[Gopbc] HELP FOR THE CONFUSED

[heather campbell]

Hi Stephanie, thank you so much for the suggestions I ordered him a pair of
the pip squeak shoes (crossing fingers) as well as the cane (crossing
toes). Also my house is probably the loudest house on the block what with
all the toys they have, thanks again for the suggestions and remember I'm
open to learning everything there is to know about what lies ahead for my
son as well as any other. One more thing do you know where they offer
braille classes I want to learn.

Heather


On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Stephanie Kieszak-Holloway <
president at gopbc.org> wrote:

>  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
> www.gopbc.org
> Join the GOPBC group at www.Facebook.com
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>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* heather campbell <heather.campbell792 at gmail.com>
> *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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