[blparent] Watching your child in a large crowd?

Fri Apr 20 21:53:56 UTC 2012

Yes, if your stressing out no one will have fun.  Just do something else if 
she already knows she's going.

Hope this helps.
Kate
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Watching your child in a large crowd?

>        Pippi,
> You know you don't have to go if you're not ready.
> Sounds like you would feel more comfortable getting to know other adults 
> first. So, why not do that and then when this carnival comes around next 
> year, go then.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Pipi
> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 1:39 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] Watching your child in a large crowd?
>
> Brandy,
> Thank you.
> This will work well for me. I had already planned to put her hair in
> pigtails with  bows to match her outfit.
> I always make sure I know what she is wearing before we go out of the 
> house
> so that if something were to happen, I can successfully describe Savannah 
> to
> someone else.
> Savannah does well with coming when called and such, but all the noise is
> what worries me. I'll just have my small amount of vision and very little
> hearing to use to keep track of her. And I don't like this.
> Pipi
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brandy W" <ballstobooks at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 11:14 AM
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>
>
>> What I do in those places is walk with the child between the toys, but 
>> let
>> them play on the toy without me. So When I walk into the place I say 
>> which
>> would you like to go to first. The child picks and we go there. I explain
>> to
>> the child that she can't go to another inflatable without coming to me
>> first
>> and we walk between them together. This lets you know where she is and is
>> completely appropriate considering her age. The other thing I'd suggest 
>> is
>> to put her in something distinct you can describe my daughter is wherein
>> the
>> purple striped shirt and denim shirt don't do a plain colored shirt. 
>> Maybe
>> put her in pigtails or something too so you can really describe her 
>> should
>> you lose track and want to ask another mom. I make sure the child knows
>> that
>> if they leave the play toy without telling me we will have to go take a
>> break from the activities.
>>
>> Good luck and try to enjoy yourself those things are crazy!
>>
>>
>>
>> "To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out
>> is
>> a spark."
>> - Victor Hugo
>>
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>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Pipi
>> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 11:30 AM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>> 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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