[blparent] How to tell when your child is smilingorlookingat something

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-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Dianna Alley
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 9:47 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] How to tell when your child is smilingorlookingat
something

I agree with the talking.  I have done that since Zianna came into the
world.  I always tell her what I am doing.  That is why she has learned the
word email at two.  I thought it was cute.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at msn.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 8:20 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] How to tell when your child is smilingorlookingat
something


> Hi.  I don't think there's too much to worry about.  I find myself 
> wishing that I could see my daughter, too, but as your baby gets 
> older, he'll definitely start interacting more with sounds and 
> wiggles, and you'll know what's going on.  And once he starts to talk, 
> believe me, there will be times you'll wish for quieter reactions!  
> The days of little to no verbal activity are short, and before long 
> your baby will be moving and grabbing for what he likes and pushing or
throwing away what he doesn't want.
>
> I would suggest concentrating on how your baby moves when you hold him. 
> You'll be able to tell a lot just from the movements--a happy wiggle 
> versus an exasperated one, and the happy wiggles are awesome.  Also, 
> it's never too early to start talking to your baby.  Name objects, 
> tell him what you're doing, even if he doesn't understand.  He'll get 
> used to he words, and soon, at least soon in the grand scheme of 
> things, he'll start to know what they mean.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself--nameless, unreasoning, 
> unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat 
> into advance."--Franklin D. Roosevelt
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "jill" <jillbilly4 at comcast.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 3:59 PM
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] How to tell when your child is smiling
> orlookingatsomething> I very much agree with your statements.  I went
> through a hard time right
>> after my little Olivia was born last July 21.  I wanted to see her 
>> face so bad.  I was able to see the faces of my boys, but my rp is 
>> such now that I can't see anything but light and shadows.  I think a 
>> lot of it was baby blues, but I learned to be happy that my little 
>> girl was happy and healthy.
>> I too get visual descriptions from my husband and boys and that is 
>> really nice.  I sort of picture the expressions in my mind and enjoy 
>> them that way.
>> I suppose there are always things that we as blind people would like 
>> to see, but we learn to enjoy things from a different perspective.
>> ----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org 
>> [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Chad Allen
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 2:14 PM
>> To: rovadia82 at gmail.com; 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] How to tell when your child is smiling or 
>> lookingat something
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Not at all silly.
>>
>> I ask all the same questions too. I get a lot of feedback from 
>> sighted folks which I like but there are other signals I get from my 
>> son, Harrison.
>>
>> First, of course, cries. He's very good at telling me when he does 
>> not like something. That could be a myriad of things like hunger, 
>> tired, diaper change, etc.
>>
>> but what about the more subtle things like smiling? I find that I can 
>> get Harrison to make a sound pretty easily when he is happy. I get a 
>> coo or a giggle or just a high pitched yea at times that tells me he 
>> is enjoying something. Then, I investigate. Sometimes it's a toy or 
>> something I'm doing.
>> other times we play by making silly sounds or faces and sometimes we 
>> wrestle baby style where I just let him crawl all over me.
>>
>> We bounce and I get happy and not so happy sounds out of him at times 
>> depending on his mood. Sometimes if I hear nothing for awhile, it 
>> means he fell asleep. One time he fell asleep in his jumper sitting 
>> up which was great fun. But even his breathing can give me a clue to 
>> his mood or interest too.
>>
>> Since I can't see him, I need to get creative in experiencing other 
>> things with him. It bums me out that I can't see his peaceful sleep 
>> like others or some of his silly faces but there are so many other 
>> wonderful elements to our interactions that few understand so I 
>> consider that to be the trade off.
>>
>>
>> I think the most important part is to enjoy every bit and not to 
>> dwell too much on the struggles. We do so much together and if I 
>> can't see something he does, it's OK because we are buds. I know he 
>> won't care when he's older because we will be friends and I'll play 
>> games and be a part of his life in a unique way. Love is what matters 
>> most.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org 
>> [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ronit Ovadia 
>> Mazzoni
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 10:40 AM
>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: [blparent] How to tell when your child is smiling or looking 
>> at something
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>> I have kind of a silly question but I hope someone can help. My two 
>> month old is definitely interested in being interactive some of the 
>> time during the day and when I am alone with him, I find it hard to 
>> know when he is smiling or looking at something. I have rattles and 
>> toys and I make faces at him but he's not really making a whole lot 
>> of sounds to let me know he is happy or interested. When my sighted 
>> husband is around or my mom is around, they tell me when he is 
>> smiling or when he is looking at me or a toy, but I find it 
>> frustrating that when I am alone, I don't feel like I know how to 
>> effectively interact with him. Any tips on this, or is this something 
>> silly to be worried about?
>> Thanks.
>> Ronit
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