[blparent] child leashes

Pipi blahblahblah0822 at gmail.com
Tue Mar 16 18:41:41 UTC 2010 

You should let your friends know that it definitely isn't a blind parent 
thing. My best friend who is sighted, uses one for her son and her niece. My 
older sister used one for her son. I know of other sighted parents that used 
and uses them for their children. So definitely not just a blind parent use 
at all.
If they were only used by blind parents, we wouldn't be able to find them so 
readily and for such reasonable prices.
Pipi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Angela Frederick" <angelahoward at mail.utexas.edu>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] child leashes


> It's interesting that this topic has come up on the listserv.  Some of my 
> blind friends had a huge debate about this a few months ago.  Several of 
> them said that they would never use a leash because they don't want to 
> seem too different from sighted parents.  I, personally, think their minds 
> will change once they have children.  I'm not really at the place where 
> I'm ashamed of doing things differently anymore; I'm concerned about doing 
> things competently.  I've already had this discussion with my husband, and 
> he's completely on board with using a leash when we have kids.  He used to 
> work retail and had to put up with kids running all over the store, 
> jumping on furniture and breaking things with no supervision.  So, he says 
> he thinks more parents should use leashes.  Haha.
>
> Angela
>
>
>
> At 09:12 AM 3/16/2010, you wrote:
>>I agree with everything said here.  We also used the animal backpack type
>>leash, and the only comments we got were very positive ones from sighted
>>people such as "What a great idea!  Where did you get that?  My
>>grandson/daughter could really use one of those..."  Of course we may have
>>gotten dirty looks from people, but we didn't see them, so I really don't
>>care.  We used the leash with Austin, at least in some situations, until 
>>he
>>was at least 2.5 and maybe a little longer.  Now that he's more 
>>trustworthy
>>we do not use it, but we just had to return from a trip to the playground,
>>without playing on the playground, because he decided to run from me and 
>>not
>>stop or answer when I called him.  Thank goodness he stayed on the 
>>sidewalk!
>>This was certainly not behavior that was acceptable, so as soon as I got 
>>him
>>I carried him back home, with him screaming all the way.  He has not tried
>>that again.
>>Melissa
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>Behalf Of Leanne Merren
>>Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 9:39 PM
>>To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>>Subject: Re: [blparent] child leashes
>>
>>My mother-in-law used a leash on her kids when my husband and his younger
>>sister were little.  They're only 18 months apart, so it made it much 
>>easier
>>
>>for her to keep track of them that way.
>>I don't care what anyone says about leashes.  If it's what I have to do to
>>keep my child safe, I'll do it.  I only had one person say something to me
>>about it, and her comment was "Poor kid, your mom keeps you on a leash 
>>like
>>a dog."  So I said "Yeah, why doesn't she let you run out in front of a 
>>car
>>instead?"  The reason we keep our dogs on leashes is to keep them safe,
>>right?  Until a child is trustworthy enough to stay close to you, avoid
>>dangerous situations such as running into a street, and always comes when
>>called, a leash may be your best option for keeping the child safe.  I 
>>think
>>
>>the harnesses that look like animals are cute, and people don't seem to 
>>look
>>
>>down on those as much.  The ones that never really worked for me were the
>>ones that go on the child's wrist.  My kids figured out how to get those 
>>off
>>
>>too easily.
>>I also agree with whoever said teaching your child to come when called is
>>important.  I start working on that as soon as they learn to walk.  Also,
>>teaching them to stop when commanded to do so is another good thing to 
>>work
>>on.  We live on a little dead end street that doesn't get a lot of 
>>traffic,
>>so sometimes I let my toddlers run free in the front yard, and when they
>>head for the street I tell them to stop, and show them what I mean.  As 
>>they
>>
>>get older, if I tell them to stop and they don't, I take them inside.  I 
>>did
>>
>>this with my older daughter, and my youngest who is now 2.  My kids have
>>never been allowed to step foot in a street without holding someone's 
>>hand,
>>until I decide they're old enough, and they show me they know to stop and
>>wait to be told to cross.  So as long as your child is too young to fully
>>understand these things, I suggest using the leash until she learns.
>>Leanne
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Elizabeth Cooks" <elizabethcooks at comcast.net>
>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 1:35 PM
>>Subject: Re: [blparent] child leashes
>>
>>
>> >I think child leashes make sense in any parenting situation, I don't 
>> >care
>> >who you are.  I maen, it doesn't matter if you're blind or sighted. 
>> >That
>> >reminds me, I think I'll start searching for one soon myself.  My son is
>> >thirteen months old, and he's walking now.  He started ten days after 
>> >his
>> >first birthday.  He usually stays close by, and comes back if he does go
>> >farther than he intended, but I'm going ot get one anyway.
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Kim Cruz" <autifroggie at comcast.net>
>> > To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 10:35 AM
>> > Subject: Re: [blparent] child leashes
>> >
>> >
>> >>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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