had to be fairly close to them for the 
> scanners
> to work.
>
> So do you suppose they make them better these days, so nosey peeps like me
> cannot listen in.
>
> After I found out this, I refused to own one.
>
> We don't have a scanner for that reason, it's a hobby, listening to planes
> and stuff, the baby monitor stuff we discovered by accident while we were 
> at
> a friends house.
> V
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gabe Vega
> Via Iphone4S
> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 9:27 PM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Cc: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Question about IPhone baby monitor
>
> Or, you could spend $10 at your local Walmart. And get a full featured 
> audio
> baby monitor set for the house.
>
> Gabe Vega
> Sent from my iPhone
> CEO
> Commtech LLC
> The leader of computer support, training and web development services
> Web: http://commtechusa.net
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/commtechllc
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> Phone: (888) 351-5289 Ext. 710
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>
> On Jul 7, 2013, at 8:05 PM, Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I recently discovered that there's a baby monitor for certain Apple
>> products like the IPhone and Ipad. It's called Balkin WeMo, and I'm
>> wondering if anyone is familiar with it, and if so, is the app it runs
>> on accessible, and how is the over-all general function of it? It's
>> suppose to connect to any WiFi and run off an free app available through
>> certain Apple products. Curious.
>>
>> Bridgit
>>
>>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 10:50:06 -0700
> From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
> To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Question about IPhone baby monitor
> Message-ID: <004201ce7c03$95ab4a20$c101de60$@gmail.com>
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> I was never really worried about this because in our home I only used it 
> in
> our son's room during the night and at nap times and turned it off all 
> other
> times.  I heard that they're supposed to be better now concerning that 
> topic
> then they used to be but who knows.
>
> Erin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Veronica
> Smith
> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 10:27 AM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Question about IPhone baby monitor
>
> So now I have a question about baby monitors, way back when, I'm talking 
> 20
> years ago, baby monitors like most cordless phones were an open invitation
> for crooks to listen into your homes.
> If you had a police scanner, which we always have, seriously, you could 
> hear
> peeps talking in their homes.
> And I'm saying, you could hear word for word what they said and if they 
> said
> they were leaving for the day, or what ever.  The same with cordless 
> phones.
> At least with these, you really didn't have a clue who these peeps were 
> but
> with the baby monitors, you had to be fairly close to them for the 
> scanners
> to work.
>
> So do you suppose they make them better these days, so nosey peeps like me
> cannot listen in.
>
> After I found out this, I refused to own one.
>
> We don't have a scanner for that reason, it's a hobby, listening to planes
> and stuff, the baby monitor stuff we discovered by accident while we were 
> at
> a friends house.
> V
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gabe Vega
> Via Iphone4S
> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 9:27 PM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Cc: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Question about IPhone baby monitor
>
> Or, you could spend $10 at your local Walmart. And get a full featured 
> audio
> baby monitor set for the house.
>
> Gabe Vega
> Sent from my iPhone
> CEO
> Commtech LLC
> The leader of computer support, training and web development services
> Web: http://commtechusa.net
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/commtechllc
> Facebook: http://facebook.com/commtechllc
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> On Jul 7, 2013, at 8:05 PM, Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I recently discovered that there's a baby monitor for certain Apple
>> products like the IPhone and Ipad. It's called Balkin WeMo, and I'm
>> wondering if anyone is familiar with it, and if so, is the app it runs
>> on accessible, and how is the over-all general function of it? It's
>> suppose to connect to any WiFi and run off an free app available
>> through certain Apple products. Curious.
>>
>> Bridgit
>>
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> Message: 8
> Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 10:57:05 -0700
> From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
> To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
> Message-ID: <004301ce7c04$8f9149e0$aeb3dda0$@gmail.com>
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> I know that some love bagless vacuums but I tell you after having one for
> the past 2.5 years I'm done and going back to the bag vacs.  I am so
> grossed-out and tired of having to reach into the canister to pull hair 
> and
> junk out that won't fall out when I open it over the garbage.  Also, there
> is a lot of dust and junk that gets back into the air when the canister is
> opened and I end-up coughing.  I'm currently researching bag vacuums that
> will be best for us and I can't wait to get back to just grabbing the bag
> when it's full and tossing the sucker into the garbage. GRIN
>
> Erin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Veronica
> Smith
> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 10:18 AM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
>
> Well, yes and no.  We used to have a Eureka vacuum and honestly, it had 
> this
> stupid bag and I accidently sucked up a tiny sock and it went right up 
> into
> the motor and melted the belt and it all over heated and well, that's how 
> we
> ended up with the Dyson.  I don't want to take the chance again that
> anything will melt the belt or burn ou the motor.  hahaha
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle
> Antoine
> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 4:31 PM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
>
> You're hilarious!
>
> On 7/7/13, Veronica Smith <madison_tewe at spinn.net> wrote:
>> Dyson, especially if you have small children floating around.  The
>> dyson will pick up all that stuff our little ones bring in from who
>> knows where but if it accidently sucks up a sock or a certain toy, it
>> goes directly into the canister, no where near the motor or belt.  The
>> roomba I hear is frightening to children as it just goes here and
>> there without
> supervision.
>> hahaha
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> Danielle Antoine
>> Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2013 9:20 PM
>> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
>>
>> Hello List,
>>
>> So I'm looking at vacuum cleaners specifically those mentioned in the
>> subject line. Pros? cons? I don't mind spending the $$ but it better
>> be worth it!
>>
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> Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 11:12:57 -0700
> From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
> To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training
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> Hope that goes great for you and it's so exciting when our munchkins begin
> to really understand the concept.  My son Dawson who is now 2 years and 8
> months is beginning to consistently go poop in the potty and he couldn't 
> be
> more proud.  We like to grab our musical instruments after he's gone and
> have a little party, dancing around the room and singing made-up songs 
> about
> having potty power.  I got several potty training videos for him from the
> library and the one that really had the most impact on him was Potty 
> Power.
> We also leave the bathroom door open at home so he can see what my husband
> and I are doing in there and so that we can talk about it while we're 
> going
> potty.  Dawson also loves to flush and close the lid for us when we're 
> done
> which reinforces where the pee and poop is supposed to go.  Going pee in 
> the
> potty is not consistent right now but I think that mostly has to do with 
> the
> fact that aim is a challenging thing.  Even though we have Dawson sit down
> and have him try and hold his ding-dong down, sometimes he sprays outside
> the potty and that upsets him because of the mess.  We're trying to get 
> him
> used to the shield in-between the legs but those are always so unnatural 
> and
> not the most comfortable.  Something else I have recently started is 
> giving
> Dawson a little prize every time he goes on his potty.  They're just 
> little
> toys I grabbed from the dollar bin at Target and he lights-up when he gets
> handed his new little toy as he's on the potty chair.  As soon as this
> becomes consistent I've explained to him that his final grand prize is
> getting to play at Ikea in the play room that has a ball pit.  This is
> something he's been wanting to do for months now and a child must be
> entirely out of diapers to play there.
>
> Happy potty training and have a great day.
>
> Erin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ronit
> Ovadia Mazzoni
> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 10:00 AM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training
>
> Thanks everyone. We feel pretty srongly that this is the right time, Alex
> seems ready and he is also in fulltime daycare and has just been moved to
> the classroom where they work on potty training, so it doesn't really make
> sense for us to wait longer. I Know there's lots of opinions on when is 
> the
> right time so I'm not going to get in to all that. He's very verbal for 
> his
> age which does help and it is a learning process for sure. Just one of 
> those
> things about parenting that's extra challenging, in my opinion, anyway.
>
> On 7/8/13, Jennifer Bose <jen10514 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi, Ronit.
>>
>> Good luck with this; it does work out eventually. I agree with waiting
>> a little longer, too, when kids are cognitively a little further
>> along. We got serious about potty-training when my daughter Abigail
>> was close to 3-1/2, and by then I could just have little conversations
>> about it with her, reminding her that if she needs to go potty, she
>> should tell me. Now, she almost always just takes herself to the potty
>> when she needs to and is pretty independent. But I guess it's great if
>> you can go through this process earlier, too.
>>
>> Jen
>>
>> On 7/8/13, Star Gazer <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> A couple things that worked for us was that I could hear a difference
>>> in my daughter's voice and she moved differently.
>>> Basically find behaviors that are nonvisual that you can pick up on.
>>> Also,
>>> realize that this method and/or this period in time may not work for 
>>> you.
>>> Nothing wrong with that.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni
>>> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 11:48 PM
>>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
>>> Subject: [blparent] potty training
>>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>> We have just started potty training our 27 month old son and we are
>>> using the method described in the ebook "oh crap potty training."
>>> Basically this method advocates letting the child be naked for a
>>> while while you teach them to go to the potty and then move on to
>>> pants but no underwear. One of the big concepts that they stress is
>>> looking for signals that they need to go so you can prompt them to
>>> get on the potty. I'm finding this very challenging since it is
>>> mostly a visual thing and mostly subtle. My husband has picked up on
>>> a few things since he is sighted but when I am alone with Alex, I am
>>> finding that I only know he's had an accident after he goes.
>>> Sometimes my husband can catch it right before it happens and rush
>>> him to the potty but I never can. Does anyone have any techniques for
>>> figuring out these signals in a non visual way?
>>> Thanks so much.
>>> Ronit
>>>
>>>
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> Message: 10
> Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 14:31:00 -0400
> From: "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com>
> To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Question about IPhone baby monitor
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> They do make them better now.
> Listening to planes is different, everybody is talking over radio, and
> everybody knows there is no privacy.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Veronica
> Smith
> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 1:27 PM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Question about IPhone baby monitor
>
> So now I have a question about baby monitors, way back when, I'm talking 
> 20
> years ago, baby monitors like most cordless phones were an open invitation
> for crooks to listen into your homes.
> If you had a police scanner, which we always have, seriously, you could 
> hear
> peeps talking in their homes.
> And I'm saying, you could hear word for word what they said and if they 
> said
> they were leaving for the day, or what ever.  The same with cordless 
> phones.
> At least with these, you really didn't have a clue who these peeps were 
> but
> with the baby monitors, you had to be fairly close to them for the 
> scanners
> to work.
>
> So do you suppose they make them better these days, so nosey peeps like me
> cannot listen in.
>
> After I found out this, I refused to own one.
>
> We don't have a scanner for that reason, it's a hobby, listening to planes
> and stuff, the baby monitor stuff we discovered by accident while we were 
> at
> a friends house.
> V
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gabe Vega
> Via Iphone4S
> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 9:27 PM
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> Cc: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Question about IPhone baby monitor
>
> Or, you could spend $10 at your local Walmart. And get a full featured 
> audio
> baby monitor set for the house.
>
> Gabe Vega
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Jul 7, 2013, at 8:05 PM, Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I recently discovered that there's a baby monitor for certain Apple
>> products like the IPhone and Ipad. It's called Balkin WeMo, and I'm
>> wondering if anyone is familiar with it, and if so, is the app it runs
>> on accessible, and how is the over-all general function of it? It's
>> suppose to connect to any WiFi and run off an free app available
>> through certain Apple products. Curious.
>>
>> Bridgit
>>
>>
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> Message: 11
> Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 14:33:07 -0400
> From: "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com>
> To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training
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> I didn't find potty challenging. I found the various approaches annoying,
> but once I got it into my head that it was just like training a dog, I was
> fine. Most of the cues you will be told about are visual because that's 
> what
> most people go on, if you pardon the pun. You just need to find cues that
> work for you.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ronit
> Ovadia Mazzoni
> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 1:00 PM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training
>
> Thanks everyone. We feel pretty srongly that this is the right time, Alex
> seems ready and he is also in fulltime daycare and has just been moved to
> the classroom where they work on potty training, so it doesn't really make
> sense for us to wait longer. I Know there's lots of opinions on when is 
> the
> right time so I'm not going to get in to all that. He's very verbal for 
> his
> age which does help and it is a learning process for sure. Just one of 
> those
> things about parenting that's extra challenging, in my opinion, anyway.
>
> On 7/8/13, Jennifer Bose <jen10514 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi, Ronit.
>>
>> Good luck with this; it does work out eventually. I agree with waiting
>> a little longer, too, when kids are cognitively a little further
>> along. We got serious about potty-training when my daughter Abigail
>> was close to 3-1/2, and by then I could just have little conversations
>> about it with her, reminding her that if she needs to go potty, she
>> should tell me. Now, she almost always just takes herself to the potty
>> when she needs to and is pretty independent. But I guess it's great if
>> you can go through this process earlier, too.
>>
>> Jen
>>
>> On 7/8/13, Star Gazer <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> A couple things that worked for us was that I could hear a difference
>>> in my daughter's voice and she moved differently.
>>> Basically find behaviors that are nonvisual that you can pick up on.
>>> Also,
>>> realize that this method and/or this period in time may not work for 
>>> you.
>>> Nothing wrong with that.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni
>>> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 11:48 PM
>>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
>>> Subject: [blparent] potty training
>>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>> We have just started potty training our 27 month old son and we are
>>> using the method described in the ebook "oh crap potty training."
>>> Basically this method advocates letting the child be naked for a
>>> while while you teach them to go to the potty and then move on to
>>> pants but no underwear. One of the big concepts that they stress is
>>> looking for signals that they need to go so you can prompt them to
>>> get on the potty. I'm finding this very challenging since it is
>>> mostly a visual thing and mostly subtle. My husband has picked up on
>>> a few things since he is sighted but when I am alone with Alex, I am
>>> finding that I only know he's had an accident after he goes.
>>> Sometimes my husband can catch it right before it happens and rush
>>> him to the potty but I never can. Does anyone have any techniques for
>>> figuring out these signals in a non visual way?
>>> Thanks so much.
>>> Ronit
>>>
>>>
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> Message: 12
> Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 11:40:47 -0700
> From: Kaila Allen <kailaallen22 at gmail.com>
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Blind Parents Mailing List <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
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> I have both I love the dyson
>
> Princess Kaila
>
> On Jul 8, 2013, at 10:57 AM, "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I know that some love bagless vacuums but I tell you after having one for
>> the past 2.5 years I'm done and going back to the bag vacs.  I am so
>> grossed-out and tired of having to reach into the canister to pull hair 
>> and
>> junk out that won't fall out when I open it over the garbage.  Also, 
>> there
>> is a lot of dust and junk that gets back into the air when the canister 
>> is
>> opened and I end-up coughing.  I'm currently researching bag vacuums that
>> will be best for us and I can't wait to get back to just grabbing the bag
>> when it's full and tossing the sucker into the garbage. GRIN
>>
>> Erin
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Veronica
>> Smith
>> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 10:18 AM
>> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
>>
>> Well, yes and no.  We used to have a Eureka vacuum and honestly, it had 
>> this
>> stupid bag and I accidently sucked up a tiny sock and it went right up 
>> into
>> the motor and melted the belt and it all over heated and well, that's how

>> we
>> ended up with the Dyson.  I don't want to take the chance again that
>> anything will melt the belt or burn ou the motor.  hahaha
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle
>> Antoine
>> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 4:31 PM
>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
>>
>> You're hilarious!
>>
>> On 7/7/13, Veronica Smith <madison_tewe at spinn.net> wrote:
>>> Dyson, especially if you have small children floating around.  The
>>> dyson will pick up all that stuff our little ones bring in from who
>>> knows where but if it accidently sucks up a sock or a certain toy, it
>>> goes directly into the canister, no where near the motor or belt.  The
>>> roomba I hear is frightening to children as it just goes here and
>>> there without
>> supervision.
>>> hahaha
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Danielle Antoine
>>> Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2013 9:20 PM
>>> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
>>>
>>> Hello List,
>>>
>>> So I'm looking at vacuum cleaners specifically those mentioned in the
>>> subject line. Pros? cons? I don't mind spending the $$ but it better
>>> be worth it!
>>>
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> Message: 13
> Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 15:12:26 -0400
> From: "Sean Paul" <newsandtraffic at aol.com>
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
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> discussion here, I'm now with hard wood floors & am looking for one of 
> these
> type vacs for cleaining them.Thanks for the de
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kaila Allen" <kailaallen22 at gmail.com>
> To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
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> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 14:40
> Subject: Re: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
>
>
>> I have both I love the dyson
>>
>> Princess Kaila
>>
>> On Jul 8, 2013, at 10:57 AM, "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I know that some love bagless vacuums but I tell you after having one 
>>> for
>>> the past 2.5 years I'm done and going back to the bag vacs.  I am so
>>> grossed-out and tired of having to reach into the canister to pull hair
>>> and
>>> junk out that won't fall out when I open it over the garbage.  Also,
>>> there
>>> is a lot of dust and junk that gets back into the air when the canister
>>> is
>>> opened and I end-up coughing.  I'm currently researching bag vacuums 
>>> that
>>> will be best for us and I can't wait to get back to just grabbing the 
>>> bag
>>> when it's full and tossing the sucker into the garbage. GRIN
>>>
>>> Erin
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>>> Veronica
>>> Smith
>>> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 10:18 AM
>>> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
>>>
>>> Well, yes and no.  We used to have a Eureka vacuum and honestly, it had
>>> this
>>> stupid bag and I accidently sucked up a tiny sock and it went right up
>>> into
>>> the motor and melted the belt and it all over heated and well, that's 
>>> how
>>> we
>>> ended up with the Dyson.  I don't want to take the chance again that
>>> anything will melt the belt or burn ou the motor.  hahaha
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>>> Danielle
>>> Antoine
>>> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 4:31 PM
>>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
>>>
>>> You're hilarious!
>>>
>>> On 7/7/13, Veronica Smith <madison_tewe at spinn.net> wrote:
>>>> Dyson, especially if you have small children floating around.  The
>>>> dyson will pick up all that stuff our little ones bring in from who
>>>> knows where but if it accidently sucks up a sock or a certain toy, it
>>>> goes directly into the canister, no where near the motor or belt.  The
>>>> roomba I hear is frightening to children as it just goes here and
>>>> there without
>>> supervision.
>>>> hahaha
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>>> Danielle Antoine
>>>> Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2013 9:20 PM
>>>> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>> Subject: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
>>>>
>>>> Hello List,
>>>>
>>>> So I'm looking at vacuum cleaners specifically those mentioned in the
>>>> subject line. Pros? cons? I don't mind spending the $$ but it better
>>>> be worth it!
>>>>
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> Message: 14
> Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 16:05:21 -0400
> From: Kate McEachern <kflsouth at gmail.com>
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Question about IPhone baby monitor
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> Just by a baby moniter without extra stuff. It will be less cash.
> Kate
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 7, 2013, at 11:05 PM, Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I recently discovered that there's a baby monitor for certain Apple
>> products like the IPhone and Ipad. It's called Balkin WeMo, and I'm
>> wondering if anyone is familiar with it, and if so, is the app it runs
>> on accessible, and how is the over-all general function of it? It's
>> suppose to connect to any WiFi and run off an free app available through
>> certain Apple products. Curious.
>>
>> Bridgit
>>
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> Message: 15
> Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 14:10:39 -0600
> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at msn.com>
> To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training
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> I tried with my daughter at two years old, and the attempt went down in
> flames.  When she was three and a half, she was trained in ten days, even 
> at
> night, with only a couple of accidents since then.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may
> kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at
> evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Sharon Howerton
> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 4:40 AM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training
>
> Ronit, personally, I think you might wait a little longer. My sons were
> older than this when they were trained; of course, they are now adults and

> I
> don't remember back that far as to exactly when they were done. Our Hadley
> Early years text discusses some of these things.
> Sharon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ronit
> Ovadia Mazzoni
> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 10:48 PM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: [blparent] potty training
>
> Hi everyone,
> We have just started potty training our 27 month old son and we are using
> the method described in the ebook "oh crap potty training." Basically this
> method advocates letting the child be naked for a while while you teach 
> them
> to go to the potty and then move on to pants but no underwear. One of the
> big concepts that they stress is looking for signals that they need to go 
> so
> you can prompt them to get on the potty. I'm finding this very challenging
> since it is mostly a visual thing and mostly subtle. My husband has picked
> up on a few things since he is sighted but when I am alone with Alex, I am
> finding that I only know he's had an accident after he goes. Sometimes my
> husband can catch it right before it happens and rush him to the potty but

> I
> never can. Does anyone have any techniques for figuring out these signals 
> in
> a non visual way?
> Thanks so much.
> Ronit
>
>
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> Message: 16
> Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 14:14:42 -0600
> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at msn.com>
> To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training
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> Another good video is Go Potty Go!  Lots of catchy tunes about going,
> washing your hands, being a big kid--they'll drive you crazy, but they 
> might
> help your son.  What I liked about the video was that it stressed the
> feeling in your tummy you get when it's time to go potty, starting to make
> that connection.
>
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may
> kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at
> evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Erin Rumer
> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 12:12 PM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training
>
> Hope that goes great for you and it's so exciting when our munchkins begin
> to really understand the concept.  My son Dawson who is now 2 years and 8
> months is beginning to consistently go poop in the potty and he couldn't 
> be
> more proud.  We like to grab our musical instruments after he's gone and
> have a little party, dancing around the room and singing made-up songs 
> about
> having potty power.  I got several potty training videos for him from the
> library and the one that really had the most impact on him was Potty 
> Power.
> We also leave the bathroom door open at home so he can see what my husband
> and I are doing in there and so that we can talk about it while we're 
> going
> potty.  Dawson also loves to flush and close the lid for us when we're 
> done
> which reinforces where the pee and poop is supposed to go.  Going pee in 
> the
> potty is not consistent right now but I think that mostly has to do with 
> the
> fact that aim is a challenging thing.  Even though we have Dawson sit down
> and have him try and hold his ding-dong down, sometimes he sprays outside
> the potty and that upsets him because of the mess.  We're trying to get 
> him
> used to the shield in-between the legs but those are always so unnatural 
> and
> not the most comfortable.  Something else I have recently started is 
> giving
> Dawson a little prize every time he goes on his potty.  They're just 
> little
> toys I grabbed from the dollar bin at Target and he lights-up when he gets
> handed his new little toy as he's on the potty chair.  As soon as this
> becomes consistent I've explained to him that his final grand prize is
> getting to play at Ikea in the play room that has a ball pit.  This is
> something he's been wanting to do for months now and a child must be
> entirely out of diapers to play there.
>
> Happy potty training and have a great day.
>
> Erin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ronit
> Ovadia Mazzoni
> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 10:00 AM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training
>
> Thanks everyone. We feel pretty srongly that this is the right time, Alex
> seems ready and he is also in fulltime daycare and has just been moved to
> the classroom where they work on potty training, so it doesn't really make
> sense for us to wait longer. I Know there's lots of opinions on when is 
> the
> right time so I'm not going to get in to all that. He's very verbal for 
> his
> age which does help and it is a learning process for sure. Just one of 
> those
> things about parenting that's extra challenging, in my opinion, anyway.
>
> On 7/8/13, Jennifer Bose <jen10514 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi, Ronit.
>>
>> Good luck with this; it does work out eventually. I agree with waiting
>> a little longer, too, when kids are cognitively a little further
>> along. We got serious about potty-training when my daughter Abigail
>> was close to 3-1/2, and by then I could just have little conversations
>> about it with her, reminding her that if she needs to go potty, she
>> should tell me. Now, she almost always just takes herself to the potty
>> when she needs to and is pretty independent. But I guess it's great if
>> you can go through this process earlier, too.
>>
>> Jen
>>
>> On 7/8/13, Star Gazer <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> A couple things that worked for us was that I could hear a difference
>>> in my daughter's voice and she moved differently.
>>> Basically find behaviors that are nonvisual that you can pick up on.
>>> Also,
>>> realize that this method and/or this period in time may not work for 
>>> you.
>>> Nothing wrong with that.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni
>>> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 11:48 PM
>>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
>>> Subject: [blparent] potty training
>>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>> We have just started potty training our 27 month old son and we are
>>> using the method described in the ebook "oh crap potty training."
>>> Basically this method advocates letting the child be naked for a
>>> while while you teach them to go to the potty and then move on to
>>> pants but no underwear. One of the big concepts that they stress is
>>> looking for signals that they need to go so you can prompt them to
>>> get on the potty. I'm finding this very challenging since it is
>>> mostly a visual thing and mostly subtle. My husband has picked up on
>>> a few things since he is sighted but when I am alone with Alex, I am
>>> finding that I only know he's had an accident after he goes.
>>> Sometimes my husband can catch it right before it happens and rush
>>> him to the potty but I never can. Does anyone have any techniques for
>>> figuring out these signals in a non visual way?
>>> Thanks so much.
>>> Ronit
>>>
>>>
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> Message: 17
> Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 16:21:29 -0400
> From: "Tammy" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] [Bulk] Re:  dyson Animal or roomba?
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> I too love my dyson.  It's easy to use and easy to clean, and works great.
> I tried to use the animal grooming tool on my dog the other day but she 
> was
> having no part of it.
>
> Tammy
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Kaila Allen
> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 2:40 PM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Cc: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: [Bulk] Re: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
>
> I have both I love the dyson
>
> Princess Kaila
>
> On Jul 8, 2013, at 10:57 AM, "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I know that some love bagless vacuums but I tell you after having one for
>> the past 2.5 years I'm done and going back to the bag vacs.  I am so
>> grossed-out and tired of having to reach into the canister to pull hair
>> and
>> junk out that won't fall out when I open it over the garbage.  Also, 
>> there
>> is a lot of dust and junk that gets back into the air when the canister 
>> is
>> opened and I end-up coughing.  I'm currently researching bag vacuums that
>> will be best for us and I can't wait to get back to just grabbing the bag
>> when it's full and tossing the sucker into the garbage. GRIN
>>
>> Erin
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Veronica
>> Smith
>> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 10:18 AM
>> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
>>
>> Well, yes and no.  We used to have a Eureka vacuum and honestly, it had
>> this
>> stupid bag and I accidently sucked up a tiny sock and it went right up
>> into
>> the motor and melted the belt and it all over heated and well, that's how
>> we
>> ended up with the Dyson.  I don't want to take the chance again that
>> anything will melt the belt or burn ou the motor.  hahaha
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle
>> Antoine
>> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 4:31 PM
>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
>>
>> You're hilarious!
>>
>> On 7/7/13, Veronica Smith <madison_tewe at spinn.net> wrote:
>>> Dyson, especially if you have small children floating around.  The
>>> dyson will pick up all that stuff our little ones bring in from who
>>> knows where but if it accidently sucks up a sock or a certain toy, it
>>> goes directly into the canister, no where near the motor or belt.  The
>>> roomba I hear is frightening to children as it just goes here and
>>> there without
>> supervision.
>>> hahaha
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Danielle Antoine
>>> Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2013 9:20 PM
>>> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
>>>
>>> Hello List,
>>>
>>> So I'm looking at vacuum cleaners specifically those mentioned in the
>>> subject line. Pros? cons? I don't mind spending the $$ but it better
>>> be worth it!
>>>
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> Message: 18
> Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 16:34:44 -0400
> From: "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com>
> To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
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> Roomba was entertaining but couldn't navigate around clutter. As for kids
> being afraid of them, that probably depends on the kid. Mine was afraid of
> our sump pump. Didn't mean we didn't expect her to deal with it, and our
> yard at the time drained in such a way that that pump was almost always
> running.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Veronica
> Smith
> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 6:25 PM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
>
> Dyson, especially if you have small children floating around.  The dyson
> will pick up all that stuff our little ones bring in from who knows where
> but if it accidently sucks up a sock or a certain toy, it goes directly 
> into
> the canister, no where near the motor or belt.  The roomba I hear is
> frightening to children as it just goes here and there without 
> supervision.
> hahaha
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle
> Antoine
> Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2013 9:20 PM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
>
> Hello List,
>
> So I'm looking at vacuum cleaners specifically those mentioned in the
> subject line. Pros? cons? I don't mind spending the $$ but it better be
> worth it!
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> Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 16:28:13 -0700
> From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training
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> Yes, this was one of the ones we also got from the library and it's super
> cute.  I also let my son decorate his potty chair with Thomas the Train
> stickers which gave him a huge sense of pride and made his potty even more
> special.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo
> Elizabeth Pinto
> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 1:15 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training
>
> Another good video is Go Potty Go!  Lots of catchy tunes about going,
> washing your hands, being a big kid--they'll drive you crazy, but they 
> might
> help your son.  What I liked about the video was that it stressed the
> feeling in your tummy you get when it's time to go potty, starting to make
> that connection.
>
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may
> kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at
> evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erin Rumer
> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 12:12 PM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training
>
> Hope that goes great for you and it's so exciting when our munchkins begin
> to really understand the concept.  My son Dawson who is now 2 years and 8
> months is beginning to consistently go poop in the potty and he couldn't 
> be
> more proud.  We like to grab our musical instruments after he's gone and
> have a little party, dancing around the room and singing made-up songs 
> about
> having potty power.  I got several potty training videos for him from the
> library and the one that really had the most impact on him was Potty 
> Power.
> We also leave the bathroom door open at home so he can see what my husband
> and I are doing in there and so that we can talk about it while we're 
> going
> potty.  Dawson also loves to flush and close the lid for us when we're 
> done
> which reinforces where the pee and poop is supposed to go.  Going pee in 
> the
> potty is not consistent right now but I think that mostly has to do with 
> the
> fact that aim is a challenging thing.  Even though we have Dawson sit down
> and have him try and hold his ding-dong down, sometimes he sprays outside
> the potty and that upsets him because of the mess.  We're trying to get 
> him
> used to the shield in-between the legs but those are always so unnatural 
> and
> not the most comfortable.  Something else I have recently started is 
> giving
> Dawson a little prize every time he goes on his potty.  They're just 
> little
> toys I grabbed from the dollar bin at Target and he lights-up when he gets
> handed his new little toy as he's on the potty chair.  As soon as this
> becomes consistent I've explained to him that his final grand prize is
> getting to play at Ikea in the play room that has a ball pit.  This is
> something he's been wanting to do for months now and a child must be
> entirely out of diapers to play there.
>
> Happy potty training and have a great day.
>
> Erin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ronit
> Ovadia Mazzoni
> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 10:00 AM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] potty training
>
> Thanks everyone. We feel pretty srongly that this is the right time, Alex
> seems ready and he is also in fulltime daycare and has just been moved to
> the classroom where they work on potty training, so it doesn't really make
> sense for us to wait longer. I Know there's lots of opinions on when is 
> the
> right time so I'm not going to get in to all that. He's very verbal for 
> his
> age which does help and it is a learning process for sure. Just one of 
> those
> things about parenting that's extra challenging, in my opinion, anyway.
>
> On 7/8/13, Jennifer Bose <jen10514 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi, Ronit.
>>
>> Good luck with this; it does work out eventually. I agree with waiting
>> a little longer, too, when kids are cognitively a little further
>> along. We got serious about potty-training when my daughter Abigail
>> was close to 3-1/2, and by then I could just have little conversations
>> about it with her, reminding her that if she needs to go potty, she
>> should tell me. Now, she almost always just takes herself to the potty
>> when she needs to and is pretty independent. But I guess it's great if
>> you can go through this process earlier, too.
>>
>> Jen
>>
>> On 7/8/13, Star Gazer <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> A couple things that worked for us was that I could hear a difference
>>> in my daughter's voice and she moved differently.
>>> Basically find behaviors that are nonvisual that you can pick up on.
>>> Also,
>>> realize that this method and/or this period in time may not work for 
>>> you.
>>> Nothing wrong with that.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni
>>> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 11:48 PM
>>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
>>> Subject: [blparent] potty training
>>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>> We have just started potty training our 27 month old son and we are
>>> using the method described in the ebook "oh crap potty training."
>>> Basically this method advocates letting the child be naked for a
>>> while while you teach them to go to the potty and then move on to
>>> pants but no underwear. One of the big concepts that they stress is
>>> looking for signals that they need to go so you can prompt them to
>>> get on the potty. I'm finding this very challenging since it is
>>> mostly a visual thing and mostly subtle. My husband has picked up on
>>> a few things since he is sighted but when I am alone with Alex, I am
>>> finding that I only know he's had an accident after he goes.
>>> Sometimes my husband can catch it right before it happens and rush
>>> him to the potty but I never can. Does anyone have any techniques for
>>> figuring out these signals in a non visual way?
>>> Thanks so much.
>>> Ronit
>>>
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> Message: 20
> Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 16:33:48 -0700
> From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] dyson Animal or Roomba?
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> I've heard great things about the Dyson and I'd suggest that one if you 
> can
> afford it.  I've heard the Roomba is nice but lacks in suction.  I have a
> Shark Navigator and it does a great job as far as picking things up and
> maneuverability, but it's frustrating to clean the filters and gross to
> clean-out the tank.
>
> Erin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kaila 
> Allen
> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 11:41 AM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
>
> I have both I love the dyson
>
> Princess Kaila
>
> On Jul 8, 2013, at 10:57 AM, "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I know that some love bagless vacuums but I tell you after having one
>> for the past 2.5 years I'm done and going back to the bag vacs.  I am
>> so grossed-out and tired of having to reach into the canister to pull
>> hair and junk out that won't fall out when I open it over the garbage.
>> Also, there is a lot of dust and junk that gets back into the air when
>> the canister is opened and I end-up coughing.  I'm currently
>> researching bag vacuums that will be best for us and I can't wait to
>> get back to just grabbing the bag when it's full and tossing the
>> sucker into the garbage. GRIN
>>
>> Erin
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> Veronica Smith
>> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 10:18 AM
>> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
>>
>> Well, yes and no.  We used to have a Eureka vacuum and honestly, it
>> had this stupid bag and I accidently sucked up a tiny sock and it went
>> right up into the motor and melted the belt and it all over heated and
>> well, that's how we ended up with the Dyson.  I don't want to take the
>> chance again that anything will melt the belt or burn ou the motor.
>> hahaha
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> Danielle Antoine
>> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 4:31 PM
>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
>>
>> You're hilarious!
>>
>> On 7/7/13, Veronica Smith <madison_tewe at spinn.net> wrote:
>>> Dyson, especially if you have small children floating around.  The
>>> dyson will pick up all that stuff our little ones bring in from who
>>> knows where but if it accidently sucks up a sock or a certain toy, it
>>> goes directly into the canister, no where near the motor or belt.
>>> The roomba I hear is frightening to children as it just goes here and
>>> there without
>> supervision.
>>> hahaha
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Danielle Antoine
>>> Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2013 9:20 PM
>>> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
>>>
>>> Hello List,
>>>
>>> So I'm looking at vacuum cleaners specifically those mentioned in the
>>> subject line. Pros? cons? I don't mind spending the $$ but it better
>>> be worth it!
>>>
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> Message: 21
> Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2013 02:16:59 -0500
> From: Danielle Antoine <singingmywayin at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
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> tammy,
>
> What is a sump pump?
>
> On 7/8/13, Star Gazer <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Roomba was entertaining but couldn't navigate around clutter. As for kids
>> being afraid of them, that probably depends on the kid. Mine was afraid 
>> of
>> our sump pump. Didn't mean we didn't expect her to deal with it, and our
>> yard at the time drained in such a way that that pump was almost always
>> running.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Veronica
>> Smith
>> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 6:25 PM
>> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
>>
>> Dyson, especially if you have small children floating around.  The dyson
>> will pick up all that stuff our little ones bring in from who knows where
>> but if it accidently sucks up a sock or a certain toy, it goes directly
>> into
>> the canister, no where near the motor or belt.  The roomba I hear is
>> frightening to children as it just goes here and there without 
>> supervision.
>> hahaha
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle
>> Antoine
>> Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2013 9:20 PM
>> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [blparent] dyson Animal or roomba?
>>
>> Hello List,
>>
>> So I'm looking at vacuum cleaners specifically those mentioned in the
>> subject line. Pros? cons? I don't mind spending the $$ but it better be
>> worth it!
>>
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