[blparent] toddler development question

[Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC Inc)]

Why are you so concerned she'll get or be behind? Even if she is, so
what. She's still a person and she's still your daughter. Don't loose
sight of her humanity and your ability to love her. So long as she's
happy, where she is on a continuum is irrellivant. 

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Veronica Smith
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 12:24 PM
To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] toddler development question

If you want to keep the puzzles put up then do so.  Take them out now
and
then and work on them yourself.  Puzzles are quite challenging for a
blind
parent, but not impossible.  Maybe if you are pondering over it, she
will
try them.  If you try and she is not interested, then put it away for
another time. V

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On
Behalf Of Nikki Fugett-Dobens
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 6:23 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] toddler development question

Thank you.  Mackenzie got a whole set of little musical instruments and
a 
guitar, and she loves them.  We're pretty sure she's musical.  The
problem 
with the puzzles is I like to kind of supervise it, because I don't want
to 
lose the pieces, so  I like to supervise it.  It makes them hard to
leave 
them out, I like to make it organized play.  Is that even possible with
a 
toddler? Her attention span is pretty short.  I'm just so afraid she'll
get 
behind somehow, but I don't want to have too high of expectations.
Thanks.
    Nikki
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kliph" <phantom3919 at yahoo.com>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 7:55 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] toddler develo npment question


> It's normal, just don't try and force it on her.  If you leave it
where 
> the
> rest of her toys are, or where she can find it, she will play with it
on 
> her
> own time.  My 2 year old is the same way, if it's not my lap top, or
her
> mom's blackberry, then she doesn't want anything to do with it.
Although
> she got ait makes them hard to leave out.  That's why I was trying to
kind

> of make it organized play.  Is that even possible with a toddler? Her 
> attention span is pretty short.  Thanks.

    Nikki     doll for Christmas that giggles all the time, and she
seems to
> like that.  But trust me, this behavior is normal.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On
> Behalf Of Nikki Fugett-Dobens
> Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 6:02 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: [blparent] toddler development question
>
> Hi group.  I hope you all had a good Christmas.
> I had a question about toddler development.  My 17 month old got some
> puzzles for Christmas.  They are for children who are a year and a
half 
> old.
> They are the ones with the big pieces so they're easy to handle for
her. 
> So
> far, Mackenzie has always been pretty advanced for her age, she learns
> pretty quickly.  However, I tried to interest her in putting together
a
> puzzle, and she didn't seem interested.  I took one piece out, and
asked 
> her
> to put it back, and she either tried to make the piece fit and
couldn't, 
> or
> she just wasn't interested.
> She isn't really interested in her shape sorter either.  I think she
has
> mastered the circle, but she doesn't want to play with the other
shapes. 
> Is
> this developmentally appropriate for her age? How can I get her
interested
> in these concepts and toys? Mackenzie likes to climb and run, and she 
> loves
> her musical toys, but honestly, other than that, she isn't really 
> interested
> in toys.  She would rather play with a cell phone or my computer.
Thanks
> for any advice you have, and I hope all of you have a happy new year.
>    Nikki
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