[blparent] What's the right age?

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

> I know.  The imagination plays all kinds of awful scenarios.  We sat down 
> and talked about not going inside houses without asking, even if it's 
> someone she thinks she knows, because she's always got a latest new 
> friend. It's not a fenced yard, it's just sort of a common area between 
> the houses, so they were kind of around a corner from where I thought they 
> would be. That makes giving clear guidelines a little hard to do.  Maybe I 
> should have just stayed out there with her?
>
> 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: "Brandy W" <ballstobooks at gmail.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 9:20 PM
> To: "'Jo Elizabeth Pinto'" <jopinto at msn.com>; "'Blind Parents Mailing 
> List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: RE: [blparent] What's the right age?
>
>> She should have told you if she left the yard plain and simple. It is 
>> never
>> ok to go to a friend's house without letting you know. I would sit her 
>> down
>> and give her clear guidelines. If you want to leave the yard you must 
>> come
>> and get mommy that kind of thing.
>>
>> You are not over reacting! I'd have really been worried as you know all
>> kinds of things can happen.
>>
>>
>>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
>> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 7:22 PM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: [blparent] What's the right age?
>>
>> Hi.  I have a question about when to lengthen the apron strings a little.
>>
>> Sarah's friends were playing outside this afternoon.  There were two 
>> girls
>> of about ten, then one Sarah's age, and a younger kid who's maybe two or 
>> so.
>> I told Sarah she could go play ball with them.  I went into the house to
>> work for a little while because I knew Sarah was fine.  But when I went
>> outside to check, they weren't in the yard anymore.  They probably went 
>> into
>> the house to watch a movie or something.
>>
>> So, when do you let them have a little room?  At four, is Sarah old 
>> enough
>> to be playing at someone else's house when I'm not there?  I don't want 
>> to
>> be one of those helicopter moms who hovers too much.  I know the mother 
>> of
>> the girls who live there.  But I thought they would stay in the yard.
>> Should I let it be, or go get her?
>>
>> Sarah's dad thinks it's fine and I'm just acting a little paranoid.
>>
>> 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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