[blparent] Bells; Yea or Ney?

Wed Mar 16 02:23:46 UTC 2011

I was going to order some of those squeaky shoes, but I couldn't figure out 
the sizing chart, so I never did.  A plastic box of Tic-Tacs in a pocket 
works really well.

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: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 8:11 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] Bells; Yea or Ney?

> I saw squeeky shoes for the first time  last weekend. V
>
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> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Brandy W
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 12:32 PM
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> I use the squeaky shoes when I need to hear them in a nosier place, or if 
> I'm doing dishes or something that is more noisy, but I don't use bells, 
> and here is why. A child actually has to be moving quite quickly for the 
> bells to ring. With the squeaky shoes the kid just has to shift their 
> weight and the shoes will squeak. Also tons of sighted parents have 
> squeaky shoes so it isn't like she is blind so her kid needs bells, but 
> rather o she has squeaky shoes. I also use a harness when I need the kids 
> super close.
>
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> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Chad Allen
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 1:07 PM
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> 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...
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> -----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
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] Bells; Yea or Ney?
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> 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
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> 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
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> Subject: [blparent] Bells; Yea or Ney?
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>> Hello Blind Parents,
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>> This list is great! I love being able to voice any concern I have
>> regarding 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
>> bells.
>> I'm not sure I need them but I want to hear it from the pros. To bell
>> or not to bell, that is the question.
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