[Nfb-krafters-korner] Looking around

[Dick Carlson]

Thanks everyone,

My nephew is going on seven years old.  He's a smart kid.  He reads Braille 
and has even begun learning to type.
I can't be too hard on my sister, as she tries and she means well.
He's going to do well in school, but luckily because he's only six, he can 
still begin to develop more at his appropriate age level.

All of these ideas are great so far.  I've begun taking him with me to 
things, and we play and such.  I can't say I'm much into sports, so I can't 
always help him out with that, but there are  plenty of things we can do.

I'm thinking that once we start having some fun together, he'll get into it. 
He's not opposed to trying things...just leery about getting started.

DC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dick Carlson" <dick.carlson0428 at earthlink.net>
To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 11:28 PM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Looking around


> Hello everyone,
>
> I'm Dick and found out about this list through a teacher who works with 
> blind kids.  I hope this list is for everyone, including sighted folks.
>
> I am helping to raise my little nephew, and he's a totally blind kid who 
> is perhaps a tad socially delayed for his age.  I mainly try to spend a 
> lot of time with him and wanted to see how much he and I could do together 
> to stimulate him a bit.  He has been very over-protected by his mom, who 
> means very well but sometimes doesn't know whether or not to let him do 
> things on his own.
> I realize most guys don't really get into crafts, but I think working with 
> your hands can be fun and I have no problem with it.
> I hope there are other guys on this list to share with as well.
>
> One of the things my little nephew is not used to doing or maybe doesn't 
> like doing is to do a lot of exploring with his hands.  He's not been 
> encouraged.  In addition, he doesn't really like getting his hands dirty 
> or into things, because he's always been taught to sit still and stay 
> clean and all that stuff that most children don't do!
> I'd love to expose him to this sort of thing and perhaps get into things 
> where it will be inevitable for us to put our hands in things and get a 
> little messy.
>
> Is this out of the ordinary for blind kids, and am I doing the right thing 
> by wanting to work with him and play doing things with him?  Is this a 
> good list for good crafts and such?
>
> I'd love feedback and ideas.
>
> Dick Carlson
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