[blparent] Bells; Yea or Ney?

[Chad Allen]

This is wonderful! A lady mentioned to me today that her mother used bells on her and her other children. The woman was sighted but she cooked for a living and needed to work long hours while caring for her kids. 

The mother would sew small bells to her childrens shoes so the bells would be difficult to remove. Now I'm sure the child could remmove the shoes at some point but it may be a good trick for the ones that do wish to use bells. 

I find it interesting that so far, no blind parents actually used bells yet. If there are any bell users out there please voice your opinion. Chime in anytime...

 

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tammy
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 10:45 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Bells; Yea or Ney?

Hi,

I did the same thing, teaching my sons to come when they’re called, or at least to answer me so I know where they are.  My 2 year old doesn’t do it well yet,  but my 6 year old answers for both of them, and knows that if he doesn’t answer when I call him, we leave wherever it is we are, and go home.  He’s so good about it, we’ve only had to leave 2 times and that was when he was very little.  

Tammy

From: Jo Elizabeth Pinto 
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 1:12 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List 
Subject: Re: [blparent] Bells; Yea or Ney?

Hi.  Honestly, I had planned to use bells, but I never found that I needed 
them.  I was just careful to keep the home environment safe and listen 
closely to where Sarah was.  The bells might have come in handy in public 
places that I wasn't as familiar with, but I started teaching Sarah early, 
as soon as she could talk, to answer me when I called her.

Jo Elizabeth

"Some people see things as they are and ask why.  I dream things that never 
were and ask why not."--Robert F. Kennedy

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From: "Chad Allen" <chad at chadallenmagic.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 11:07 AM
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [blparent] Bells; Yea or Ney?

> Hello Blind Parents,
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> This list is great! I love being able to voice any concern I have 
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> parenthood as a blind person and actually get quality feedback.
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> Harrison is crawling as of this week and I've asked many folks about 
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> I'm not sure I need them but I want to hear it from the pros. To bell or 
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> to bell, that is the question.
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