[blparent] toddler in crowds

Wed May 12 04:08:46 UTC 2010

The topic wasn't ADHD at all.  It was keeping track of a toddler in a busy, 
noisy place.

Jo Elizabeth

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From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 9:58 PM
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] toddler in crowds

> No she didn't say anything about him going like a motor, nor did anyone 
> say
> they were talking primarily about one child.  The topic was ADHS in 
> general.
> V
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 10:43 AM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] toddler in crowds
>
> 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
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] toddler in crowds
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>> 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>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 6:52 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] toddler in crowds
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>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Agreed!
>>>
>>> Tammy
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 12:03 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] toddler in crowds
>>>
>>>
>>>> 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!
>>>>
>>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>>> From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
>>>> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 8:17 AM
>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>> 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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