[blindkid] Struggling with socialising
Barbara Hammel
poetlori8 at msn.com
Wed May 4 14:19:00 UTC 2011
If he's playing on the playground and wants to go down the slide, he just
needs to learn how to get in line like all the other kids do. They don't
ask, they just join in. At 3, he may need some adult help so you may want
to model for him how to join in. If he has some sighted children he plays
with in other situations, you may want to invite that child to the
playground to be a child model. I think that socializing is the hardest
skill to teach because of the differences in personalities from child to
child.
Another thing you could do is ask him where he'd like to play, tell him how
to get there if he needs you to, and tell him what to say to the children
when he gets there.
Just some thoughts.
Barbara
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-----Original Message-----
From: Margie & Deryck Smith
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 3:22 AM
To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blindkid] Struggling with socialising
My grandson, aged 3 is visually impaired. He has basic navigational vision.
He is bright and outgoing and loves company.
We would appreciate any input that can help him to cope in social situations
with sighted kids. He wants to be included in their games and activities,
but finds it difficult because (for example at a playground) he doesn't know
where they are and what they're doing. So he gravitates to the adults for
company.
Any ideas?
Margie Smith (South Africa)
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