[blparent] toddler in crowds

[Tammy, Paul and Colyn]

Hi,

What a rediculous suggestion!  The very last thing we need to worry about 
when our toddlers wander is ADHD.

Tammy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elizabeth Cooks" <elizabethcooks at comcast.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 8:47 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] toddler in crowds


> Keep a child leash on him.  If he doesn't outgrow that, ADHD might be a 
> possibility.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Shannan Zinck" <shannanzinck at gmail.com>
> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 2:15 PM
> Subject: [blparent] toddler in crowds
>
>
>> Sooo went to Moncton this weekend for a missions trip. a 1 nighter. 
>> Anyway
>> how do you guys cope with being in large crowds with a toddler who loves 
>> to
>> wander. He's a good kid but, can't keep still to save his life. We were 
>> at
>> an overnight shelter, (the one we used to work at) and I found it really
>> nerve racking. I used the harness when I could but, I'm one of the 
>> singers
>> so had to be up front and get some friends to watch him. Most of my 
>> friends
>> are sighted so it's easier for them to chase him around the center. well 
>> I
>> am claustrophobic as well so crowds freak me out anyway and with a 
>> toddler
>> running around it's 10 times worse. I was sort of fine until I had to 
>> rely
>> totally on my friends that's hard. His birth mom was there too and had 
>> him
>> much of the time so I was a little wary and was constantly straining to 
>> know
>> where he was and half the time I didn't know exactly. I trust my friends
>> but, I'm not always going to have the option of having them around every
>> time I take a trip. We did well on this trip but, quite leary about 
>> taking
>> another one.
>> -- 
>> Shannan Zinck
>> Survival is letting GOD take over!!!
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