[blparent] Bells; Yea or Ney?

[Leanne Merren]

I have always put bells on my kids when they are little, and I think they 
work pretty well in public places, unless the place is super loud.  In that 
case, the child would be attached to me anyway.  I also used the squeaky 
shoes, especially for outdoors, because I think those work better than 
bells.
I like to give my kids a little room to move, but I don't feel comfortable 
unless I can hear where they are at all times.
For bells I use zip ties to attach them to shoes, belt loops on pants, hair 
ties, etc.  They don't break through zip ties as easily.
Leanne
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Bells; Yea or Ney?


> Bells don't really work in public places unless those places are pretty 
> darn
> quiet.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Peggy
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 11:28 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Bells; Yea or Ney?
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> I think it's your own personal choice.  As I have a son who is just 
> turning
> 10 months and we have been going through this exact same thing.  I have
> never used bells, not on my older kids and so far not with him either.  I
> can tell by the sounds around my house what he is into ... banging of the
> empty food bowls for the dogs, the different sounds his toys make, the
> sounds of silence when he's probably into something he shouldn't be.  I 
> too
> have taught my children early that when we are in public places they 
> better
> either have hold of my hand or answer when I call them.  But it really is 
> a
> personal choice, if you feel more comfortable with the bells, go for it.
>
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> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Chad Allen
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 12:07 PM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> 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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