[blparent] inflatable tub bumpers

Thu Apr 5 14:13:44 UTC 2012

That's another thing, the winning/losing. They don't want the kids to 
experience losing. They don't want to trample on their self-esteem. Pardon 
me, but I played plenty of win-lose games, still do, actually, and it 
doesn't crush me if I lose. I don't think it crushes very many, if any, kids 
if they win or lose, once they understand it's not the end of the world.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peggy" <pshald at neb.rr.com>
To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 6:52 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] inflatable tub bumpers


> 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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