94 m o v e m e n t
To help your child learn to walk up and down stairs
To help your child walk
up stairs, encourage him
to stand up and hold onto
the rail and move one step
at a time. Later, teach him
how to go down the stairs
too.
Hold the rail,
Fernando, so
you won’t hurt
yourself.
To help your child use his arms for guidance
As your child gets older, he can learn to use his arms to guide and
protect himself while walking.
At home, he can use the back of his hand to follow
a wall, the edge of a table, or other objects.
This boy’s hand is
touching the wall for
guidance.
In other places he can hold one hand in front of his
face, with his palm facing away from his body. This
hand protects his face and head. He should hold his
other hand about waist high, to protect the rest of his
body.
When he falls, teach him to protect himself by
putting out his hands and bending his knees as he
falls. This will keep him from hurting his head.
Accidents will happen just as they
do to children who can see. But it is
important to let your child do things for
himself, to learn to be independent.
helping children who are blind