[blparent] child leashes

[Kim Cruz]

I used a child leash when my son was little.  It really helped me.  I could 
keep track of what he was doing.  he has learned since then to stay close to 
me.  So I think it is a good idea.

Kim
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colleen Kozubowski" <colleenkoz at yahoo.com>
To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 9:00 AM
Subject: [blparent] child leashes


Hi Everyone,

This is Colleen - blind mom of Claire, who will be two at the end of this 
month.

We've had a couple of unseasonably warm days here in Chicago, which means 
Claire and I have been playing outdoors for the first time since last fall. 
And I can already see what a challenge it's going to be keeping track of her 
this spring and summer. She's extremely active, and like any two-year-old 
just wants to run around and explore. Naturally I'm concerned about her 
safety.

So for those of you who are in the midst of or have survived the toddler 
years...do you have any tips for keeping the reigns on this child? We've 
done squeaky shoes, and will continue to use them, but now that she can take 
off on me in a second I'm not sure those will be enough. Has anyone used 
those child leashes? I know some people think they're demeaning to kids but 
it seems to me they might make sense in the blind parent situation.

I'm open to any and all suggestions. We have tons of kids on our block and 
the routine is that they all play out in front of the houses. So I don't 
have the comfort of a backyard fence to help me out here. And of course I 
can ask other parents on my street to help keep track of Claire, but I'd 
love to be a bit more independent than that if possible.

Thanks in advance for any tips!

Colleen



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