[blparent] Re-Introducing Myself
Elizabeth Cooks
elizabethcooks at comcast.net
Tue Oct 27 17:55:05 UTC 2009
There are all kinds of toys that do things like that. also, my daughter
used to watch sesame street all the time.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colleen Kozubowski" <colleenkoz at yahoo.com>
To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 10:17 AM
Subject: [blparent] Re-Introducing Myself
Hi Everyone,
My name is Colleen and I'm a blind mom from Chicago. I was on this list
awhile back when I was pregnant and trying to plan. Then I fell off for
awhile. Now I hope to be back to stay. My daughter Claire is 18 months old
and her vision is normal, as is my husband's. My blindness is caused by LCA.
I hope to get advice from parents whose kids are older than mine and I'm
happy to offer 18 months worth of advice to those of you with babies. One
recommendation I definitely wanted to put out there is a company called Itzy
Bitzy. For those of you who have not heard of them, this is a company which
sells squeaky shoes for children.
These shoes have been a godsend for me since my daughter started walking.
They have little squeakers built into the heels that sound like dog toys.
They are a fantastic tracking device for busy toddlers. Claire has three
pairs and she wears them all the time. It's a perfect way for me to know
where she is and what she's up to at all times. Plus the shoes are really
cute - my husband has described them to me and people always comment on how
adorable they are.
The company was started by a woman who has a special needs child, so part of
the proceeds from the shoes go to help several foundations for children. You
can see the whole selection of shoes at www.itzybitzy.com.
I do have a question for the list. My daughter is getting to the point where
I need to start teaching her basic recognizable things. Letters, numbers,
animals, colors, shapes, etc. But I'm not sure how to do it. All of these
appear in her children's books, but those are pretty inaccessible to me. Any
suggestions?
Best,
Colleen
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