[blparent] Introduction

Sat Sep 22 15:52:35 UTC 2012

Hello Bob,

Thanks for sharing about your darling boys.  It sounds like you've got a
very smart and observant little toddler on your hands and we will love to
aid you in any ways possible to help-out with those issues you mentioned.
Even my almost 2 year old Dawson has learned already that I can't see like
daddy can and he's taken advantage of this at times by hiding on me or not
coming back when called.  I've shown him that when you don't come back to
mommy when called then the fun must end and he has to stop playing and
either stay with me for a while or have a short time-out in his bedroom with
the door closed.  At his age the time-outs only last a minute or two at
most.  This is much easier said than done as you well know and sometimes I
just have to assess Dawson's mood because a time-out or removal from the
play wouldn't be productive for him because he's not trying to be a stinker
but rather just overly stimulated with his friends and not listening as well
as normal.  In these situations I like to just stop him in his place and get
down onto his level to quickly and quietly tell him that he needs to listen
to mommy and come when called or he's not going to be able and play.  This
works very well most of the time.

Take care and hope Atom's skin clears-up very soon.  That's no fun.

Erin

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Robert Cole
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2012 5:38 AM
To: blparent at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [blparent] Introduction

Hello, Erin.

Concerning my kids:

My three-year-old is a very energetic little boy. He is very loving and has
a good heart. He is also at a stage where he is very explorative and he does
not typically do as he is asked to (e.g. stop when he is asked to, pick up
toys from the floor, etc). He has gotten a lot better about this over the
past few months, though. His name is Robert but he has always been referred
to by his nitials: R.J.

R.J.'s younger brother Adam (now six months old) is a very loving and
affectionate boy. He is now at the stage where he is nearly ready to crawl.
He is, for the most part, able to sit up on his own.

Both of my boys are very observant. Neither of them have any visual
disabilities. They are both perfectly healthy and very happy boys, although
we have been dealing with a bad case of dry eczema with Adam for the past
month or so. We have been treating his skin with a prescribed lotion.

I will save this for another thread, but one concern which I have had is
that R.J. seems to be fully aware of my blindness. It seems that he knows
that I cannot see him, and he knows how to not be found if I am looking for
him. He is a very smart little boy, and I want to teach him that it is not
good to hide unless we are playing. I actually received some very helpful
tips about this particular situation earlier this week. As I stated, though,
I will save this for another thread.

If there is anything else which you would like to know about my kids, please
feel free to ask.

Thank you for the kind welcome, Erin.

Take care.
On 09/22/2012 05:07 AM, Erin Rumer
> Hello Bob,
>
> I'd like to warmly welcome you to this list.  I think that you'll find 
> many helpful tips on this list and support for any of those many 
> stages of parenting.  Please feel free to ask whatever is on your mind 
> related to blind parenting and we look forward to getting to know you 
> more through the list.  Six months and 3 years are really fun ages.  
> Please share more about your munchkins when you get a second.  It's 
> not only nice to have a new person on this list but especially a new 
> man since daddy's perspective is so valuable and important for getting the
full spectrum of thoughts and ideas.
>
> My name is Erin and my husband David and I live in San Diego with our 
> nearly
> 23 month-old son Dawson.  I am also a guide dog user of a male black 
> Labrador named Provo.  My husband David works for the VA as a Blind 
> Rehabilitation Outpatient Specialist and I am now a happy stay at home 
> mom with some private dog training on the side.
>
> Welcome again and we look forward to getting to know you more.
>
> Erin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of Robert Cole
> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 11:42 PM
> To: BlParent
> Subject: [blparent] Introduction
>
> Hello, everyone.
>
> My name is Robert Cole; please feel free to simply call me Bob. I was 
> informed about this mailing list earlier today and so I immediately 
> joined as I really needed to find people who I could relate to.
>
> I am a 28-year-old blind father of two precious little boys aged six 
> months and three years. I love my boys dearly, and I want to be the 
> best father that I can be to them. My eye condition is called 
> microphthalmia; this basically means that I have small eyeballs. I 
> have absolutely no sight in my left eye and a very small amount of sight
(20/2000) in my right eye.
>
> Thanks for providing this list. I sincerely look forward to the advice 
> and tips which I know I will find here, and I hope that I can be of 
> help to others as well.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Bob
>
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