Color Blindness: Tween
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13 Year Old Son Color Blind?
Asked by M.M. from Springfield
on November 13, 2011
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Okay i dont kow why i havnt asked this sooner, but my 13 year old son is color blind and can only see purples and blues, so picking out clothes every morning is someti...
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- We had a married couple that were friends. The husband was always questioning what he was wearing. He was concerned one day about his shirt, I acknowledged it was a pa...
- When I do laundry, I put matchig outfits on one hanger(shirt and pants). It saves on time and hangers, and my color blind husband doesn't have to ask if he matches.
- Eh....It's a common thing. My son is also colorblind--it came out at a pre-school health screening. I, too, have some of the grey/green colorblindness, and my father...
Color Blindness
Asked by M.L. from Dallas
on November 18, 2009
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My son turned 2 in July and knows all his shapes, alphabet, numbers and has an awesome memory but we have noticed that he is not doing so well recognizing colors. Has ...
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- Hi there! My son is speech delayed so right now at the age of 5, we still have some trouble getting him to say his colors. But when we had initial concerns about color...
- M., My son was exactly like yours at the same age, and I was convinced he was color blind because he was so smart about everything else. Once he was closer to 3, ...
- I was worried that my son would be color blind because all the men in my family are (both grandfathers, father, and brother). When I asked the doctor about it, they s...
Color Blindess in Son
Asked by C.L. from Charlottesville
on February 15, 2012
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My 9 year old son's teacher called me at work today to tell me she noticed yesterday at school that he was naming color incorrectly. She said some of the other kids w...
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- My son is color blind. He was reading crayon labels at 3. They cope. They adapt. You can take him to a pediatric opthamologist for a Dx, but there's nothing that c...
- What everyone has written here seems about right to me. My dad was color-blind, my husband is and my 13 year old son. His art teacher is the only who has made any issu...
- I would have it checked. Also, I was told color blindness runs through the mother's father (so, your son's maternal grandfather).
Your Thoughts on Speaking About Skin Color
Asked by D.W. from Dallas
on January 30, 2012
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Moms, I will try to be short and to the point, but I want to know how you handle or if you feel the need to handle issues of race when it comes to your kids. Let me s...
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- color is just that - color - NOTHING ELSE. It is a description. I am black. I am white. I am purple. it is a descriptor. I don't care what color someone is. It's HO...
- My daughter is 5 and tries her best to describe people. When she started school she would tell me about the girl with long yellow hair or the dark skinned boy. I think...
- I think it dies more damage to pretend t that there is no difference, skin color is just a good a description as hair style, accent,shirt color etc,,,. Kids are fre...
Colors
Asked by L.R. from Honolulu
on February 8, 2007
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My four year old boy still doesn't know his colors. He can count,write his name, etc. He is very smart except when it comes to color. The teacher doesn't think he i...
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- Hi L., It sounds like he's probably not interested right now. There are DVDs and books that he might be interested in. Have you tried to take him to the eye doctor?...
- Have you considered talking with a pediatric optomologist? Maybe setting up an appointment to have an evaulation? How about talking with early intervention in your are...
- My advice is to let it go for now. He knows his letters, he can count, he is fine.
Learning Colors
Asked by K.S. from Dallas
on July 31, 2007
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My daughter turned 2 in May and is very strong willed and independent. She knows her ABC’s, she can count to 10, she has a great memory, and she speaks very well for...
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- I had the exact same worry for my son who turned 2 at the end of March. There was an Early Childhood Intervention specialist doing free developmental screenings at ou...
- My daughter turned 2 in March and goes to a daycare academy and knows her abc and can count in english and spanish. I would also ask her what color something was and ...
- My princess is 2.5 years old and has just learned her colors.
End of the world--MISMATCHED PJ'S
Asked by C.J. from Milwaukee
on June 9, 2011
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The 'resident four year old' seems that is a valid reason to fall on the floor if he's missing the top or bottom to his pj's. He refuses to mix or match them. They hav...
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- LOL! He should be MY kid. I HATE mismatched p.j.'s, socks or outfits!
- LOL! I think it's the age. My son is going through a phase where he REFUSES to wear a matched set! Oh, except for the ones that glow in the dark!
- So if the pants are doggie and the top is a robot he freaks out? I think we need a little more information. I am surprised that he really notices but different kids ...
