[blParent] Attaching a bell to a crawling baby

[Chikodinaka mr. Oguledo]

I will do the same with my girls obianuju and miracle. Obianuju loves
2wonder so a bleeelOr a bell will work for her I need 2no where my
girls are at all times I need too keep track of my girls

On 10/31/19, Leslie Hamric via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> That has been my experience too. I would pin the bell on the back of Michael
> shirts.
> Leslie
>
> Leslie Hamric
> Cello and Braille Music Teacher
> Board member of National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division
>
>> On Oct 31, 2019, at 7:53 AM, 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
>>>>> 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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