[blparent] Hiding (was Introduction)

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Hi, Bob.  My daughter went through the stage where she tried to hide from 
me.  She's four and a half now, and I do think she did most of the hiding at 
about three.  What I did was to make a rule and stick by it, that if she hid 
from me, we quit what we were doing immediately.  If we were out, we went 
straight home.  I would make her sit on the stairs in time out.  Then, too, 
I put a box of Tic-Tacs in the pocket of her pants so I could hear her. 
Some others on this list have used bells on the clothes or squeaky shoes. 
But the main thing is, make hiding something that isn't worth doing.  Be 
very firm about it.  You might consider not playing hiding games till R.J. 
stops hiding from you when he isn't supposed to.  Oh, and teaching him to 
always answer when called is imperative as well.  Many sighted parents have 
commented on how valuable it is that my daughter will always answer when 
she's called, but we worked on it from the time she could talk.

Hope this helps and welcome to the list.

Jo Elizabeth

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may 
kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at 
evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
-----Original Message----- 
From: Robert Cole
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2012 6:38 AM
To: blparent at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [blparent] Introduction

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.