Chapter 10: Movement............................................................................................. 89
Activities to help your
baby move by himself............................... 90
Helping your child learn to stand............. 92
Hand and finger skills............................... 98
Chapter 11: Helping Your Child Know Where She Is (Orientation).................. 101
How a child learns
to know where she is............................... 102
Sight......................................................... 105
Hearing.................................................... 106
Touch and feeling.................................... 108
Smell........................................................ 110
Other orientation skills............................ 111
How the community can help................ 114
Chapter 12: Preventing Sexual Abuse.................................................................. 115
Some facts about sexual abuse............... 116
Preventing sexual abuse......................... 119
Sexual abuse has lasting effects.............. 117
Why is my child at
risk for sexual abuse?.............................. 118
How can I know if my
child has been sexually abused?............. 123
To make all the children
in the community safer........................... 124
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Chapter 13: Becoming Part of the Community................................................... 125
How community members can help....... 126
How other children can help................... 127
Community projects................................ 132
Playground suggestions........................... 134
Chapter 14: Getting Ready for Child-care and School......................................... 135
Preparing for child-care and school........ 135
Preparing the school for your child......... 137
Preparing to read and write.................... 138
Learning to read and write Braille.......... 139
School is important for all children........ 140
Chapter 15: Support for Parents and Caregivers................................................. 141
When you first learn
your child cannot see well....................... 142
Managing the stress of caregiving.......... 144
Be realistic................................................ 144
The power of parents
working together..................................... 147
Chapter 16: Why Children Lose Their Vision and What We Can Do................ 155
Causes of blindness
and eye problems.................................... 156
Traditional beliefs and eye medicines..... 165
Other ways to prevent blindness............. 166
How can people work together
to prevent blindness?............................... 167
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Chapter 17: As Your Child Gets Older................................................................... 169
When your child realizes he is blind....... 169
Helping your child with his feelings....... 170
Balancing dependence
and independence................................... 172
Continuing to solve problems................. 173
Thinking about the future....................... 174
Using your experience to help others...... 174
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Appendix A: Child Development Charts............................................................... 176
Appendix B: Toys You Can Make.......................................................................... 184
Where to Get More Information............................................................................ 188
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