Early years

• Understanding what your child can see and how they will use their other senses to support their learning and development.
• Help on how to build strong connections and support bonding and attachment if your child can’t respond to facial expressions.
• Providing tips and ways to help your child learn daily living skills like feeding and dressing when they can’t learn by example.
• Fun ways to foster your child’s imagination by experimenting and playing together through touch, taste, smell, movement, and sound.
• Starting early to teach your child to speak, listen, read and count to help your child learn to interact and communicate.

In collaboration with a team of health professionals, we can help you better understand your child’s vision and tailor services and products to them. 

We can teach you new ways of learning so your child can grow and develop at a pace that suits them.  

How this can help 

Knowledge is power. The more you understand your child’s vision, the more confident and supported you’ll feel when it comes to making decisions and creating the best environment for them as they grow. We can help you adjust to new ways of supporting your child to learn, grow, reach developmental milestones, and get around.  

• Help developing fine and gross motor skills, communication skills and social development.
• Strategies for teaching personal care like toilet training, dressing and bathing.
• Helping children explore life skills through play – like taking turns and sharing.
• Developing early literacy skills including introduction to braille and using a brailler.
• Enjoying story time with the Feelix Library. Reading stories together, and strengthening the family bonds.
• Assisting children to recognise feelings without seeing expressions or gestures. Helping them take social cues in other ways.
• Creating a space where children can explore objects, textures and shapes. Opening up their world through touch and other senses.

How this can help 

• Support as you learn exciting new ways for your child to hit those important early milestones. 
• Encourages your child’s learning and growth. Helps them to build confidence, friendships and create unique learning opportunities. 

• Providing advice to educational staff about your child’s vision so they can provide the best learning opportunities for your child in a safe way.
• Helping children with orientation in new environments.
• Working with staff to make sure that your child has a safe transition and feels included.

How this can help 

Helping children feel confident gives them a sense of belonging. Empowering them to feel part of their friendship groups and community is vital. We collaborate with parents and educators to ensure children feel safe and secure.

• Advice, strategies and support to help you understand your child’s needs.  
• Learn to advocate for your child in a variety of situations.  
• Strategies to help your children develop at a pace that best suits them.  

How this can help 

You are your child's most vocal cheerleader. With coaching, support and useful strategies, you can also be an amazing advocate. This will help you guide your child towards living an independent life.