[blparent] inflatable tub bumpers

Thu Apr 5 12:52:01 UTC 2012

Oh I think a lot of parents are over protective and also sue happy, as 
mentioned on this list.  A lot of the playground equipment is being taken 
down because it's a safety hazzard.  Games can't be played because of safety 
reasons or because someone wins or loses.  We have a trampoline in our 
backyard and a couple summers ago our little neighbor boy fell off and broke 
his arm and I thought surely she'll sue but she didn't, she believes like I 
do, accidents happen and kids will get hurt.  They want them to have the 
physical activities because they're overweight but so many things are taken 
away, what are they supposed to do?

When Dylan started taking baths on his own, until he could sit up I took a 
bath with him.  I bought a seat that has suction cups and it's round that 
sits in the bottom of the tub, bath ring, I think they're called, he liked 
that and it worked well.  Before that I always bathed with my kids because 
once when my daughter was tiny she turned her head so quick when I went to 
get shampoo or something and almost drowned and that scared me so bad 
because they're so quick, I always bathed with them until they were old 
enough to sit up.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Kate McEachern
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 9:26 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
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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