[blParent] Attaching a bell to a crawling baby

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Honestly, I believe you're overthinking this. If your son can see, he'll learn to avoid you. Even if he can't, unless you sprint through your house like a relay runner, the chances of you kicking your baby or falling on him hard enough to injure him are minimal. Walking carefully isn't that difficult. Do you really want a sighted person watching every move your baby makes? That will cause more harm in the long run than any accidental nudge or tap from your foot might inflict.

Instead of bells, I usually taped a box of Tic-Tacs to the back of my daughter's shirt. Still, even when I didn't attach anything, I listened for movement and was aware of where I put my feet. I never tripped over her or stepped on her, at least not hard enough to do her any lasting harm.


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From: BlParent <blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tony Malykh via BlParent
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Subject: Re: [blParent] Attaching a bell to a crawling baby

Sharon,

Has it ever happened to you that you kicked your son accidentally while walking?

Right now we try to have pretty strict rules in our home to always have a sighted adult watching over the baby and letting me and my wife know every time the baby crawls out of the playmat. But it actually requires a lot of energy to always keep thinking where is baby right now. So I'm thinking about relaxing the rules and I'm curious how safe it would be if we let the baby crawl wherever he wants and we just follow your advice to walk carefully.

And I guess, even if I kick the baby, that wouldn't do much harm (relatively), but I'm more worried about tripping over and falling on him.

On 10/28/2019 11:19 AM, Sharon Howerton via BlParent wrote:
> 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
>
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> 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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