[blparent] Introducing Myself and First Question

[Veronica Smith]

The problem with my brother and sister-in-law's home is they have glass
tables every where.  So it was always easier if we went there in the summer
or when the weather was warm enough to be outside quite a bit.  We had my
mother's reception there after the funeral and I told Gab and her friends,
there would be absolutely no running in the hall.  There is a really long
hall with hard wood floors and for some reason, the kids want to run down it
and slide on the floor.  V

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Eva
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 2:39 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Introducing Myself and First Question

Sorry I forgot about the other part of your email. It depends on who's house

I am at for how I handle a situation. If it is my families houses then I am 
not as concern, because there are a lot of kids in my family. If it is 
someone I don't really know, and don't know what they would have laying 
around, then I keep my daughter on her harness until I know more about the 
area. When I go to a couple of my friends houses that aren't use to having 
kids around, if I see something within my daughters reach that she could 
ruin or hurt herself with I just ask if it is ok if I put it up higher. They

have never had a problem, and now puts certain things up before we even come

over.

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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