[blparent] toddler in crowds

Tue May 11 16:43:05 UTC 2010

But Shannon never said her little boy was running like a motor all the time. 
Besides, what fifteen-month-old doesn't?

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From: "Elizabeth Cooks" <elizabethcooks at comcast.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 3:54 AM
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] toddler in crowds

> We're not talking about just wandering.  We're talking about someone who 
> is going constantly and acts as if they're being driven by a motor. 
> there's a big difference.  That aside, that is an indicator, but certainly 
> not theonly one.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
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>> Hi,
>>
>> Agreed!
>>
>> Tammy
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
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>> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 12:03 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] toddler in crowds
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>>> It's like saying that everybody who breathes might develop asthma some 
>>> day. Everybody breathes, all toddlers wander.  Some people get asthma, 
>>> but it's not because they breathe.  Some toddlers get ADHD, but it's not 
>>> because they wander, or we'd all have ADHD because we all wandered!
>>>
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>>> From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
>>> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 8:17 AM
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>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] toddler in crowds
>>>
>>>> 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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