[blparent] Introducing Myself and First Question

[Veronica Smith]

Hello angela, my name is veronica and I have been here for about a year and
a half.  Welcome.
As for the mall, that might or might not be an easy question.  I would
probably just keep my child's hand in mine at all times.  But others would
say, put them on a leash.  They have really cool looking ones now and if I
had it to do again, that would probably be my choice.
As for keeping them out of trouble at someone's house.  I will have to say,
cross your fingers and pray. If you take them to a child friendly home
(someone who already has children) it is easy, since they already know what
kids do.  If you take them to a house with no children, beware! This is the
problem I have at my brother's home.  I just keep  and have always kept her
right at my side. V

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Angela Frederick
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 9:07 AM
To: blparent at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blparent] Introducing Myself and First Question

Hi, Everyone,

I've been reading many of your stories on the list for over a month 
now, and I thought it was time to introduce myself.  My name is 
Angela Howard Frederick.  I'm not a mom yet, but my husband and I are 
planning to start trying to have a family very, very soon.  I have 
many unanswered questions about being a blind parent and have really 
enjoyed reading about all of your experiences and strategies.

I've always been a planner; I try to solve problems about a year or 
two in advance my husband says.:)  So, I have my first question about 
blind parenting I was hoping some of you could help me with.  After 
dodging hundreds of little kids at the mall on Monday, I was 
wondering how I would handle my kids in that situation.  What 
strategies do you use to keep your kids from running away from you 
when you are out?  Also, how do you keep your kids safe and out of 
trouble when you visit someone else's house and don't have as much 
control over the surroundings?

Thanks so much for the advice, and I'm sure I'll have many more 
questions in the near future.

Angela


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