[blparent] inflatable tub bumpers

Thu Apr 5 04:34:00 UTC 2012

I loved merry-go-grounds. The last place I saw one was at TSBVI. Too bad 
they don't seem to have them very many places.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at msn.com>
To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 8:51 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] inflatable tub bumpers


>I agree.  My favorite playground toy of all time was the merry-go-round, 
>and I have run across one of those in years.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> "How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, 
> compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant 
> of the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been 
> all of these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist
>
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> From: "Kate McEachern" <kflsouth at gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 8:26 PM
> To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] inflatable tub bumpers
>
>> Its a millyen daller indestry to keep kids safe.  And the more products 
>> to keep kids safe, the more activities of childhood are lost.  I've heard 
>> of parks not alowing slides, kids getting time out for running in a tot 
>> lot, and Ash once got sent home with a note because when she was saposed 
>> to stand still she was bouncing on her heals and according to the school 
>> this was a hazerd to all.  There's a fine line between what keeps kids 
>> safe and hellacopter parenting.  But I have seen some parents starting to 
>> relax if even just a bit.  Not saying kids shouldn't be wotched its just 
>> I know parents that I think forgot how to blink with their levels of 
>> vidgulence.
>>
>> Kate
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at msn.com>
>> To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 10:08 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] inflatable tub bumpers
>>
>>
>>> If a child is going to hit his head, I don't think it would be on the 
>>> inside of the tub.  Imagining the way a fall would go, the head would be 
>>> more likely to hit a flat or protruding surface, like the flat edge of 
>>> the tub, or the wall, or the faucet.  So I'd question whether the 
>>> bumpers would be necessary, especially since you wouldn't want to leave 
>>> a toddler in the tub for even a few seconds by himself.  If the bumpers 
>>> make you feel safer to have, then by all means, get them.  But I would 
>>> guess that a bath mat or a towel to prevent falls would do just as well. 
>>> Sometimes I think the baby industry really tries to see how much money 
>>> they can get new parents to spend.
>>>
>>> On a similar subject, I got one of those inflatable faucet covers at my 
>>> baby shower from the church, and I found the silly thing downright 
>>> useless. There was no way to secure it to the faucet, so it was always 
>>> falling off, or getting pulled off, and it spent more time in the water 
>>> than it ever did covering the spout.
>>>
>>> Jo Elizabeth
>>>
>>> "How far you go in life depends
>>> on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, 
>>> sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the strong. 
>>> Because someday in life you will have been all of these."--George 
>>> Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 8:00 PM
>>> To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] inflatable tub bumpers
>>>
>>>> I believe the bumpers go all the way around the three sides, not 
>>>> including
>>>> the faucet side, so it wouldn't be easy for a toddler to remove in the 
>>>> way
>>>> you're talking.  After the toddler years one wouldn't need this type of
>>>> thing in the tub and that's when I could see older kids getting 
>>>> creative
>>>> with the bumpers. GRIN
>>>>
>>>> Erin
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>>> On
>>>> Behalf Of Kate McEachern
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 6:21 PM
>>>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] inflatable tub bumpers
>>>>
>>>> This just sounds like a bad idea. I have images of it being used as a 
>>>> flote.
>>>>
>>>> Kate
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "NFB blind parent listserv" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 7:42 PM
>>>> Subject: [blparent] inflatable tub bumpers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hello list,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I am considering getting those inflatable bumpers for the regular tub 
>>>>> that
>>>>> suction cup to the sides.  They come in Sesame Street and other fun
>>>>> designs.
>>>>> My only worry is that they might not stick like they should but I'd 
>>>>> love
>>>>> to
>>>>> put something on the tub walls to make the big tub a safer place for 
>>>>> our
>>>>> 17
>>>>> month old.  Have any of you used this product?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Erin
>>>>>
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