[blparent] tracking toddler by sound

[Chad Allen]

So far, I've used no detectable tracker for my son.  

He's plenty loud crawling. (We have hard wood floors) and he's still either
in the stroller, backpack, or in our grasp when outdoors. 

He is now walking and his movements are definitely more quiet but I still
can clearly hear him walking, breathing, sleeping, screaming, jumping up and
down, laughing, crying  etc. . I also use a baby monitor a lot. It's in his
room which is the most baby proof part of my house. So, if I leave him while
taking out the trash for example, I hcarry the monitor and I can easily hear
him when out. 

I'd be curious to know if others rely on the monitor routinely? When I'm
alone with him it's my favorite toy! 

My hope is when he's old enough to walk unassisted outside, he'll be taught
the importance of sticking together and coming when it's time. We'll see. 

If I need to adopt an alternative method, I'd most likely use bells and
attach them somewhere along his back so they're difficult to remove. 
My wife is traveling out of the country soon and I'll be home with him for
the duration. 

Day care is too difficult to get to since I don't drive so I'll be staying
home. We organized the house very well and I have his meds, food, back pack,
stroller, etc. all together and ready to go. If for any reason there is a
problem, our friends  are always close by to help.

I've got toys, games, football,  and excellent music ready to go and I also
plan to take a few hikes up Runyon Canyon too. We're also going to have our
second swim class at the YMCA on Saturday and I've booked a few gigs out in
Hollywood. Daddy needs to play as well.  I'm a comedy magician by trade.
Seriously.

Check out Chad Allen Magic on You Tube!




 
-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Erin Rumer
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 2:12 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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