[blindkid] Dealing with selfish behavior

[oandemom . via blindkid]

Oooh, I know just the church thrift store where she can do that!  :)

Thanks for the tip!

Traci


On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 5:46 PM, Marianne Denning <marianne at denningweb.com>
wrote:

> I had a blind student and her Mom took her to fold and hang clothes at
> a church where people can go to get clothing when they need this help.
>  It accomplished two things.  The student learned to fold and hang
> clothes very well and she learned to give back.  I tell all of my
> students that we need to move beyond independence to interdependence.
> It is important that blind people give back as well as receive.
>
> On 6/1/14, oandemom . via blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> > Hello!  I have a daughter, 9 and VI, who tends to be bossy and selfish.
>  I
> > feel I have to watch her interact with other children b/c she has a
> strong
> > personality and she wants to control what is being played.  I do my best
> on
> > this front.   Lately she has been very selfish, unless it is something
> that
> > benefits her, she isn't interested (you would think she is a teenager!) -
> > its very frustrating.  We talk about how she isn't allowed to disrupt our
> > family with her behavior (I do have some guidance from a special behavior
> > preschool that she attended but I'm going off what I remember back then,
> > but she attended mostly due to her social skills) - that she has to be a
> > helpful part of this family and do as she is told, etc.  Today, I have
> been
> > reduced to making her write something 100 times because I just don't know
> > what to do with her anymore.
> >
> > I am trying to find some volunteer opportunities to have her give of her
> > time to help others and to think of others, but I know she will think it
> is
> > fun, b/c she is "working"  - she loves to work.  She may like it for 5
> min
> > and then be done, so it may actually work out okay, but I need to try it.
> > I thought of soup kitchens, but she won't get that visual effect that is
> > what I'm really looking for to make her have an appreciation of what she
> > does have.
> >
> > I don't really think taking things away from her will work, b/c she
> doesn't
> > even know half the stuff in her room, she is so out of sight, out of
> mind.
> >
> > Does anyone know of any volunteer activities that they have done or seen
> > that a 9 year could be included in and really get something out of it.
>  We
> > talk all the time about how there are many kids who don't have what she
> > has, etc etc, but it just doesn't click with her, as I'm sure it doesn't
> > for many kids her age.
> >
> > I would appreciate ANY suggestions!!!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Traci
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> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
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