[blindkid] Carrie-Child Finder-safety issues

[DrV]

Do you have a brand name or link to the product you could recommend?
Erc

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carol Castellano" <blindchildren at verizon.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)" 
<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 15:46
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Carrie-Child Finder-safety issues


> My daughter used to use a wireless doorbell to find her backpack when all 
> the kids dumped their packs in a pile during various after school 
> activities.  It would probably work for your purpose, too.  Your son could 
> wear one piece around his waist and you or your husband could have the 
> ringer end.
> Carol
>
> At 11:25 AM 11/13/2008, you wrote:
>>Oh, no, he is not blind. He is easily distracted. But thanks for the info. 
>>It will be helpful for parents who are blind. I wanted to know if any 
>>parent within the group had tried any child finder product or knew of some 
>>that were good options.
>>Thanks again for your input, Carrie. I appreciate it.
>>
>>On the other hand, I started looking myself and found these websites:
>>
>>https://secure.mypreciouskid.com
>>
>>http://www.brickhouse-childsafety.com/locator
>>
>>http://www.safe-tots.com/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?preadd=action&key=0900-23-0001
>>
>>Marcia
>>
>>
>>--- On Thu, 11/13/08, Carrie Gilmer <carrie.gilmer at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>From: Carrie Gilmer <carrie.gilmer at gmail.com>
>>Subject: Re: [blindkid] Child Finder-safety issues
>>To: "'NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)'" 
>><blindkid at nfbnet.org>
>>Date: Thursday, November 13, 2008, 10:03 AM
>>
>>Dear Marcia,
>>Are you saying your husband is blind? There is a NFB list for Blind 
>>parents.
>>You can go to www.nfbnet.org and subscribe. I know many sighted and blind
>>parents who use a harness and leash type contraption in busy public 
>>places.
>>I travel quite a bit and I witness this with sighted parents all the time 
>>in
>>airports and on the occasional museum outing. I have known blind parents 
>>to
>>put a bell on the child's shoes or jacket or something too. In any case
>>above all I have known parents to make it a strict discipline issue that
>>running away from Mom and Dad is a big no-no and will not be
>>tolerated...something I had to do with my ADD son.
>>Best,
>>
>>
>>Carrie Gilmer, President
>>National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
>>A Division of the National Federation of the Blind
>>NFB National Center: 410-659-9314
>>Home Phone: 763-784-8590
>>carrie.gilmer at gmail.com
>>www.nfb.org/nopbc
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>Behalf Of Marcia Headley
>>Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 9:29 AM
>>To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
>>Subject: [blindkid] Child Finder-safety issues
>>
>>Hi! I would like to know if any of you can recommend a device that can be
>>used to detect when your child has gone too far away from your "field of
>>vision"  in a public place. This is actually for my sighted son. He is
>>four
>>yrs old. I also have a 7 yr old daughter who is blind and we all go on
>>outtings, my two kids, husband and I, I take care of my daughter and my
>>husband watches my son. Last weekend we went to a kids museum and my son
>>"lost his daddy" (it was all the way around) and it was very scary.
>>This is
>>the third incident and I am very concerned that our outtings are becoming
>>more of a stressful experience than fun. I don't want my 4 yr old to feel
>>responsible for being watching the adult in charge of his safety. I am 
>>just
>>very concerned.
>>
>>Do you know of something that the child can wear and the adult, at the 
>>other
>>end, can wear as well so that if the child is out of range it buzzes or
>>something. I was thinking about a walk-talk thing but my son is very young
>>and I am afraid he might lose something like that. Maybe something he can
>>wear around the wrist or something.
>>
>>Thanks for your help.
>>Marcia-Mom to Lauren, 7yrs old (bilateral microphthalmia, blind and
>>developmental delays) and Josh, 4yrs old (typical sighted boy)
>>
>>
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