See if KidFish (http://www.kidfish.com/) operates in your area. It's a
great way to introduce kids to fishing and there are always lots of people
around to assist the kids. Here at the Nature Center we have a frequent
visitor who is autistic. He visits with one of his care givers and loves
animals of all kinds. He attended a KidFish event last summer and now
thinks fishing is the best thing in the world. His care giver says that he
has tremendous patience while waiting for his bobber to move and the look on
his face when he catches a little sunfish is the greatest.
Rob Denkhaus
Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
"El muerto a la sepultura, el vivo a la travesura"
"The dead to burial, the living to mischief"
> If it were only that easy. I kept thinking I could get to that point,
> but life has a funny way of changing a persons plans. The 2
> oldest boys
> would be fine. I kept thinking the once youngest third would
> get to the
> point where he would be safe on a boat, but it didn't work
> out that way.
> He's autistic and would need constant supervision, which I
> could provide
> except then we got number 4 who's now 9 months old (there will be no
> more) and I can't deal with both of them and still be able to show the
> older 2 how to fish, change their lures, handle a boat, and remove any
> fish they may catch from the hooks. The "old man" won't watch the baby
> for more than an hour or two and that's not enough time to fish. Sadly
> by the time the baby's old enough the oldest will be all grown up and
> out of the house. Guess I just need to find a good and helpful fishing
> partner. :)
>
> Rhonda
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