[Ohio-talk] Working with Families

[Cheryl Fields]

Yes, this is so very true. Children need to have positive
reinforcement and know that they are valuable. Good for you Colleen,
keep up the good work and you are a role model for parents everywhere.
It is important to be and I stress be, a role model, live the
philosophy!
Blessings,
Cheryl Fields

On 3/28/13, COLLEEN ROTH <n8tnv at att.net> wrote:
> Hello,
> I just wanted to comment on working with families whether the children are
> blind or have some other disability.
> I think it is important for us to be welcoming and have a sincere interest
> in the child and family.
> We can always find something positive to say about a child when we meet
> them.
> I recall a teacher who had a child in her class who had no Personal care
> skills. The little girl was profoundly deaf, legally blind, had Cerebral
> Palsy, Mental Retardation and a seizure disorder.
> The teacher said that she always came to school very neat and clean. It was
> obvious that she was a loved and valued member of her family.
> She never met any goals in that year but the teacher found something nice to
> say.
> A little girl I encountered had not one positive thing said about her. She
> was in Foster Care and I was the Surrogate Parent for her IEP.
> I stated that no one had said anything positive about her. I said that she
> was very friendly and outgoing. That was true and would have been something
> nice to say.
> Last year at the Convention I met three adorable children. I told their
> parents who pleased I was to meet them and how adorable they were.
> I answered by giving information on where to get materials and encouraged
> them to seek out other parents of blind children.
> One little girl was not blind but had significant medical issues. I talked
> to her and gave her a hug with her father's permission.
> The point is that we can be loving and supportive without watering things
> down.
> Let's reach out to families with love and concern but let's not water down
> our philosophy and writing to do it.
> For those of you who do not know this: I am the mother of three girs who
> were Multi-handicapped.
> All of them are with God. Two of my daughters were legally blind; all of
> them were Mentally Retarded, 2 had Cerebral Palsy, three had seizures, two
> had significant medical Issues, and one had Down Syndrome. Two of them were
> adopted.
> Colleen Roth
>
>
>
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