[blparent] How to make sure my child is continually grateful

[Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)]

Just make sure he isn't the type to get radio silence, you know, you turn off the radio and you don't hear the call to come in, and you can stay out as long as you want. You'll catch hell when you get home, but sometimes the fun of being out is worth it.
You'll have to be ready for this and have something you can do to make this not worth his while.

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From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jennifer Jackson
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 4:57 AM
To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] How to make sure my child is continually grateful

Several people have addressed my basic concerns about when to give any child
a cell phone. I am considering it because of my family's communication
needs. I do think cell phones will be coming up sooner than It did with my
oldest just because of my own need to track my middle son and nudge him
along and because of my youngest needing a communication program related to
his hearing issues.   I think I am going to start with a set of wrist walkie
talkies and just realize that it is not the long term solution. I think it
will be fun for us to have a set, and a good introduction to the idea of
being responsible for a personal communication device for my middle son.

I may just go for one of the wrist trackers after all. Apparently I can get
one for about $100 and track him for anywhere between $5 and $30 a month. I
had not considered one of these before, but the newest versions have
perimeter settings that send you an alert if the child leaves his perimeter
where as the older ones just let you check him on a map. I did not think the
map was the best solution for someone who could not see the map. Actually I
am hoping this leaving home phase is just over now that we have addressed it
with medication and therapy. Life is full of stress and anxiety even if you
have a pretty good one. Henry's response to anxiety is apparently to just
start walking, so I am not sure our adventures with this are over. As Henry
gets older though he will not have people calling the police to report
seeing him out alone and it will go back to being a discipline problem for
his parents to deal with instead of the mess it has been.


Jennifer
-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Michael
Babcock
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 2:42 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] How to make sure my child is continually grateful

I think in relation to what the correct age to get a child a cell phone is,
really depends on how responsible child is. For example, I know a couple of
nine-year-olds that I would have no problem with getting phones for, however
more nine-year-old then not I know that I would never get a cell phone for.
It's really about how the trial handles responsibility

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On Dec 7, 2012, at 11:19 AM, Eric Calhoun <eric at pmpmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, I am on the fence, when it comes to "allowances."  I would say: If
your
> child gets an A or B on his or her spelling test, that's one item on the
> "to do" list.  If you ask your child to clean  his or her her room up for
5
> days, a week, or a month, 3 items are added.  Try and  add up what you
> have, then, if you have the money/ies, you're good to go.  As for the
> walkie-talkies/cell phones?  Small children, no, when they're older, yes.
> If you must have a cell phone, monitor the minutes you have on the phone.
> Please remind them of the usefulness of the cell phone.
>
> I hope you have comments here.
>
> Eric
> ..
>
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