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==Table of Contents==
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Introductory Material|Introductory Material]]
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 <li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind: Copyright Information|Copyright Information]] </li>
  <li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind: Credits|Credits]]</li>
  <li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind: Thanks|Thanks]]</li>
   <li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind: Thanks - Digital Edition|Thanks - Digital Edition]]</li>
  <li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:About this Book|About this Book]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:How to Use the HealthWiki|How to Use the HealthWiki]]</li>
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 1: How Can I Help My Child?|Chapter 1: How Can I Help My Child?]]
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:How children develop|How children develop]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:How vision problems affect development|How vision problems affect development]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:How you can help|How you can help]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:What about my child’s future?|What about my child’s future?]]</li>
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 2: Getting Started|Chapter 2: Getting Started]]
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 2: Getting Started#How can this book help?|How can this book help?]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Which activities should I do first?|Which activities should I do first?]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:How can I fit these activities into my family’s daily life?|How can I fit these activities into my family’s daily life?]]</li>
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 3: General Guidelines for Learning Activities|Chapter 3: General Guidelines for Learning Activities]]
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 3: General Guidelines for Learning Activities#You are the expert about your child|You are the expert about your child]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 3: General Guidelines for Learning Activities#Let your child take the lead|Let your child take the lead]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 3: General Guidelines for Learning Activities#Adapt activities for your child|Adapt activities for your child]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 3: General Guidelines for Learning Activities#First, try activities yourself|First, try activities yourself]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 3: General Guidelines for Learning Activities#Work from behind your child|Work from behind your child]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 3: General Guidelines for Learning Activities#Be consistent|Be consistent]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 3: General Guidelines for Learning Activities#Allow your child enough time|Allow your child enough time]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 3: General Guidelines for Learning Activities#Let your child know how he is doing|Let your child know how he is doing]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 3: General Guidelines for Learning Activities#Let your child know what is happening around him|Let your child know what is happening around him]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 3: General Guidelines for Learning Activities#Remember how children learn|Remember how children learn]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 3: General Guidelines for Learning Activities#Encourage your child to be independent|Encourage your child to be independent]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 3: General Guidelines for Learning Activities#Make the best use of your child’s remaining sight|Make the best use of your child’s remaining sight]]</li>
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 4: Finding Out What Your Child Can See|Chapter 4: Finding Out What Your Child Can See]]
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Is my child totally blind, or can she see a little?|Is my child totally blind, or can she see a little?]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:What does my child see?|What does my child see?]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Helping your child use the sight she has|Helping your child use the sight she has]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Helping your child use the sight she has#Will my child’s sight get worse?|Will my child’s sight get worse?]]</li>
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 5: Activities for the Young Baby (Birth to 6 Months)|Chapter 5: Activities for the Young Baby (Birth to 6 Months)]]
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Birth to 3 months old|Birth to 3 months old]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:4 to 6 months old|4 to 6 months old]]</li>
</ul>
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 6: Communication|Chapter 6: Communication]]
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:How vision problems affect communication|How vision problems affect communication]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Talking to your child is very important|Talking to your child is very important]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Communicating before your child can talk|Communicating before your child can talk]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Preparing to talk|Preparing to talk]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:When your child begins to talk|When your child begins to talk]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Common problems when learning to talk|Common problems when learning to talk]]</li>
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 7: Thinking Skills|Chapter 7: Thinking Skills]]
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Understanding objects|Understanding objects]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Doing the same things others do (imitation)|Doing the same things others do (imitation)]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Understanding why things happen (cause and effect)|Understanding why things happen (cause and effect)]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Solving problems|Solving problems]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Matching and sorting objects|Matching and sorting objects]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Counting|Counting]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Increasing your child’s thinking skills|Increasing your child’s thinking skills]]</li>
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 8: Teaching Everyday Activities|Chapter 8: Teaching Everyday Activities]]
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 8: Teaching Everyday Activities#Taking care of himself|Taking care of himself]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Helping with your family’s work|Helping with your family’s work]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Being independent|Being independent]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Being independent#Being well-behaved|Being well-behaved]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Eating|Eating]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Dressing|Dressing]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Using the toilet or latrine (toilet training)|Using the toilet or latrine (toilet training)]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Keeping clean|Keeping clean]]</li>
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 9: Safety|Chapter 9: Safety]]</li>


<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 10: Movement|Chapter 10: Movement]]
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Activities to help your child learn to sit and crawl|Activities to help your child learn to sit and crawl]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Activities to help your child learn to stand and walk|Activities to help your child learn to stand and walk]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Activities to help your child learn many kinds of movement|Activities to help your child learn many kinds of movement]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Hand and finger skills|Hand and finger skills]]</li>
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 11: Helping Your Child Know Where She Is (Orientation)|Chapter 11: Helping Your Child Know Where She Is (Orientation)]]
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:How a child learns to know where she is|How a child learns to know where she is]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Sight|Sight]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Hearing|Hearing]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Touch and feeling|Touch and feeling]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Smell|Smell]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Other orientation skills|Other orientation skills]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:How the community can help|How the community can help]]</li>
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 12: Preventing Sexual Abuse|Chapter 12: Preventing Sexual Abuse]]
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Some facts about sexual abuse|Some facts about sexual abuse]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Sexual abuse has lasting effects|Sexual abuse has lasting effects]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Why is my child at risk for sexual abuse?|Why is my child at risk for sexual abuse?]]
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Preventing sexual abuse|Preventing sexual abuse]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:How can I know if my child has been abused?|How can I know if my child has been abused?]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:If your child has been sexually abused|If your child has been sexually abused]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:To make all children in the community safer|To make all children in the community safer]]</li>
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 13: Becoming Part of the Community|Chapter 13: Becoming Part of the Community]]
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:How community members can help|How community members can help]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:How other children can help|How other children can help]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Community projects|Community projects]]</li>
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 14: Getting Ready for Child-care and School|Chapter 14: Getting Ready for Child-care and School]]
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 14: Getting Ready for Child-care and School#Helping your child prepare for child-care and school|Helping your child prepare for child-care and school]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Helping the school get ready for your child|Helping the school get ready for your child]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Preparing to read and write|Preparing to read and write]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Learning to read and write Braille|Learning to read and write Braille]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:School is important for all children|School is important for all children]]</li>
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 15: Support for Parents and Caregivers|Chapter 15: Support for Parents and Caregivers]]
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:When you first learn your child cannot see well|When you first learn your child cannot see well]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Managing the stress of caregiving|Managing the stress of caregiving]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:The power of parents working together|The power of parents working together]]</li>
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 16: Why Children Lose Their Vision and What We Can Do|Chapter 16: Why Children Lose Their Vision and What We Can Do]]
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Why did Kesi lose her sight?|Why did Kesi lose her sight?]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Why did Kesi lose her sight?#Causes of blindness and eye problems|Causes of blindness and eye problems]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Traditional beliefs and eye medicines|Traditional beliefs and eye medicines]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Other ways to prevent blindness|Other ways to prevent blindness]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:How can people work together to prevent blindness?|How can people work together to prevent blindness?]]</li>
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter 17: As Your Child Gets Older|Chapter 17: As Your Child Gets Older]]
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Chapter_17:_As_Your_Child_Gets_Older#When your child realizes he is blind|When your child realizes he is blind]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Helping your child with his feelings|Helping your child with his feelings]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Balancing dependence and independence|Balancing dependence and independence]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Continuing to solve problems|Continuing to solve problems]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Thinking about the future|Thinking about the future]]</li>
<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Using your experience to help others|Using your experience to help others]]</li>
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Appendix A: Child Development Charts|Appendix A: Child Development Charts]]
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Appendix A: Child Development Charts#How to use these child development charts|How to use these child development charts]]</li>
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<li>[[Helping Children Who Are Blind:Appendix B: Toys You Can Make|Appendix B: Toys You Can Make]]
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<li>[[Other_Resources:People_with_Disabilities#Blindness|Where to Get More Information]]
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