[blindkid] Carrie-Child Finder-safety issues

Fri Nov 14 06:40:22 UTC 2008

Good idea, I will look into that MIke.Marcia Fanduiz-HeadleyLa Dominicana en California809-202-1526> From: k7uij at panix.com> To: blindkid at nfbnet.org> Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:54:33 -0800> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Carrie-Child Finder-safety issues> > How about a luggage locator?> > Mike> > ----- 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 3:46 PM> 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)> >> >> >> >_______________________________________________> >blindkid mailing list> >blindkid at nfbnet.org> >http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org> >To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for> >blindkid:> >http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/carrie.gilmer%40gm> >ail.com> >> >> >_______________________________________________> >blindkid mailing list> >blindkid at nfbnet.org> >http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org> >To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info> >for blindkid:> >http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/madofaro2002%40yahoo.com> >> >> >> >> >_______________________________________________> >blindkid mailing list> >blindkid at nfbnet.org> >http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org> >To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info> >for blindkid:> >http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/blindchildren%40verizon.net> > > > _______________________________________________> blindkid mailing list> blindkid at nfbnet.org> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > blindkid:> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/k7uij%40panix.com > > > _______________________________________________> blindkid mailing list> blindkid at nfbnet.org> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindkid:> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/madofaro%40hotmail.com
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