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Chapter 8
Teaching Everyday
Activities
Your child is young now, but someday he will be an adult. A child who
is blind or cannot see well can grow up to be a capable, contributing
member of your family and community. Like other children, he must
learn how to:
• take care of himself
• help with the family’s work
• be independent
• be well-behaved
Taking care of himself
Daily living skills include eating, dressing, using the toilet, and keeping
clean. A child who cannot see well needs to learn all these skills so
that he can take care of himself. As he grows up, if he can take care of
himself it will be much easier for him to go to school and earn a living.
It’s so much easier for
me to feed and dress
Ayoka. It’s going to take
such a long time to
teach her those things. I
don’t have time.
Yes, I know it seems
hard now, but think
of the time you’ll save
later. If Ayoka can dress
herself, you’ll have more
time to do all the other
things you have to do
every morning.
And think of how
proud you’ll be when
Ayoka can dress
herself. You don’t
want to be dressing
her still when she is a
big girl.
My mother, Fola,
is almost blind.
Maybe she can
tell you some
things that would
make it easier.