[blparent] teaching our children to swim and ride bikes

[Veronica Smith]

Like when we were kids, there were no life jackets to keep us afloat, but
swimming lessons at a public or private pool. I had swimming lessons
beginning when I was in first grade,that's how they did it then.  We had a
blow up pool when we were kids in our backyard and we'd sit and splash.  No
floaties.  My mom and my aunts sat next to the pool to keep us safe. 
As for the bikes, we learned on a dirt road without helmets or knee pads.
You either learned the first time or you'd scrape the ehck out of your knees
and elbows.
I know I did Gab an injustice by protecting her from the bicycle, but is it
too late for her to learn?
V

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Sheila Leigland
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 7:07 AM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] teaching our children to swim and ride bikes

MAYBE YOUR CONCERN IS RIGHT ON. I KNOW THAT i DIDN'T WANT MARK TO GET HURT
PARTLY BECAUSE i DIDN'T WANT QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER WE WERE TAKING CARE OF
HIM PROPERLY BUT THAT HAS TO BE MEASURED AGAINST WHETHER IN THE LONG RUN IT
HURTS OUR KIDS.

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