[blparent] tracking toddler by sound

[Melissa Ann Riccobono]

The bells on the harness sound like a nice idea.  That way you can have the
leash part of the harness in your hands when you want to keep closer track
of him, then you can unclip that part when you feel comfortable with him
having more freedom so he can explore more independently without getting
tripped up by the leash.  As far as the shoes go...  Yes, it's a little
frustrating at first because kids do take their shoes off, but I always felt
the sooner mine learned to keep their shoes on, the better.  So, perhaps
you'll want to have the bells on the harness as a back up, but encourage
wearing of the shoes, especially as soon as he starts walking in public
places.  Austin got used to his shoes pretty quickly, but Oriana still will
surprise me and take a shoe off now and then.  All part of being a kid, I
guess.
Melissa

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Erin Rumer
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 5:12 PM
To: NFB blind parent listserv
Subject: [blparent] tracking toddler by sound

Hello all,

 

Now that Dawson is quickly crawling all over the place I want to encourage
him to be exploratory while keeping track of him, especially when we're at
play groups.  I'd love to hear your ideas of what worked for your kids.  I'm
thinking of getting a toddler harness and attaching some bells onto it that
have a light but noticeable sound.  I've also considered getting one of
those key finder things and tracking him that way by hitting a little
remote.  Whatever I use I want to make sure that it's not frustrating for
Dawson to wear and durable enough to where he can't get the sound piece off.
Bells on shoes have been a lifelong tradition that I think would work better
on kids a little older than a year because at Dawson's age he still thinks
the shoes are toys and keeps taking them off.  I do have some shoes with
squeakers that will work nicely when he's older and walking.

 

Thanks,

 

Erin

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