[blindkid] Carrie-Child Finder-safety issues

Mike Freeman k7uij at panix.com
Fri Nov 14 02:54:33 UTC 2008


How about a luggage locator?

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carol Castellano" <blindchildren at verizon.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)" 
<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Carrie-Child Finder-safety issues


My daughter used to use a wireless doorbell to find her backpack when
all the kids dumped their packs in a pile during various after school
activities.  It would probably work for your purpose, too.  Your son
could wear one piece around his waist and you or your husband could
have the ringer end.
Carol

At 11:25 AM 11/13/2008, you wrote:
>Oh, no, he is not blind. He is easily distracted. But thanks for the
>info. It will be helpful for parents who are blind. I wanted to know
>if any parent within the group had tried any child finder product or
>knew of some that were good options.
>Thanks again for your input, Carrie. I appreciate it.
>
>On the other hand, I started looking myself and found these websites:
>
>https://secure.mypreciouskid.com
>
>http://www.brickhouse-childsafety.com/locator
>
>http://www.safe-tots.com/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?preadd=action&key=0900-23-0001
>
>Marcia
>
>
>--- On Thu, 11/13/08, Carrie Gilmer <carrie.gilmer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>From: Carrie Gilmer <carrie.gilmer at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [blindkid] Child Finder-safety issues
>To: "'NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind
>children)'" <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
>Date: Thursday, November 13, 2008, 10:03 AM
>
>Dear Marcia,
>Are you saying your husband is blind? There is a NFB list for Blind 
>parents.
>You can go to www.nfbnet.org and subscribe. I know many sighted and 
>blind
>parents who use a harness and leash type contraption in busy public 
>places.
>I travel quite a bit and I witness this with sighted parents all the 
>time in
>airports and on the occasional museum outing. I have known blind 
>parents to
>put a bell on the child's shoes or jacket or something too. In any case
>above all I have known parents to make it a strict discipline issue 
>that
>running away from Mom and Dad is a big no-no and will not be
>tolerated...something I had to do with my ADD son.
>Best,
>
>
>Carrie Gilmer, President
>National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
>A Division of the National Federation of the Blind
>NFB National Center: 410-659-9314
>Home Phone: 763-784-8590
>carrie.gilmer at gmail.com
>www.nfb.org/nopbc
>-----Original Message-----
>From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>On
>Behalf Of Marcia Headley
>Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 9:29 AM
>To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
>Subject: [blindkid] Child Finder-safety issues
>
>Hi! I would like to know if any of you can recommend a device that can 
>be
>used to detect when your child has gone too far away from your "field 
>of
>vision"  in a public place. This is actually for my sighted son. He is
>four
>yrs old. I also have a 7 yr old daughter who is blind and we all go on
>outtings, my two kids, husband and I, I take care of my daughter and my
>husband watches my son. Last weekend we went to a kids museum and my 
>son
>"lost his daddy" (it was all the way around) and it was very scary.
>This is
>the third incident and I am very concerned that our outtings are 
>becoming
>more of a stressful experience than fun. I don't want my 4 yr old to 
>feel
>responsible for being watching the adult in charge of his safety. I am 
>just
>very concerned.
>
>Do you know of something that the child can wear and the adult, at the 
>other
>end, can wear as well so that if the child is out of range it buzzes or
>something. I was thinking about a walk-talk thing but my son is very 
>young
>and I am afraid he might lose something like that. Maybe something he 
>can
>wear around the wrist or something.
>
>Thanks for your help.
>Marcia-Mom to Lauren, 7yrs old (bilateral microphthalmia, blind and
>developmental delays) and Josh, 4yrs old (typical sighted boy)
>
>
>
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