Hunter, Amanda and Little Learner sit on a couch

Little Learners: Mom Amanda and Dad Hunter’s Story

 

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, Amanda and Dad, Hunter:

“Our toddler has minimal vision and wears a pacemaker, so having our Little Learners Specialist Jeri in our lives has been not only life-changing but life-saving. Jeri helps us navigate the overwhelming at times and celebrates the triumphs with us at other times. Jeri’s warm and comforting presence, combined with her guidance and support makes us feel like everything is all-doable.

“Having Jeri’s decades-long expertise, knowledge and experience helping young children who have a visual impairment has been a game-changer. We have learned so much about how our daughter’s vision loss impacts her growth and development. Jeri has also taught us how to be our daughter’s advocate with the medical and educational systems to ensure that our child accesses the best possible care and services.

“Jeri also coaches us on how to motivate our daughter to try new things, new activities and new experiences like Little Learners Family Camp held at LightHouse’s Enchanted Hills Camp for the Blind in Napa. The population of families raising a child who is blind or visually impaired is not a large one so Little Learners Family Camp was such an important experience for our family. We got to meet other families and bond over challenges overcome, successes celebrated and lessons learned. We especially loved getting to talk with camp counselors who shared with us the blindness services/resources they benefitted from.

“Little Learners is truly a fantastic program for infants and toddlers, but we have to tell you that it is truly the best resource for parents!”

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