[blparent] kids orange safety vest

[sharon howerton]

Yes. Then it will make more sense to him. Good luck.
My oldest son is now almost 29. When he was 6, his grandma (my mom) gave him 
a jacket for his birthday. Sadly (and realize we live in Chicago), his 
response was, "Those are gang colors."
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] kids orange safety vest


> Hello Sharon,
>
> When my son is older we might be able to find some "cool" clothes for him
> that he likes and are bright.  That's the beautiful thing about toddlers,
> they don't care about fashion and the brighter the colors the more fun the
> item!  The nice thing is that when Dawson is older we will be able to have
> conversations about safety and sticking close.
>
> Erin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of sharon howerton
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 4:25 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] kids orange safety vest
>
> The vest might be OK when your son is as young as he is, but when they get
> older, and not much older, they won't want to stand out so much from the
> appearance of the other kids, in my opinion.
> Sharon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Baldwin" <mbaldwin at gpcom.net>
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> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 6:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] kids orange safety vest
>
>
>>I doubt dressing your kid in an orange hunter's vest is going to keep
>>him  any safer than any other kid. Unless your out hunting. If it is so
>>you can  see him better and keep track of him, I would just buy bright
>>colored  clothing, or clothing in colors you can pick out.
>>
>> Michael
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Erin Rumer
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 17:29
>> To: NFB blind parent listserv
>> Subject: [blparent] kids orange safety vest
>>
>> Hello list,
>>
>>
>>
>> I found a great sight that has orange safety vests for toddlers and kids.
>> They are only $15 and you can find them at
>> http://www.thecamoshop.com/kids-orange-safety-hunting-vest.html
>>
>>
>>
>> I definitely plan on getting one of these for our 17 month old son
>> Dawson to keep him safe when out and about.
>>
>>
>>
>> Happy shopping.
>>
>>
>>
>> Erin
>>
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