[blparent] double strollers? (child locators)

Jo Elizabeth Pinto jopinto at pcdesk.net
Tue Aug 18 22:41:07 UTC 2009 

I figure the child locator device is just one more tool that  I have at my 
disposal.  Sarah isn't old enough to answer to her name or a whistle yet, 
although I've started working on the name thing anyway now and then just as 
a game.  She doesn't like shoes and kicks hers off at every opportunity, so 
up till now, bells aren't the answer.  When we're in a quiet place, I can 
hear her well and often know what she's doing before others figure it out, 
but in noisy, unfamiliar surroundings, it's harder.  I use the stuffed 
animal harness when I need to keep her near me, and I feel that the child 
locator just adds one more level of security.

My only gripe with the "Mommy, Where Am I" locator is that the teddy bear 
part that goes to the child is a little large for a small person.  That's 
why I've been putting it in the backpack of the stuffed animal harness, 
which at this point, Sarah can't get out of by herself.  If she ever manages 
to pull the leash part out of my hand, I'll know what direction she's gone. 
There were locators on amazon.com that were way more expensive, but like I 
said, the one I bought was reasonably priced and got high reviews.

So far, we haven't been alone in large crowds much, and the people at church 
where I go are great about helping me keep tabs on Sarah, though I don't try 
to stick them with it because she's my responsibility ultimately.  Sometimes 
the kids from church, or one of the older ladies, will ask to take her for a 
little while, and I'll let them--a break for me, socialization for Sarah, 
and a fun time for those watching her.

Jo Elizabeth

"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed 
until it is faced."--James Baldwin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eva" <eadams15 at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 4:22 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] double strollers? (child locators)


> Hey Jo Elizabeth,
>
> I have been looking for this exact thing. At first I was thinking about 
> using one of the key finders, but can't find it anywhere. I thought this 
> type of thing would be great for when we r at family events, and Brianna 
> is playing with all her cousins. She is getting the hang of answering us 
> when she is called, but a lot of times she will stop playing and come to 
> us. I was thinking that if we just wanted to make sure she was where she 
> is suppose to be without bothering her we could use something like the kid 
> finder. I will have to look on amazon.com for this item.
>
> Eva
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 3:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] double strollers? (child locators)
>
>
>> Hi.  I don't know anything about double strollers, but I did buy a child 
>> locator from Amazon for about thirty dollars.  There were locators from 
>> Brickhouse that were much more expensive, but the reviews on the site 
>> were mixed about them, and the reviews form the "Mommy, Where Am I" 
>> locator that I bought were much better.
>>
>> The part of the locator that stays with the child is shaped like a teddy 
>> bear, and it has a clip so it can be fastened to a shoe or a piece of 
>> clothing.  What I've done is fasten it inside the backpack of the stuffed 
>> animal harness that Sarah wears.  The other part of the locator is on a 
>> keychain, and it stays with the parent.  I've clipped it to the key 
>> holder inside my purse.  If I press a button on the keychain part of the 
>> locator, an alarm will beep inside the teddy bear part that Sarah is 
>> wearing.  If I press the button again, the alarm will beep much more 
>> loudly.
>>
>> I don't suggest the child locator as a substitute for supervision, or as 
>> a substitute for a stroller or a harness, but it does give me a little 
>> piece of mind that if my baby girl does manage to wander away from 
>> me--and she's quick, you better believe it--I have at least some chance 
>> of figuring out where she is in very short order.
>>
>> Jo Elizabeth
>>
>> "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed 
>> until it is faced."--James Baldwin
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Eva" <eadams15 at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 2:27 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] double strollers?
>>
>>
>>>I have never seen these strollers, but am curious if they have a seat 
>>>belt, or if you could make one for them. Maybe that would help prevent 
>>>the kid from jumping out. Also, could one put one of the backpack leashes 
>>>on their older kid, and keep it around their wrist, so that you would 
>>>know if the kid was trying to get loose. Like I said I have never seen 
>>>these types of strollers before, so not sure if any of this would work.
>>>
>>> Eva
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (IS)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at ngc.com>
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 6:54 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] double strollers?
>>>
>>>
>>>> Really depends on your kid. Mine would be out of that real fast at
>>>> really bad times.
>>>> Pulling it isn't the problem, it's more the temperament of the kids
>>>> riding.
>>>> My kid would shriek "I get out" and then literally bolt into oncoming
>>>> traffic.
>>>> If yours didn't, great.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>>> On Behalf Of Jennifer Massey
>>>> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 5:11 PM
>>>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] double strollers?
>>>>
>>>> it is what I used for my 2.  Dustin used it as well and had no problem
>>>> pulling the stroller instead of pushing it.  My 2 are 22 months apart
>>>> and my daughter who does not listen well at all due to Oppistional
>>>> defientcy disorder would let me know when she wanted to get up and look
>>>> at something.
>>>>
>>>> Jennifer and dustin
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (IS)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at ngc.com>
>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 12:54 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] double strollers?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Really bad idea to allow the older child to have that kind of ability
>>>> to
>>>>> exit and enter the stroller at will when one or both parents can't
>>>> see,
>>>>> and/or when one or both parents is busy tending to one of the
>>>> children.
>>>>> Amber, why not carry Shawn on your back and the new baby on your
>>>> chest?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>>>> On Behalf Of Jennifer Massey
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 11:10 PM
>>>>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] double strollers?
>>>>>
>>>>> What about a sit and stand.  The baby would go up front and in the
>>>> back
>>>>> is a "jump" seat for the older child, they can either sit on the seat
>>>> or
>>>>> they can stand on the stand plate that it has.  This also leaves room
>>>>> for the older child to get in and out the stroller when they want.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jennifer and Dustin
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
>>>>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 2:58 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] double strollers?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> This is just my opinion, since I  have never used one, but it seems
>>>>> that
>>>>>> one
>>>>>> in front of the other would be much easier to handle.  Side by side
>>>>> would
>>>>>> be
>>>>>> too wide and thus not easy to control. V
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>> [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>>>> On
>>>>>> Behalf Of Amber Boggs
>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 6:29 PM
>>>>>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>>>>>> Subject: [blparent] double strollers?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi all, you must have known this question would come. LOL has anyone
>>>>> any
>>>>>> experience
>>>>>> with double strollers? I am looking for one that will pull as easy as
>>>>> my
>>>>>> peg
>>>>>>
>>>>>> prego.
>>>>>> Any thaughts? It seams as if they do not make any with ravercable
>>>>> handels
>>>>>> or
>>>>>>
>>>>>> swiveling
>>>>>> weals. Or am I missing one? I was just looking at a colcraft online,
>>>>> and
>>>>>> liked that
>>>>>> the seets can be moved around to have the kids face different ways.
>>>>> But I
>>>>>> wonder
>>>>>> how this would be for pulling. Also did you find the side by sides
>>>>> were
>>>>>> harder to
>>>>>> use then the frun to backs? Again any help would be grate.
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>> Amber Boggs
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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