[blparent] Introducing Myself and First Question

[Eva]

Hi Angela,
Welcome to the list. My name is Eva, and I live in Kansas with my fiance and 
our 2 year old daughter. When I take my daughter out in public I either keep 
her in her stroller, or I use a kid harness. My daughters harness goes on 
like a backpack, and fascins in front of her tummy. It has a stuff dog on 
the back with a leash hooked to it. The leash looks like it should be the 
dogs tail. I think the leash is about 2 or 3 feet long, so if I want to let 
her walk on her own she can only go so far. She likes her dog, and knows 
when we are going to go for a walk that she has to have it on.

Eva
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Angela Frederick" <angelahoward at mail.utexas.edu>
To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 10:06 AM
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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