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Dealing With Unwanted Help as a Blind Parent of Blind Children

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One of the most vexing aspects of raising children is the struggle between two opposing desires. On one hand, we want our children to be independent, so they will grow up to be mature, confident adults and because let’s face it, we want an end to the rear wiping, feeding, dressing, and bathing of those little persons as soon as is possible!

But while we are yearning for them to become self-sufficient, the process of getting there can be exhausting. Sometimes, it’s just so much easier to do the task for them, rather than dealing with the mess that ensues from their efforts.

It can be hard to know when to offer help, do it for them completely, or let them do it entirely on their own, hopefully, to facilitate learning and growth and not simply just more work for us as parents.

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