[blparent] Bells; Yea or Ney?

[Brandy W]

For others who can't figure out the sizing. I've found they go with regular sized shoes, so if your child is a size 5 in shoes from a normal store they are the same in the squeaky shoes too. Hope that helps. Bran

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 9:24 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] Bells; Yea or Ney?

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

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From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 8:11 PM
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] Bells; Yea or Ney?

> I saw squeeky shoes for the first time  last weekend. V
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Bells; Yea or Ney?
>
> 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.
>
> Bran
>
>
> "Play is to early childhood what gas is to a car,” as it’s “the very 
> fuel of every intellectual activity that our children engage in.”
> Brandy Wojcik  Discovery Toys Educational Consultant and Team leader
> (512) 689-5045
> www.playtoachieve.com
> Follow me on Face Book at
> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Discovery-Toys-Play-to-Achieve/190531490
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>
> Do you want to: *earn extra income?
> *get toys for free?
> *get sale updates on our award winning products that have never been 
> recalled?
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>
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> -----Original Message-----
> 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
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Bells; Yea or Ney?
>
> 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
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> 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
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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 
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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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