If you need to take a break or relax, go ahead. Once the child can do a skill, let him or her do it on his or her own even if it takes longer. If your child thinks you will help, he or she will stall long enough for you to do it. The child needs to know that he or she can do things and that his or her parents expect that of him or her. For example, if all of a sudden one day the baby starts to reach for food, stop what you are doing and turn the session into a finger-feeding activity.
Some parents feel that they can only work on one specific objective at a time.
They become very concerned with small tasks and forget to let the child be a child. Encourage parents to read normal baby-rearing books that focus on helping them see children progressing differently and the importance of letting the child be a child too, not always in a structured, educational climate. The child likes free time. too. Always look for ways to let the young child with vision impairment help with things that need to be done around the home. This can build the child's confidence and help to increase his or her mobility skills.