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Cooking up Independence with a Child who is Visually Impaired

A cutting board with three different size beginning knife set.

As preschoolers become more independent, it’s an exciting time to introduce them to food preparation and meal routines. These hands-on activities help build independence, foster creativity, and teach essential skills they will use for a lifetime. Whether you’re guiding your child who is blind or low vision in preparing simple snacks or involving them in […]

Zipping, Snapping, and Fastening—Lots to Learn About Dressing

By the time children are three, they can usually put on pants with elastic waists and pull on a shirt or sweater. But doing zippers, snaps, buttons, and ties might be hard for them. This is true for all young children. Children this age want to do things themselves, but sometimes they can’t yet. That […]

Motor Skills Development for your Child with Blindness or Low Vision

A toddler feet in pink shoes on the ground as they are sitting on a step.

Balance and Trunk Control Balance is a child’s ability to hold his body parts upright. It is part of running, jumping, standing on one leg, bicycling, and ball throwing. As with all motor development, balance develops from head to toe; your child won’t be able to sit until they have head and trunk balance or […]

Building Knowledge in Infants and Toddlers Who are Blind or Low Vision

Back view of baby girl in pink with pony tails, waving her hand sitting in sandy beach.

Your child begins life without an understanding of the world around them. Sighted children learn to make sense of their world by observing daily occurrences. Your child will learn to make sense of the world by gathering information using any vision they may have. They will learn by interacting with the world—physically exploring objects and […]

What’s Different About the Way Children with Blindness or Low Vision Learn?

A toddler boy reading a book and feeling braille while sitting on his mom's lap near a book case.

Parents whose child has blindness or low vision may wonder what effect impaired vision will have on their child. There is no single answer that applies to all children. Your child’s specific visual condition, the presence of any other disabilities, their personality and temperament, plus many other factors, will all influence how your child reacts […]