[blindkid] Potty Training and eating independantly

Tue Aug 18 18:57:08 UTC 2009

On the self-feeding for blind children, we found (as with so many  
things) that it is good to remind our daughter that this is how most  
all of her peers are eating. Anything that a sighted child would  
observe casually like that is often missing information for a child  
who can't see. Likewise with using a spoon and fork vs. eating with  
her hands though to this day she will maintain that pasta, (for  
example) IS a FINGER FOOD...

Richard

On Aug 18, 2009, at 1:58 PM, Sally Thomas wrote:

> I'm sort of from the school of  "this will happen when the child is  
> ready." There are a million techniques and books out there.  Both of  
> my kids were completely different in their "training" habits.  My  
> son just wasn't interested at all and then finally, when he was  
> ready, he was completely potty trained in a week.  My daughter was  
> fine during the day but the night time part took another year.  It's  
> frustrating but encouragement, patience and perseverance will pay  
> off.  If there are any physical reasons that would make things more  
> difficult (not including blindness-I didn't find that to be a  
> problem), maybe you could let us know and someone with specific  
> information in that area could help.
>
> With self feeding, I'd say high interest foods and plenty of  
> opportunities are a place to start.  A nurse once told me that if I  
> kept holding the bottle for my son, he'd never choose to do it  
> himself so I let go of the bottle and low and behold, he took charge.
>
> Sally Thomas
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>> Hi:
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>> I was just wondering if anyone had any tips on potty training. My  
>> daughter is kind of big now and I don't think the communication is  
>> going well when I am trying to teach her to potty train. If anyone  
>> has any tips I would greatly appreciate it. And Any tips for  
>> getting her to eat on her own.
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>> From: "Sally Thomas" <seacknit at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [blindkid] O&M maps
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>> I'm curious about the use of orientation maps by blind people. My  
>> son's O&M instructor has him spend a lot of time creating tactile  
>> maps of his school. Do others do this? Do people use this kind of  
>> map in every day life? It doesn't make a lot of sense to me--if he  
>> is familiar with the environment why does he need a map? If he's  
>> not, wouldn't exploration be a good way to learn about the building?
>>
>> Sally Thomas
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