For this year’s Giving Tuesday, LightHouse is raising money for our Little Learners program, which serves blind and low vision children from ages 0 to 3. We’re sharing stories sent to us by families who have been served by the Little Learners program.
Here is a story from Little Learner’s Mom, Amalia:
“Our daughter was diagnosed with Optic Nerve Hypoplasia and we got connected to Little Learners through the regional center. Our family has been very grateful for the services and support we have received from our Little Learners Specialist Cristina. Cristina has taught me and my husband how to help our toddler discover the world around her by making sure our home environment was set up appropriately and how to engage with her through tactile and sensory activities. Cristina would also go with us to doctor’s appointments to help us understand what the doctor was telling us about our daughter’s diagnosis and treatment.
“Before being in the Little Learners program, our daughter wasn’t grabbing or holding onto objects, we couldn’t get her to look at anything, and she would cry a lot. With Cristina’s expert guidance and caring support, our daughter is developing so well and doing so many things nowadays. She is very attentive, very happy, very curious, looks at people and objects, turns the pages in her books, and tries to do a lot of things with her hands. We are so grateful to be in the Little Learners program and especially grateful for Cristina.”
