[blparent] Watching your child in a large crowd?

[Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)]

At three and a half, she's old enough to "join the pack".
She'll want to be where the other kids are.

Know that this gym will have adult supervision, so you can let whoever's running it know what you need.  Put something on Savanna that i seasy for people to spot so you can say "Mine is the one with..." kind of clothes on.

Then just have fun.
I'm also wondering if there is something behind your "a lot of strangers" comment.
We have a place like what you describe near us. The people running it keep a close eye on the kids in case somebody decides to do something dumb.  Nobody is going to steal your kid at this event unless there's something going on you haven't told the list like a custidy dispute.
I'd also suggest you read some of Gavin De Becker's books if strangers bother you.  Excellent stuff contained there


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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Pipi
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 11:30 AM
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Subject: [blparent] Watching your child in a large crowd?

Hey y'all,
I'll start by apologizing for my normal ramblings of length.
Tonight is the school's annual carnival. Savannah is almost 3 and a half now.
At the carnival there is an entire gymnasium full of bouncey castles, inflatable  toys, moon walks, whatever you refer to them as.
This frightens me and I'm really not sure what to do.
Last year Savannah was afraid of these toys, so it wasn't a problem at all. This yea she loves them.
I'm not really sure what to do. I want her to have her freedom to go play in the toys because it wouldn't be fair of me not to allow her to do so.
I also want her to be safe.
Since it will be in a gym, the echo is going to be horrible. There will be lots of screaming loud children. And loads of strangers as well.
I can't get in the toys with savannah and expect her to hold my hand the whole time. That isn't fair to her. How do I effectively keep her safe and allow her the freedom to go be a kid at the same time?
I mentioned the noise because my normal listening at a park and using the call back and forth methods that I usually use aren't going to work in this situation.
Again, the carnival is tonight. Does anyone have any advice?
Thanks so much,
Pipi
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