[blparent] question

[Melissa Ann Riccobono]

Although it's great to read from something with a braille display, Michael
might be a little more interested in board books with pictures in them.  If
you read to him from these, then you won't have to worry about him pressing
buttons.  If you like reading him longer stories, you could either get
stories on CD from the library, get books from NLS, and/or record yourself
reading stories and then play them back for him.  You could also get him an
old computer keyboard so he has something he can push buttons on while
you're using your devices.
Just some thoughts.
Melissa

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Leslie Hamric
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2011 2:47 PM
To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: [blparent] question

Hi all.  Since Michael's more mobile, he likes to get into everything and I
used to be able to read to him from my Pac Mate without a problem.  Now,
he's constantly trying to push buttons on my Pac Mate or my laptop when I'm
using them.  I figured out how to lock the keyboard on my Pac Mate so he
won't screw anything up.  Is there an effective way to minimize or stop this
behavior?  One thing I've tried is this: when I'm reading and he comes up to
my Pac Mate, I stop reading and I turn my face in another direction so I'm
not looking in his direction.  When he leaves my Pac Mate alone and goes off
to play with something else, I start reading again.  I'm sure this is
probably a phase that we just have to get through so any help would be
greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

Leslie

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