[blParent] Attaching a bell to a crawling baby

[Chikodinaka mr. Oguledo]

I have 2girls ChiderraMiracle and EileenObianuju these girls love
putting anything in there mouth. I stop them I don't no I even Spank
my girls both girls. to stoping putting things in there mouths

On 10/31/19, Dacia Cole via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> My only concern about using a bracelet of bells on their wrist or ankle  is
> that they are more likely to put them in their mouth which could lead to
> them choking on them. If they are pinned to their clothing, it is much
> harder for them to get a hold of them. As for having someone always watching
> where they are, I don’t believe that is necessary. As others have stated,
> just walk carefully, and yes, you might touch them with your foot or
> accidentally lightly step on them, but every parent, even cited parents step
> on or accidentally trip over their children, because, they like to get under
> foot.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Oct 30, 2019, at 8:27 PM, sheila leigland via BlParent
>> <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> When my son was a baby it would have been imposible to have a sighted
>> person always around when he was not in a playpen crib or swing. Our
>> pediatrician was wonderful and reminded me that Mark needed the freedom to
>> explore his surroundings and that he couldn't and shouldn't be kept in a
>> secluded emviornment. We developed age appropriate guidelines and trudsted
>> ourselves to keep him safe. I'm  not saying din
>>
>> t seep the baby safe but allow him to grow and trust yourselves to be
>> capable parents. My husband and I are totally blind and it can be done and
>> done well.
>>
>>> On 10/29/2019 2:31 PM, Tony Malykh via BlParent wrote:
>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: BlParent <blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tony Malykh
>>>> via
>>>> BlParent
>>>> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 12:30 PM
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>>>> 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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