[blindkid] Washington DC for 9yo

[H. Field]

Hi Tene,

Firstly, let your child know that they have a responsibility to bring 
things along to entertain themselves. It will be quite boring quite a 
bit of the time and your child needs to plan how they will amuse 
themselves.

Choose a backpak that will go everywhere, everyday. Then help your 
child select activities to take in the backpack. A couple of good 
braille books are my top suggestion. After that, perhaps a game of 
solitaire, a game of naughts and crosses and some 3-dimensional 
puzzles.
www.futureaids.com
has quite a few puzzles under $10. They also have several small 
devices/games that you use to practise making braille letters and 
words and/or sentences. Again, not expensive. Their shipping is also 
prompt. a note-book and some scissors to use in paper folding and 
cutting practice and experiments is also fun.

An MP3 player with some books to listen to. Perhaps you could borrow a 
kids quiz and/or puzzle or joke and riddle books from the braille 
library as well.

The main thing is that you and your child realise that their will be 
lots of time for a bored 9-year-old to use. Plan to take plenty of 
things to do to fill it up. Tell your child that it is their own fault 
if they get there and are bored for lack of bringing the right things 
to do.

Regards,

Heather Field----- Original Message ---- 
From: "Tene Gibson" <g_tene305 at yahoo.com>
To: "(for parents of blind children) NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List" 
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Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 1:12 PM
Subject: [blindkid] Washington DC for 9yo


Hello All,

Need tips on how to make DC (during inauguration) a pleasant trip for 
Na'im ( 9yo with ONA/light perception only). We will be doing tours, 
parade, and hopefully sitting on the mall listening to the 
inauguration. Any suggestions besides plenty of Tylenol or Motrin?

Tene



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