[blParent] Attaching a bell to a crawling baby

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I pin bells to my daughters shirts or sometimes to her pants. Especially in the waistband, where it is thicker, so it won’t leave such a big hole. I also have bought her a squeaker shoes now that she is walking and she seems to enjoy them. Sometimes I will put both the bells in the squeaker shoes on, so if she takes off the shoes, I still have the bells on her. I just take the bells and feed them onto the safety pin. Then pin the bells to the clothing.

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> On Oct 28, 2019, at 1:54 PM, Deborah Kent Stein via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> About bells - I think they are important, not only so parents can avoid
> tripping over crawling babies but also so parents can know where babies and
> toddlers are and when they may be getting into mischief. My daughter wore
> bells on her shoes until she started preschool. In fact, a few sighted
> mothers told me they liked the idea so much they wanted bells for their own
> kids! 
> 
> I got bells from crafts stores and threaded them through the laces on my
> daughter's shoes. Because the metal on the bells could be a bit rough and
> could cut through the laces, my husband would bend it back with the thin end
> of a pliers. For kids who are inclined to remove their shoes, you can pin
> the bells to a shirt, or even sew them on. Good luck!
> 
> Debbie
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlParent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sharon
> Howerton via BlParent
> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 1:20 PM
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> Cc: Sharon Howerton <shrnhow at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [blParent] Attaching a bell to a crawling baby
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> Tony, one of my students said they used to pin a bell to the back of their
> son's shirt so he couldn't get it off. When my sons were young, and they are
> now in their 30's, I just learned to walk very carefully!
> Best of luck!
> Sharon
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlParent <blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tony Malykh via
> BlParent
> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 12:30 PM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Tony Malykh <anton.malykh at gmail.com>
> Subject: [blParent] Attaching a bell to a crawling baby
> 
> Hello all,
> Our baby has started to crawl around the house, and in order not to trip
> over him, we'd like to attach a bell to him.
> Where is the best place to attach the bell, and how can we attach it? 
> Safety pins come to mind, but I wanted to check if there are any better
> suggestions.
> And also, are there any other solutions to this problem? Like maybe there is
> a smart electronic device that only beeps when blind parents are
> approaching...
> 
> Thanks!
> Tony
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