[Gopbc] HELP FOR THE CONFUSED

Tue Dec 31 15:44:54 UTC 2013

Hello Heather,
Thanks for being the first person to post to our new list!
Does Chase receive services from a physical therapist? That would be my first suggestion. One thing that helped get my daughter walking was Pip Squeaker shoes: http://www.pipsqueakers.com/. She liked the sound they made when she stomped her feet so that motivated her to want to be upright and walking.  Does he have any push toys that he can stand behind? For example, my daughter liked to push a toy grocery cart.  
Does Chase have a white cane yet?  You can order one for free from the NFB (www.nfb.org).  And he is not too young to have one! You want to order one that is approximately the length from the floor to his nose.  Let him hold it and swing it around. It will show him that the world extends beyond his reach. He needs to have a reason to WANT to walk.  Try putting interesting sounding toys beyond his reach.
Do a search of the name Joe Cutter and read his articles and/or buy his books. He has a ton of good advice.
Looking back, I think taking my daughter to classes at Gymboree also helped motivate her to want to walk.  
Sorry my reply is choppy -- I was trying to get things down as I thought of them!
Good luck to you and please feel free to contact me if I can be of help.
Happy New Year!
Stephanie

Stephanie Kieszak-Holloway
President, Georgia Organization of Parents
   of Blind Children
Board member, National Organization of Parents
   of Blind Children
404-371-1000, ext 31
president at gopbc.org
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: heather campbell 
  To: gopbc at nfbnet.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 8:50 AM
  Subject: [Gopbc] HELP FOR THE CONFUSED

  Good morning, I am the proud mother of three BEAUTIFUL children one of which is blind. My son Chase is 23 months old and spent his first month and a half in the NICU where he was first initially diagnosed, here is where I'm confused he's not walking yet and only started crawling at 18 months am I the only parent who is dealing with this? (by the way Chase's twin sister is running ALL over the place). Please share thoughts.

  Heather

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