Let me say that visitation with children is not always an easy task. my boys were so excited today when they got to hug there step dad and I got to see how esential these visits really are to the kids.. they cherished this visit and really seemed to enjoy spending time with Anthony.. :)

That's no joke! But, its fun to watch! They had a pretty good little playground on the patio of our visitation room..
Good idea but they didn't like it when we tried to climb into the club-house.. HAHA

We are not so lucky at the state level they have to entertain themselves and not toys or games.. But we bring in my sons gameboy any way most of the laws are cool with it but if not we just put it away.

I bring my 5 lil terrors with me and it isn't an easy task, but it helps them so much to get to see him once a week..even the baby-he bangs the glass screaming DADA-it breaks my heart but it is good for them and for Stephen.It is so hard to explain why they can't hug him...WOW! a playground would be a godsend!! But I can't complain too much-the guards push me through and give us extra time when I bring the kids thay are very understanding...even helped me push the carraige once..haha!! The last place Stephenwas did not allow children but once a month..but here they can go tewice a week..I think the DOC needs to encourage children to visit (make it more kid friendly) it helps the kids as well as the inmates!! Rambling again......

Hey I agree I am having a meeting with the warden at east ham about being able to donate games andsuch to the prison so just hang tough and I will let you know what he says.

That is a great idea shortie let me know how things go..If it goes well I am going to suggest it over here...keep me posted!

JUST A THOUGHT-I THINK IT IS GOOD TO BRING THE KIDS INDIVIDUALLY SOMETIMES-WHEN THEY ALL GO TOGETHER THEY COMPETE FOR HIS ATTENTION AND IT CAN BE OVERWHELMING FOR EVERYONE-THEY NEED INDIVIDUAL QUALITY TIME-I DO THIS SOMETIMES, AND I ALSO SOMETIMES GO BY MYSELF SO I CAN HAVE HIM ALL TO MYSELF FOR A VISIT

SHERRI

just wondering, do they allow you to bring a baby on a visit or do the children have to have a certain age before they are allowed to visit?

no age limit i know of

well amelia I was denied the request to donate the stuff to the unit.. I am putting in a call to the regional director because part of the visitation and family rights in texas says the TDCJ promotes family visits and trys to be as helpful as they can.. Well I am not getting any help and I think if someone want to donate something like games and coloring books to the unit then they should look into further..

Let me know how I can help Shortie!! I totally agree that if someone is willing to donate than it should be looked into further....The TDJC encourages family visits--HAHAHA!!

what is their reason that they denied your request, Shortie? That's stupid.

coloring books must be contraband...lol

They probably rejected the offer because they would have to take the time to look through and inspect each and every little piece of the game, crayons, and look through every page of the color books. Too much time and trouble for them so they don't want to mess with it.

lazy a** b**ches

sorry for the language...

No they denied me due to lack of space to do the stuff. that is shit because each family has there own table so I am taking it higher and not playing with the silly warden.

GO SHORTIE!!!

It's not like coloring books take that much space right? They just need to put them in a box somewhere in a corner or something....sigh

anything to deny families any comforts or semblance of normalcy....very irritating

you can say that again!

Yeah but you all know that I am going to get my way regardless of how long it takes. This is bull and I am going to take it to the top if I have too...

and what about the other mothers that come to visit there? I think if you all bound together, they might give in at one point?

Most of them do not bring there children east ham is a pretty rough prison.. Trust me if I did not have to bring my babies in I would not do it.. JJ (Jeffery) the youngest told one of the guard to chill out and calm down on day I though we were going to get booted out of there. Nothing like a4 yr old telling you how it is huh...

yeah...that's why I love children,their honesty. Sometimes a child gets away with saying things that you wouldn't get away with as an adult...something like your JJ said

Yeah that is true but sometimes that honesty is just to honest for the situation. Know what I mean??

Yeah, I know what you mean. but that are the moments where they can get away with it, only because they are children, I think

Yeah but it can cause problems for the parents later.. I try to teach my children proper manners and how to talk with authority with out belittling the other person.. Sometimes it just comes out...