[blindkid] Cane Travel for 4 year Old

[LESLEY FISCHER]

Debi,
 Kristy was the same way & she is just now starting to trust her cane & use
it to guide her. Before it was like it was a pain in the butt for her to
have to bring it but I still reminded her over & over to bring it & use it &
why she needed to learn to use it. If he feels that way like Kristy did then
what about doing what I did? When she threw it or used it to hit people or
slammed it into the glass door in the freezer section at wal-mart & ithe
cane was not taken away she had another privilege taken away like playing
computer, V-smile, watching cartoons for the day etc. I stuck to the
punishment & didn't give in & when she hit someone with her cane or slammed
it on the ground or busted the end off she had something taken away & she
was asked why & she had to explain why something got taken away. She caught
on. But all kids are different. If that does not work- & you have to stick
to it for a few months like I had to with Kristy- then maybe he is just not
ready for a cane & does not really understand its importance of it. If you
know he will need it then its worth the fight to get him to learn to use it
the right way.
Lesley

On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 2:18 PM, Meng, Debi <Meng at sccompanies.com> wrote:

>
> Lesley, thanks for the advice.
>
> Jonathan actually prefers not to have his cane, so I am not sure that
> would work.   Jonathan has light perception only but manages to get
> around very well.   He has had his cane for over a year, and in the
> beginning it slowed him down so he did not like it.    Changing to the
> ball tip helped, for a while :)
>
> He does get O&M once a week from a fantastic instructor.    We are at a
> loss as how to break this habit.      I think he wants us to take it
> away, and that is why he does it.    I don't think he has learned the
> benefit of having a cane.
>
> Debi
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of LESLEY FISCHER
> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 2:03 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Cane Travel for 4 year Old
>
> Hello Debi,
>  Yes my daughter did this & sometimes when she is mad she still does.
> When she was younger we took it away & told her her cane was not to be
> used that way & when she can use it the correct way she can have it
> back. Her school also follows this rule. It took time but she is alot
> better now.
> Lesley
>
> On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 1:58 PM, Meng, Debi <Meng at sccompanies.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi all,   I am frequent follower of the list.    I need advice.
> >
> > We are having a difficult time getting Jonathan to keep his cane on
> the
> > ground.   He constantly wants to pound it like a sledgehammer.   He
> > currently has a ball tip to encourage rolling the cane and that worked
> > for a while, but now we are back to pounding it again.     We have
> tried
> > praise, time outs, etc, all the normal consequences.   Nothing works.
> >
> > Has anyone had a similar issue and how did you resolve it?
> >
> > Debi, Grandmother of Jonathan, Age 4, ROP
> >
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