[blparent] [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: Car seats

Sun Jul 12 22:03:43 UTC 2009

Lol.  I didn't say everything, just church.  I also take the bus if 
necessary.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: Car seats


> Hi,
>
> Not everybody lives in a place where everything's within walking distance!
>
> Tammy
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Elizabeth Cooks" <elizabethcooks at comcast.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 9:47 AM
> Subject: [Bulk] Re: [blparent] [Bulk] Re: Car seats
>
>
>> If i take a bus to where i want to go, or if i walk to church, i don't 
>> have to take one with me.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 7:29 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] [Bulk] Re: Car seats
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Yes, but if I didn't have to take a car seat everywhere I went I would 
>>> sure go more places.  The sit and stroll makes it tons easier to get 
>>> around though, and I would sure recommend it to everybody.
>>>
>>> Tammy
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Elizabeth Cooks" <elizabethcooks at comcast.net>
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 8:27 PM
>>> Subject: [Bulk] Re: [blparent] Car seats
>>>
>>>
>>>>I have to disagree with that.  If you are in a large enough city with 
>>>>decent transortation, blind parents can get out with their children as 
>>>>much as any sighted parents.  I know...I have done so.
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Karla Hudson" <HudsonKC at msu.edu>
>>>> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 4:36 PM
>>>> Subject: [blparent] Car seats
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi group:
>>>>>
>>>>> I own a sit-N-stroll.  Although my children have since grown out of 
>>>>> the
>>>>> device I am having trouble parting with it.  Isn't that funny!  I am
>>>>> thinking most people wouldn't want to buy it given that it is about 
>>>>> six
>>>>> years old and they probably make a more modern version.  I don't know
>>>>> anything about an infant sit-n-stroll.  I know my instructions 
>>>>> indicated
>>>>> that you could put the child in the rear facing position.  My daughter 
>>>>> was
>>>>> so small that I did not use this device with her until she was a year 
>>>>> old
>>>>> and sitting front facing in the car.  I believe I tried it once or 
>>>>> twice
>>>>> when she was littler but she did not seem to be as secure as I would 
>>>>> have
>>>>> liked.  It may have been that I just wasn't strong enough to tighten 
>>>>> the
>>>>> straps in the rear facing position.
>>>>>
>>>>> I used the device with my son as well.  However, keep in mind that you 
>>>>> can
>>>>> pop the wheels out when the child is in the seat but this does require 
>>>>> some
>>>>> upper body strength and balance.  I was able to take his weight and 
>>>>> the
>>>>> weight of the chair but you should know this about the seat when 
>>>>> putting the
>>>>> wheels out with your child strapped in the device.
>>>>>
>>>>> Overall, the seat is the best one on the market.  I find the entire 
>>>>> car seat
>>>>> issue to be annoying.  Yes, I understand the safety implications for 
>>>>> kids.
>>>>> However, as a blind parent and having a spouse who does not drive as 
>>>>> he is
>>>>> also blind I find that the car seat issue prevents persons who are 
>>>>> blind
>>>>> from getting out as much with their kids.  As I often say to friends 
>>>>> they
>>>>> pretty much need a mini-van to move this family easily.  Something 
>>>>> else to
>>>>> think about with the sit-n-stroll is that the seat is not comfortable 
>>>>> for
>>>>> the child for long trips especially if they need to sleep in the car.
>>>>> Fortunately when we did take a long trip with our kids when they were 
>>>>> in car
>>>>> seats we barrowed a larger one from a friend.
>>>>>
>>>>> The model I have carried my kids until they were 30 pounds although 
>>>>> the
>>>>> instruction say the seat can go to 40 pounds my kids grew out of the 
>>>>> device
>>>>> by length not by pounds.  Currently, we have a compass booster for our 
>>>>> son
>>>>> that has a back.  This is a nice seat as it folds where the child puts 
>>>>> their
>>>>> bottom for easier carrying.  My daughter uses a backless booster.  I 
>>>>> have
>>>>> been known to ask customer service at the movie theater to hold on to 
>>>>> my
>>>>> seats until the movie is over when we use Para-transit.  I am sure 
>>>>> mall
>>>>> information desks would be willing to keep the seat for you as well.
>>>>> Although I always felt that a strapped in child in the sit-n-stroll 
>>>>> was much
>>>>> easier to keep track of than a child running loosely around the mall.
>>>>>
>>>>> As I recall the sit-n-stroll was made by a company called safeline 
>>>>> kids.
>>>>> Though I do remember reading that they changed their name a few years 
>>>>> later.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Good luck and hope my thoughts help you in the decision making.
>>>>>
>>>>> Karla
>>>>>
>>>>>
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