[blparent] ideas for a blind mommy friend of mine

[Kevin Athey]

LM,
This past weekend we took all three of the kids to the nfbl state
convention and at different times each of us had all three of them on
our own. I have found that our nearly 4 year old is responsible enough
to walk on her own wile staying extremely close to one of us. Of
course if you are going to be crossing streets and parking lots it is
important to have hold of them. I also have found that the three and
four year old will hold one anothers hand so that keeps both of them
together if I can't hold onto the three year old myself. It is a pain
sometimes but definitely doable.
Tell your friend good luck!

Kathy

On 4/17/12, Lisamaria Martinez <lmartinez217 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> There's a new group on Facebook called Blind Parents Alliance that I
> have recently joined. I have a friend who has two children, 4 and 2
> years old, who is trying to become more confident about going out with
> her children alone. She uses a sit and stroll for the youngest child,
> and I believe a booster seat for the eldest child. She's planning an
> outing and needs some ideas for transporting everyone. she's
> contemplating using Paratransit and loading the kids into the vehicle
> on her own and getting assistance with the car seats.
>
> Any ideas? Any ways to do this better? Any ideas on how to travel with two
> kids?
>
> I haven't thought this far into the future but the idea of traveling
> on my own with two kids is starting to make me nervous; and number two
> isn't even in the works right now.
>
> I did suggest tying a rope to the sit and stroll that the 4 year old
> needs to hang on to or using a leash between mom and kid. Daycare
> centers do this all the time when a group of kids go on an outing.
>
> I welcome any and all suggestions. I look forward to reading them for
> my own future use and to pass along to my friend.
>
> Thanks,
> LM
>
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