[blparent] Teaching 14 month old baby to come to me

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

I would suggest, at fourteen months, making a game out of calling your 
daughter's name while she is very close to you.  Give her lots of hugs or 
tickles, or whatever she enjoys, when she comes to you, and praise her up 
verbally.  Don't make a big deal at this stage of the game if she doesn't 
come.  Work up to calling her from further away.  Make responding to her 
name and coming to you a very positive experience.  You can work on 
consequences for not coming or not answering later, when your daughter is 
verbal and when her thinking is more developed.  But right now--forgive me 
for the comparison--it's almost like training a puppy.  You want your 
daughter to make a positive connection with hearing her name and coming to 
you, and have that connection reinforced over and over again.

Jo Elizabeth

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-----Original Message----- 
From: Tara Briggs via blparent
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 7:22 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Cc: Tara Briggs
Subject: [blparent] Teaching 14 month old baby to come to me

Dear all!
My baby daughter is now 14 months old. I would love some advice on how to 
teach her to come to me.
What have you guys done that has worked well? Any mistakes I should avoid?

Thanks!
Tara

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