<div dir="ltr"><div>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.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Heather</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Stephanie Kieszak-Holloway <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:president@gopbc.org" target="_blank">president@gopbc.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><font face="Arial">Hello Heather,</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial">Thanks for being the first person to post to our
new list!</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial">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: <a href="http://www.pipsqueakers.com/" target="_blank">http://www.pipsqueakers.com/</a>. 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.
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<div><font face="Arial">Does Chase have a white cane yet? You can
order one for free from the NFB (<a href="http://www.nfb.org" target="_blank">www.nfb.org</a>). 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.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial">Do a search of the name Joe Cutter and read his
articles and/or buy his books. He has a ton of good advice.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial">Looking back, I think taking my daughter to classes
at Gymboree also helped motivate her to want to walk. </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial">Sorry my reply is choppy -- I was trying to get
things down as I thought of them!</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial">Good luck to you and please feel free to contact me
if I can be of help.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial">Happy New Year!</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial">Stephanie</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial">Stephanie Kieszak-Holloway<br>President, Georgia
Organization of Parents<br> of Blind Children<br>Board member,
National Organization of Parents<br> of Blind
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>Heather</div></div>
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