[blparent] visual stimulation and eye contact with babies

[Lisamaria Martinez]

Bernadetta,

Your baby is getting plenty of eye contact when you play peekaboo and
other games with him. He's still very young and doesn't have great
vision yet and probably can't focus on objects too well. Just use lots
of brightly colored toys to dangle in front of him or take him for a
walk outside so he can see all the pretty things outside.

I could be wrong, but I feel that it isn't so much the direct eye
contact that is important, but it is the focusing that is important
and that comes with age.

LM

On 5/11/12, Bernadetta Pracon <bernadetta_pracon at samobile.net> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> This has been in the back of my mind for weeks now, and I'm wondering
> what input you all have to offer.
> As you may remember, I'm a first-time mother of a baby boy who is two
> months old now. Both my partner and I are totally blind, and our son,
> as far as we know, is regularly sighted. Since we're the ones who spend
> the most time with him, I'm wondering how we can ensure that we are
> engaging him with enough visual stimulation. I don't mean playing silly
> games like peek-a-boo or making silly faces, etc. We're totally
> comfortable with that.  My concern is the lack of eye contact. I've
> read that eye contact is an integral part of an infant's development,
> and he gets that when his grandma and aunties are over, but he spends
> much more time with us as I mentioned. How have the rest of you dealt
> with that sort of thing--I'm mostly addressing people who are totally
> blind, but everyone is welcome to input their thoughts.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Bernadetta
>
>
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