Therefore, they tend to resist change, and this includes changes in position. Many parents have told us that their visually impaired babies only enjoy lying on their backs. From the very beginning, then, it is important to introduce a wide range of movement activities to your visually impaired baby. Timing is important and an understanding of how your baby's muscles develop will help you know when your baby is physically ready to move in different ways. Visually impaired babies have the same potential to learn movements as sighted babies.
Vision is only one such system.
If we don't tune into these systems, delays usually occur in certain areas such as crawling and walking. Additionally, movement skills may become less fluid than sighted babies. It's important for you to provide additional help so that your baby strengthens the necessary muscles and develops his other senses in order to acquire the necessary self confidence and a good sense of balance to encourage more fluid movement skills. This booklet offers a variety of ways for you to promote your baby's movement development. The suggestions are meant to be guidelines and we hope that you will use them in ways that work best for you and your baby.