[stylist] Training blind children

[Judith Bron]

Lori is right.  Children are not born civilized.  That is what they need 
parents for.  I would think table manners, not talking with your mouth full 
of food, saying please and thank you, excuse me and listening to authority 
like parents or teachers.  Hey!  It's just like teaching sighted kids!  Sure 
there are differences.  All the thinings sighted people take for granted 
like seeing that person in the hall, seeing the other guy sitting in the 
chair and recognizing so and so when he comes into a room are things the 
sighted take for granted.  But the basic laws of civilization and 
interaction are the same.  A hard but rewarding job.  Judith
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <LoriStay at aol.com>
To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 12:00 AM
Subject: Re: [stylist] Training blind children


>
> In a message dated 10/23/08 11:05:45 PM, fowlers at syix.com writes:
>
>
>> How do you go about teaching social skills to
>> a blind child?
>>
>
> I expect it's a bit more direct than expecting him/her to notice visually.
> Such as stopping a child from rocking; teaching how to use a knife and 
> fork,
> etc.
>
> Social skills as interactions between children have to be taught to 
> sighted
> children too.   Children are not born civilized.
> Lori
>
>
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