[blparent] kids and the park

[Miranda B.]

Hi,
When your children are young, is there any way to go to the park without a
sighted friend and be able to get around well? This may sound like a silly
question. I'm just curious as to anyone's thoughts, experiences and tips.
I do know that going to the park ahead of time (maybe with a sighted friend)
and learning the layout is an obvious help of course. Any other ideas would
be great.
Thanks, and have a wonderful week!

In Christ, Miranda

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Veronica Smith
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 1:02 PM
To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] kids and the park

We all have that fear or I should say, I have that fear.  But we cannot keep
our children  in a glass bubble and kids must play.  If you have a big
enough backyard, you could have lots of play equipment, but you can't have
all the kids in the neighborhood.  Parks are fun and wide open.  You can
also play with them at the park, I do.  My daughter and I go once a week or
so and throw the Frisbee, I throw, she runs and we play kick ball, I kick,
she runs, we play tag and I chase her around and around and she laughs and
laughs, which makes it easy to find her.  I listen well and around and
around we go.  We take lunch and have picnics and when the other kids come,
I sit close by and listen to them.
We have contest of who can fly the Frisbee the furthest, or hit the birdie
the longest or with a soft at, hit the bll across the park.  


-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Stephanie Mitchell
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 10:10 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] kids and the park

All the kids are sighted.  I guess it's my fear of something happening that
holds me back.
Steph


 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at msn.com
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org Date sent: Sat,
31 Dec 2011 21:19:04 -0700
Subject: Re: [blparent] kids and the park


Are your children sighted?  If you go and get a general idea of the park
layout when you don't have all of them with you, that might help.  
The older
ones will be handy to keep track of the baby, especially if they know to
come when you call them.  If you take the toddler by him- or herself, you
could follow along closely or put bells on the shoes, or a box of Tic-Tacs
in a pocket so you can track that way.

Jo Elizabeth

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young,
compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of
the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all of
these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist

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From: "Stephanie Mitchell" <mumwith2kids at gmail.com
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 9:03 PM
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blparent] kids and the park

 I have a almost 5 year old and a 8 year old, and a 16 month old.  
One of
 the things that has really bugged me is going out with the kids.  
I'd
 never had the guts to take them to the park.  I'd wanted too, but am not
sure how I would keep a track on them all, esspecially when I don't know
the lay out etc.  So, do any of you do this? If so, how?
 Thanks,
 Steph

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