[blparent] Herding cats and children?

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

I agree with the ideas you've been given so far, and especially with the 
fact that your child will naturally make more noise than your cat does.  By 
the time your child is walking, she'll be interacting with her environment 
verbally--although not talking coherently--and touching and manipulating 
things with her hands.  Besides that, you'll have the environment structured 
so she can't leave the house.  The fears from your inlaws about your 
daughter leaving the house and getting hit by a car are bordering on 
irrational, although you'll want to set up your home so that your little 
girl is safe from dangers like stairs she could fall down or hot stoves or 
fireplaces she could get burned on.  It's called childproofing, and 
everybody does it, blind or sighted.  Locking the outside doors is just part 
of the process.

Jo Elizabeth

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-----Original Message----- 
From: Jennifer Woods via blparent
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 7:20 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Cc: Jennifer Woods
Subject: Re: [blparent] Herding cats and children?

Hi Darrell,

I have never tried this because I am hard of hearing but I have heard people 
say that they put bells on the kids shoes.

I have a really high lock on the front door so that even if my son tries to 
open it he cannot get out. It is a lock similar to what you find in a hotel. 
I also have a lock on the sliding back door so he cannot open it.
Specifically it is a Pin lock.

Your daughter is not walking yet that is not something you have to worry 
about for a while. Mine is 3 1/2 years old.

There also chime boxes you can get put on the door so every time it opens 
you will hear it chime.

I think a cat is a lot quieter than a toddler will be and cats can probably 
fit through smaller spaces.

I also used baby gates when he was younger to keep him in a certain area 
those were wonderful. They have some that you put into the wall and there is 
a door that you open and can close so you don't have to constantly put it up 
and take it down.

I had two different parts of my house.

Hope this is helpful.

I am sure that there will be many ideas and suggestions shared  that you can 
pick from figure out what best fits your situation.

Good luck!
Jennifer

On Sep 30, 2015, at 6:01 PM, Darrell Shandrow via blparent 
<blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:

Hello Everyone,

Our cat got out again a few nights ago. Every time this happens, my
in-laws question our ability to keep track of our new child once she
is able to walk.

It's all very discouraging... If I can't keep a cat in the house, how
am I going to make sure our little girl doesn't run outside and get
hit by a car?

I have some ideas, and I know we'll figure it out in due time. But,
seriously, what alternative techniques do you employ as a blind person
to effectively keep track of your child at all times?

I think we need the Find My Cat, and Find My Kid, apps. :-)

Regards,

Darrell

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