[blparent] Watching your child in a large crowd?

[Peggy]

That's what I do as well, I let them pick out what activity they want to do, 
and I stand right by that activity while they are playing.  They are not to 
wander off without me and if they do we will take a break and if they keep 
doing it then we just go home.



-----Original Message----- 
From: Brandy W
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 11:14 AM
To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] Watching your child in a large crowd?

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!



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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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