[blparent] kids and the park

Fri Jan 6 00:34:07 UTC 2012

I know things go bad when I say my pease but I'm going to anyway so if this 
blows up the list my bad.  We have a park near us though it is a bit of a 
walk.  So I only take my kids to the park maybe once a month.  Also, though 
my kids play well together my oldest likes to see friends and that leaves me 
and the baby on our own.  And even though Ash is 9 I get nervous at times 
and when we go some where new the leash is shorter then places we go a lot.

I think if a parent is nervous about going to the park we should help them 
relax a bit or just be a chearleader rather then freek her out or look foor 
ishues with her or the kids that she may not wish to speak about.  She asked 
a question about if Blind parents go to the park and how they do this, not 
what the jeneral thoughts were of the blind population with regard to how 
she walks or doesn't walk her kids to the park.

Fresh air is good for kids lets help Mom feel good about taking her kids out 
for some good clean air for a bit.

Just my thoughts.
Kate
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at msn.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 5:30 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] kids and the park

> Rebecca, she already said she has a park she can walk to, and she didn't 
> before.  So her situation has changed, and everybody worries at least a 
> little when they try new things.
>
> 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
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 1:24 PM
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] kids and the park
>
>> Your oldest kid is eight years old. Your middle one is five. Why does 
>> this worry you so much?
>> Certainly both the older ones have gotten a few scrapes and bruises now 
>> and then?
>> I'm sorry, I just don't know how to be nice about this. I guess I'm just 
>> amazed your older kids have lived this long and haven't had the 
>> oppertunity to fall off a slide or tried to jump off a swing while it's 
>> in motion.
>> Are there other issues going on?
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf Of Stephanie Mitchell
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 4:47 PM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] kids and the park
>>
>> I was thinking along the lines of injury or falling.
>> Steph
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com
>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List' <blparent at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 18:15:41 +0000
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] kids and the park
>>
>> Something happening as in what exactly?
>> I ask because lots of things *might* happen, most won't.
>> Can you pinpoint what exactly beyond "something might happen" has
>> you worried?
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Stephanie
>> Mitchell
>> Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2012 12:10 AM
>> 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
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> 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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