[blparent] toddler in crowds

Mon May 10 20:23:09 UTC 2010

She brought it up to touch all the possibilities of what could happen at any
given age, not necessarily meaning that this is what was going on. V

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Tammy, Paul and Colyn
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 8:16 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] toddler in crowds

Hi,

He's 15 months old, why would you even bring it up at all?  I don't know too

many small kids who don't wander away and get distracted easily.

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 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] toddler in crowds

>I said if he doesn't outgrow that.  Pay attention.  The operative word 
>hereis "if".
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 7:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] toddler in crowds
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>> Hey, back up the bus.  Shannon's son is very young, and wandering is 
>> something that all toddlers do.  There is absolutely no reason in the 
>> world to start thinking that he might have ADHD because he wanders at the

>> age of two, or somewhere around that age.  I have a pretty good deal of 
>> knowledge about ADHD because of my stepson, and it positively does not 
>> exist in toddlers, and very rarely in preschoolers.  I'm not meaning to 
>> be rude or anything, but it's way too early to start ringing alarm bells 
>> about a problem that isn't there.
>>
>> Having said that, keeping track of a toddler in a crowd is difficult. 
>> It's a strain for me even in a small church on Sundays.  The child leash 
>> does help, and having people you trust keep their eyes open helps also. 
>> There are child locators that sound an alarm when you push a button.  The

>> child wears a beeper that goes off.  Teaching a child to answer when 
>> called is good as he gets older.  But to be perfectly honest, I've found 
>> that without sighted help, it's very difficult to keep tabs on Sarah in a

>> crowd.  Because of that, I plan where I go if I am on my own to avoid 
>> noisy, busy situations, or I go when someone who can see is available.  I

>> seek out opportunities to go places with sighted people when I can 
>> because I don't want to take away experiences that would be valuable for 
>> Sarah to have, like playing on busy playgrounds.  It will probably put 
>> some super turbo independent blind people off, but for the sake of my 
>> child's safety, I've personally decided that there are some places I'd 
>> rather not go unless I have a sighted companion.  That may change as 
>> Sarah gets older and more verbal, but for now, I make sure we get out 
>> often and have a lot of friends, and that I do things with her at home 
>> every single day instead of just being in the same room.
>> F
>> or what it's worth,
>> Jo Elizabeth
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Elizabeth Cooks" <elizabethcooks at comcast.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 6:47 PM
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> 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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