up the game according to what type of sensory
input their child enjoys. It should be a relaxed and
pleasurable experience for both baby and caregiver.
As we all know, babies are considered helpless and often feel a lack of control. They do not
choose when or where to move, eat, or rest most
of the time. Parents try to aid in this by responding to babies' cues, but in the case of a baby with
a visual impairment, those cues can be confusing
and parents themselves can feel quite helpless
as well. Through early intervention and gentle
modeling of new ways to read and respond to
visually impaired infants' communication modes,
parents can begin to have a rich and fulfilling relationship with their delightfully different new babes.
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