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Learning Colors
Asked by A.J. from Washington DC
on August 18, 2009
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Hi Mamas!!
I am reaching out to all of you who are Mom to a toddler boy!! My son will be 3 in December, and I am worried about him not learning his colors. He can do ...
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- Three year olds are so hard to figure out, because sometimes they KNOW plenty and just don't want to cooperate! Kids can learn colors anytime over a variation of ages...
- It's wonderful that he has started to learn to count as well as know his ABCs. However, at his age he does not need to learn all of this. Relax, the colors will come. ...
- You're clearly a great mom who really wants what is best for your son, kudos to you for being so concerned about his well being. WOW you're in a hurry to get your son...
Colorblindness Issues
Asked by K.W. from Dallas
on February 13, 2009
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Both of my sons have been diagnosed as being colorblind. We are in the Keller school district. There does not seem to be much in the way of aid or accommodations ava...
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- As a vetran teacher of 14 years, my advice is to educate the educators. I do not have experieince with students with colorblindness and would appreciate the informatio...
- Ok, I am just curious... what kind of modifications are you wanting? From what I understand about colorblindness, and I admit I have a limit knowledge on it, the main ...
- Keller is notorious for finding legal ways to ignore children's needs. It wasn't until we placed our child in private school that we learned about aaaaallllll the othe...
Nephew with Color Blindness
Asked by M.D. from Omaha
on April 5, 2007
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Does anyone have any suggestions on a Easter egg hunt for children with color blindness. My nephew is 9 and we are having an Easter egg hunt. I want him to be able to ...
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- Is he totally color blind or just a couple of colors. If he isn't totally color blind he can still see colors he just may not be able to distinguish between blue and y...
- Maybe if you decorate eggs, you can paint stripes and polka dots in opposing shades so the patterns stand out. Or maybe use stickers like stars hearts, etc. Since he...
- Instead of the traditional Easter egg hunt- make it an Easter scavenger hunt! Depending on the ages of other children this is how we used to do it in our family! Make ...
Color Blind?
Asked by S.F. from Indianapolis
on October 20, 2008
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I have begun to think that my son might be color blind. He turned 3 in Sept. & still doesn't know any colors. He can count well & is starting to know his shapes but ...
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- I have read that not knowing colors at 3 is totally ok. If he knows letters, shapes, or numbers, there are lots of color blindness tests you can find with different t...
- There are real easy special books that they use at the eye dr's office to test for color blindness. You may want to contact your dr and see if they can do it on a chil...
- My son is now 5, and did the same thing. Both his older brother and sister knew most of them by 3, but he did not. He simply just wasn't interested at the time. He ...
How Do You Know If a Child Is Color Blind?
Asked by A.M. from Youngstown
on February 10, 2007
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My 2 yr old son (29 mo), is learning his shapes and alphabet, can count to 10 without help, has a very good vocabulary and can do small sentances and seems to be in ge...
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- I have an in home daycare and I have two 2 year olds and BOTH of them do the same thing. We spent an entire week on colors and they still can't always get it correct ...
- my son was doing this as well. It seemed to take him longer to learn his colors than his letters, for example. I too wondered about color blindness. however, now he...
- hi,my son is color blind when it comes to red on green and green on red.i didn't find this out until he was in 1st grade.we kinda suspected it when he was in preschool...
Question About Color Blindness in 2 Year Olds- Is It Possible to Tell
Asked by J.B. from New York
on February 21, 2008
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My huband is convinced my 2 yr old is C/B. Does anyone know when that skill is acquired, and how late it should actually surface? He is so smart in other areas, but wh...
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- Color-blindness is genetic, a person has it from birth (I should know, my dad's color-blind). There are simple tests you can do to find out if your boy is color-b...
- I was told that teaching kids colors is when they're three and then they catch on about 4 years of age. My oldest is three and I know his favorite color is red becaus...
- J. - I have a 3 year old that for the past 12 months I was thinking was color blind also. Same situation he is so smart in other areas but every thing we asked 'what ...
Color Blindness??
Asked by K.V. from Chicago
on March 2, 2008
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I was just looking for anyone that has any info or the same situation as me.
I have 33 month old twin boys, and one knows all his colors very well, my other twin ever...
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- I had the same issues with my youngest son. I was sure something was off even though he tested fine on the school eye exams. He knew/recognized most colors correctly ...
- My middle child was late learning her colors. (by the way, I don't think 33 months is so very late) We picked one color (yellow) and worked on it for a few days stra...
- I would bring this up to your pediatrician. I know there is a simple test they do. My husband is partially color blind, so we worried about this with our boys. My h...
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.
Worried My 22 Month Old May Be Color Blind...
Asked by C.H. from Chattanooga
on January 15, 2008
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My son will celebrate his 2nd birthday on March 30th, and I am a bit worried that he may be color blind. Over the last couple of months I have been working with him on...
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- It's typical that your son would be inconsistent in identifying colors at this age...my son is a little older than yours and still does that. Colorblindness probably ...
- My son called everything LELLOW! Until he turned two in July. Now he knows all his colors. I would speak to your pediatrician when you for for his 24 month check up...
- My husband is color blind. He never knew it until he went in the Marines when he was 20. But I thought it is like a only a definciency in like 2 colors like red or g...
