[blparent] New Member Intro

[Allison]

Hi Rhonda,

Welcome to the list.  It's nice to hear from a stepparent.  I just recently
joined the list because my boyfriend has a 7-year-old.  This gives me a 
quite different experience from a lot of parents on here so I'll be glad to 
learn
from you and others like you.  Many of us didn't get 9 months prep for our
kids and
didn't get to live the first several years of our child's life with them.
All of a sudden, I have a second-grader, and while I love it, it's different
than having a child that I prepped for.  I don't get to establish
blindness-specific rules like hand-holding and coming when called because I
am the third parent and because   the little guy has had nearly 8 years of
sighted supervision.  So I do what I can, a little bit at a time, every day.
And it's been going well so far... thankfully!  But I read a lot of the
posts on here and know that my experience is so different from most parents 
who write, so it's great to hear from others like me. So thank you for 
joining, and I can't wait to learn from you. *smile*.

Allison

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rhonda Scott" <earthmagic7 at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 1:05 PM
Subject: [blparent] New Member Intro


> Hello all,
>
> I just joined the list and wanted to introduce myself.
>
> My husband and I live in Kalamazoo, MI. We are both totally blind, and
> have custody of his son Deven. Deven is sighted, and I'm looking for other
> parents who can share experiences with raising a sighted child, and help
> me to learn to be the best mom I can be.
>
> Deven also has ADHD and some emotional challenges, so I want to try to
> develop my own coping mechanisms, as well as help him learn and grow.
> Deven is in a special Ed setting of sorts, and is nearly ready to move out
> of that setting into general classes. One of the things I would like to do
> is begin reading with him. At this time he has no homework, and I think it
> would be a good idea if we started working together on different subjects
> at home so he can accept the idea of one day being expected to have and do
> homework once he is in a regular classroom setting.
>
> So I will be looking for input on how best to work with him on things like
> times tables and reading along with him. I realize some of this is quite
> obvious, but parenting is new to me, and I confess I'm looking for
> reassurance and support.
>
> Looking forward to being part of the list.
>
> Rhonda
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