[blindkid] Little room
Trudy Pickrel
tlpickrel at hotmail.com
Sat Jun 16 17:38:37 UTC 2012
Alison
Please email me instruction. We have a new member that has a five month old and I would like to pass the instructions along to thank you
Tlpickrel at hotmail.com
Trudy L Pickrel
President MD Parents Blind Children
Owner TLC by the Lake poodles
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> Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:56:42 -0500
> From: "Heather Field" <missheather at comcast.net>
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> Dear Alison,
> Would you please email me the instructions to make The Little Room.
> I have two mothers with blind babies who would love to make a Little Room
> for their boys.
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> Thank you so much.
> Warmly,
> Heather Field
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alison Stephens
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> I have some directions to make a little room. One set for wood construction
> and another for PVC pipe construction.
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> If you email me your address I can mail a copy.
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> Alison
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> From: devin bewley <devin.bewley at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [blindkid] Learning to swim
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> Hello everyone, I was hoping some of you might have some ideas on how to
> teach swimming. My son was born blind and has some cognitive issues due
> to seizures when he was very young. We are having one heck of a time
> getting him to understand the circular motion concept. Any ideas would be
> appreciated, we have taken him to swim class but they didn't know how to
> help him either.
> Thank you,
> Devin Bewley
> REALTOR, CDPE
> Cherry Creek Properties LLC.
> 720-227-7270
> www.shortsalesinaurora.com<http://www.metrobrokersonline.com/agents/Devin.Bewley>
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> Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 10:17:17 -0400
> From: Carol Castellano <carol_castellano at verizon.net>
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> Hi Devin,
>
> My daughter had difficulty with this as well. I assume you mean the
> circular movement with his arms, right? For our daughter, we had to
> start with the components of the movement--teaching her the feeling
> of stretching her arms out straight--in any direction. I think she
> had to learn this feeling in her shoulders. So we practiced that a
> lot--arms straight up (like raising your hand), arms out to the side,
> arms forward, etc.
>
> We found adding resistance with one of those elastic physical therapy
> bands was helpful for developing a consciousness of the various
> muscle groups and sensations.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Carol
>
> Carol Castellano
> President, Parents of Blind Children-NJ
> Director of Programs
> National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
> 973-377-0976
> carol_castellano at verizon.net
> www.blindchildren.org
> www.nopbc.org
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> At 07:16 AM 6/16/2012, you wrote:
>> Hello everyone, I was hoping some of you might have some ideas on how to
>> teach swimming. My son was born blind and has some cognitive issues due
>> to seizures when he was very young. We are having one heck of a time
>> getting him to understand the circular motion concept. Any ideas would be
>> appreciated, we have taken him to swim class but they didn't know how to
>> help him either.
>> Thank you,
>> Devin Bewley
>> REALTOR, CDPE
>> Cherry Creek Properties LLC.
>> 720-227-7270
>> www.shortsalesinaurora.com<http://www.metrobrokersonline.com/agents/Devin.Bewley>
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> Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 08:32:03 -0700
> From: DrV <icdx at earthlink.net>
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> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Learning to swim
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> Hi Devin,
>
> I'll add to what Carol shared. We faced this as well with both are sons.
> Some kids need to physically be motored through the motions with LOTS of
> repetition to master the concept & needed develop the muscle motor memory.
> What to many may seem simple motion may need to be broken down into
> smaller component motions with lots of repetition. Once they get it, they
> may need periodic reminders or refreshers.
> In the water using 1 or 2 kick boards or a smaller Boogie Board to
> stabilize his trunk will allow him to focus more on the arm motions. It
> may be helpful to have more than 1 adult work with him to get the concept;
> 1 to focus on stabilizing the trunk to remove that as a distractor (that
> could be the parent) while the instructor works on arm motion.
> Using "dry runs" on land can also be useful - this is done even for
> beginnign sighted folks of all ages when teaching surfing. A bench (not
> attached to a picnic table) of appropriate width is nice. He could lay on
> the bench (kind of like a surfboard) with his head at or just over the
> front edge. This provides a stable body platform & then the arms are free
> on the side & in front to get the right motions.
> Adding resistance as Carol mention may also provide additional
> neuro-input.
> Instructors need to think outside the box. Talking with an Occupational or
> Physical Therapist may also be useful.
> As with anything else in life, some instructors are better than others.
> You may need to shop around a bit. None of the swim instructors my kids
> have had had previously worked with a blind child.
> Definitely stick with it. I firmly believe that very child, blind or
> sighted, should be taught swimming basics--at least to tread water and a
> basic stroke at a minimum--so that they are at least comfortable, in the
> water. Water experiences are so much fun - watermarks, the beach,
> canoeing, kayaking, surfing, paddle-boarding etc. Around here at the
> middle & high school a few weeks of gym class are spent in the pool.
> Comfort in the water is a social & safety issue.
> Best wishes,
> Eric
>
> On 6/16/12 7:17 AM, "Carol Castellano" <carol_castellano at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Devin,
>>
>> My daughter had difficulty with this as well. I assume you mean the
>> circular movement with his arms, right? For our daughter, we had to
>> start with the components of the movement--teaching her the feeling
>> of stretching her arms out straight--in any direction. I think she
>> had to learn this feeling in her shoulders. So we practiced that a
>> lot--arms straight up (like raising your hand), arms out to the side,
>> arms forward, etc.
>>
>> We found adding resistance with one of those elastic physical therapy
>> bands was helpful for developing a consciousness of the various
>> muscle groups and sensations.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Carol
>>
>> Carol Castellano
>> President, Parents of Blind Children-NJ
>> Director of Programs
>> National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
>> 973-377-0976
>> carol_castellano at verizon.net
>> www.blindchildren.org
>> www.nopbc.org
>>
>> At 07:16 AM 6/16/2012, you wrote:
>>> Hello everyone, I was hoping some of you might have some ideas on how to
>>> teach swimming. My son was born blind and has some cognitive issues due
>>> to seizures when he was very young. We are having one heck of a time
>>> getting him to understand the circular motion concept. Any ideas would be
>>> appreciated, we have taken him to swim class but they didn't know how to
>>> help him either.
>>> Thank you,
>>> Devin Bewley
>>> REALTOR, CDPE
>>> Cherry Creek Properties LLC.
>>> 720-227-7270
>>> www.shortsalesinaurora.com<http://www.metrobrokersonline.com/agents/Devin
>>> .Bewley>
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