[blparent] [Bulk] Re: Introducing Myself and First Question

Sun Sep 13 02:30:45 UTC 2009

Hi,

I agree with all of the below points.  A couple more I'll add:
Tomorrow is always a new day, a new chance for both parent and child to do 
better.  That's something I've told Colyn over and over lately because it 
seems we've had a couple days where everything seems to go wrong.
My second point is don't ever let your children go to sleep without a kiss 
goodnight, and hearing that you love them.  Never let the sun go down 
without setting everything right with the world, because you just never 
know!

There are my thoughts for what they're worth.

Welcome to the list.

Tammy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (IS)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at ngc.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 8:22 AM
Subject: [Bulk] Re: [blparent] Introducing Myself and First Question

> All the ideas you've gotten work well though not always at the same
> time. My daughter doesn't hold hands well when she's tired or hungry. I
> can feel this when I take her hand, her grasp is different.
> Also, be sure to balance staying with you, v. teaching valuable life
> skills. All of us need to learn at some point how to buy an ice cream,
> how to get directions from "strangers" stuff like that. And, we learn
> these skills gradually and over time.
> Also, there's nothing wrong with getting on the floor and being a few
> inches away from your child.
> Finally, when they are semiverbal, you can encourage them to talk to
> you. People love to share stuff they like
> Finally, you will discover that you can plan for everything and then
> your plans won't work. And, you won't believe me until you see it
> happen. The best advice I have is to enjoy your family, take things day
> by day, and know that the day ends well if nobody gets hurt, you had fun
> and you learned something, though what you learn may not be what you
> expected. One should also learn more then they teach.
> Finally, know that if the mall isn't fun or if Aunt B's house isn't fun
> and/or you are exausted after going, you don't have to go.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of kate02 at bellsouth.net
> Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 8:02 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Introducing Myself and First Question
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>
> Hi Angela and welcome to the list.
>
> First for the record let me state that I can't stand the mall but have
> ended up there for one thing or another.  I think its more I don't like
> big crowds since it adds a level of stress to parenting.
>
>
> So with that in mind here's a few things My husband and I find helpful.
>
>
> When our daughter was an infant we had her in a snugly or backpack until
> she could walk well.  We then used a harness with a tether.  There were
> some shopping trips where we would pull a stroller behind us though we
> were not big fans of having our Daughter behind us since where we live
> it seams people like to hover over strollers and I just never liked
> that.  As our oldest is now about to turn seven, we have found that
> there were techniques we used that work to this day.
>
> Our Daughter will answer when called.  I did what I could so she would
> mind the answer when called rule.  As a Toddler, if she didn't answer we
> went home or we sat on a bench and spent the rest of our time waiting
> for a ride.  Yes, I took mine to a children's museum and when she took
> off and wouldn't answer, and ran around the place, when I caught her I
> made her sit with me on the bench outside till our ride arrived 20
> minutes later.  She never did that again luckily.  Come to think of it,
> I think I got the idea after reading it here.
>
> We have now began looking for wrist walky-talkies since I don't want to
> give a seven year old a cell phone.
>
> But I think the best thing I can suggest is to see what's out there and
> do what works for your family.
>
> Hope some of this helps.
> Kate
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Angela Frederick <angelahoward at mail.utexas.edu>
>>
>> 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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