[blindkid] When your child realizes she's different....

[Mindy Lipsey]

I would definately suggest having other friends and role models who are blind, so she doesn't ever feel "alone".
I also remind my boys that everyone has "something" - basically something they have to "deal with".
I also tell them that God made us all the way we are for a reason.  Sometimes we don't know what that reason is yet, but we will eventually find out.
Hope this helps.

Mindy 

--- On Tue, 11/18/08, Amy Ruell <aruell at nbp.org> wrote:

From: Amy Ruell <aruell at nbp.org>
Subject: Re: [blindkid] When your child realizes she's different....
To: "'NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)'" <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 12:12 PM

Hello Stephanie,
I'm sure that those words were very hard to hear!!! Do you know why
she's
struggling with this right now? Maybe if you knew more, you could help her
solve the undrlying problem that is causing her to wish she could see.
Thanks.
Amy


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Behalf Of Kieszak, Stephanie (CDC/CCEHIP/NCEH)
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:45 AM
To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blindkid] When your child realizes she's different....


My 6 year old daughter has recently started talking a lot about being blind
and about her "acrylic" eyes, as she refers to her prosthetics. The
other
night, she said to me "Mommy, can you get me something so I can see with
my
eyes instead of with my hands?"  I felt like someone had plunged a knife
into my heart!  For you parents of older kids, was there anything you ever
said or did that helped when your child seemed to be feeling sad or angry
about being blind?  I tried reminding her of all the other blind people we
know who also don't see things with their eyes but that didn't seem to
help.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Stephanie


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