[blparent] Bells; Yea or Ney?

Sat Mar 19 13:45:11 UTC 2011

I actually think the bells come in handy, because they ring as soon as the 
child moves their foot.  If the child is still, they will move their feet 
eventually.  Even if they're on Kaelyn's pants (which is where I put them a 
lot because she likes to take her shoes off), as soon as she moves they 
ring.  I double up on the zip ties so they hang more and that makes them 
ring easier.  So I loop one zip tie through the belt loop or shoe, then 
another zip tie through that and hang the bell on the second.
I have also had sighted parents tell me it was a great idea.  When Kaelyn 
disappears a tchurch, and I ask the other parents where she went, they will 
often listen for her just like I do. lol  We have a big gym area at church 
so all the kids run around that area and it's sometimes hard to pick the 
kids out of the crowd.  I can always find Kaelyn though without walking 
through the gym yelling for her.
Leanne
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chad Allen" <chad at chadallenmagic.com>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 2:07 PM
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
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> 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?
>
>> Hello Blind Parents,
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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