[blindkid] Carrie-Child Finder-safety issues

Fri Nov 14 03:00:39 UTC 2008

The one we used was sold by Exceptional Teaching Aids.  I don't know 
if they still sell this product, but I'm sure you could find one 
online somewhere--or maybe at your local Radio Shack.
CC

At 08:17 PM 11/13/2008, you wrote:
>Do you have a brand name or link to the product you could recommend?
>Erc
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Castellano" 
><blindchildren at verizon.net>
>To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)" 
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>Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 15:46
>Subject: Re: [blindkid] Carrie-Child Finder-safety issues
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>>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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