[blparent] child locators

[Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)]

I have indeed wondered this very thing.

There are certain tones I can't stand. They make me want to scream, pull my hair out, you get the idea.

My daughter has shown similar tendencies

My rule has always been "freedom is earned, not given".

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Erin Rumer
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 11:09 AM
To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] child locators

Yah, I can totally see how he would hate that sound and this brings up an
interesting point.  I almost wonder if a kid could psychologically have a
negative association with mom trying to find them if the kid hated the sound
badly enough and the locator was used enough.  I don't know if any of you
are familiar with something called TAG Teach but it's where someone is given
a light ding sound when they do a behavior correctly like a specific move in
a dance for a ballerina or just the right move for a gymnast during a set.
This has proven to be an amazing breakthrough in training not only for
adults but it's used in animal training all the time except with animals
it's called Clicker Training.  Well, the opposite can be used as well with a
bad sound.  Scientist Skinner proved this years ago when he took a baby and
placed in a room with a stuffed bunny rabbit and played a horrible bonging
noise.  The baby quickly came to associate the bunny rabbit with that
horrible sound and thus hated stuffed bunny rabbits.  The mind is a powerful
thing isn't it?  I'm not trying to get too deep with this locater thing
because I think the concept is great, but if a child did have a strong
enough aversion to it, I could see how they could associate mom trying to
find them as a negative if the locator was used enough on them.  Some kids
on the other hand probably could care less and a mom could use it on them
all the time.

Food for thought.
Erin

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of January Lifebook
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 8:26 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] child locators

I have the Mommy I'm Here version (teddy bear on kid, key chain on me).
The plastic teddy bear came with a velcro loop that wraps around baby's arm
or leg, so I don't have to worry about not having a place to strap it.  The
problem I have is that at 17 months he is smart enough and has the dexterity
to take it off.  He doesn't like the loud high-pitched beep and he takes it
off.

On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 4:34 PM, Stephanie Mitchell
<mumwith2kids at gmail.com>wrote:

> Anyone used one? What was it like?
> Steph
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