[blparent] Child Getting Away

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

I bought the Mommy I'm Here locator for about $25 at Amazon.com.  It has a 
part like a teddy bear that clips onto the child's clothes, and another part 
that can go on a keychain.  When you push the button on the keychain, the 
teddy bear part beeps loudly.  The only problem I have with it is that the 
teddy bear is hard to fasten to a child's clothes because it's a belt clip, 
and kids aren't always wearing belts.  But I feel much safer using that 
locator in crowds, like at the fair, because the beeping will draw attention 
from everybody around, in case of kidnapping, God forbid.

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: "Melissa Ann Riccobono" <melissa at riccobono.us>
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 12:25 PM
To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [blparent] Child Getting Away

> There are child locators-the same idea asluggage locators-that you can 
> buy.
> One part attaches to the child.  The other part the parent holds and, when 
> a
> button is pressed, the part attached to the child beeps.  I can't say I've
> ever used one, but it might be worth looking in to.
>
>                I am a huge fan of bells on my kids' shoes.  Austin had
> bells until he was about 4 and my husband and I both felt we could trust 
> him
> to come when called, or at least answer us and tell us where he was.  He
> also understood about stopping at street corners, holding our hands when
> asked, etc.  We also used a backpack harness with a leash in many
> situations.  The kind we have is shaped like a monkey and the monkey's 
> tail
> is the leash.  Both of my kids loved it, and our two-year-old still uses 
> it
> occasionally.  Although she's much better about holding our hands than
> Austin ever was!  I do like the leash because it gives the child a little
> freedom safely.  There are many kinds of leashes out there as well, soyou
> can find the one that worksbest foryou.
>
> I hope this helps.  The incident sounds very scary indeed!
>
> Melissa
>
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