Comments on: Is My Kid Color Blind? http://www.ronitbaras.com/focus-on-the-family/parenting-family/is-my-kid-color-blind/ "Happy Parents Raise Happy Kids" Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ronitbarashttp://www.ronitbaras.com/focus-on-the-family/parenting-family/is-my-kid-color-blind/#comment-8141 ronitbaras Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:23:00 +0000 http://www.ronitbaras.com/?p=1650#comment-8141 James,  That's interesting.  I have never heard that.  James, 

That's interesting. 
I have never heard that. 

]]> By: ronitbarashttp://www.ronitbaras.com/focus-on-the-family/parenting-family/is-my-kid-color-blind/#comment-8140 ronitbaras Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:22:00 +0000 http://www.ronitbaras.com/?p=1650#comment-8140 Sally,  If they say that he has a defect, my guess is that it will be a challenge for him to deal with things that requires coloring or with color codes.  You can read some of the comments here about color blind and you can google it. A simple eye test can tell you that and you need to notify his teachers.  Sally, 

If they say that he has a defect, my guess is that it will be a challenge for him to deal with things that requires coloring or with color codes. 
You can read some of the comments here about color blind and you can google it. A simple eye test can tell you that and you need to notify his teachers. 

]]> By: ronitbarashttp://www.ronitbaras.com/focus-on-the-family/parenting-family/is-my-kid-color-blind/#comment-8139 ronitbaras Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:20:00 +0000 http://www.ronitbaras.com/?p=1650#comment-8139 This is too early to find a learning difficulty.  Many times the kids cannot tell their colors due to "teaching difficulty".  Teach him the colors at home, one color a week and add the second one a week after. If it is not working, wait another week and keep focusing on the first one. Ronit   This is too early to find a learning difficulty. 
Many times the kids cannot tell their colors due to "teaching difficulty". 
Teach him the colors at home, one color a week and add the second one a week after. If it is not working, wait another week and keep focusing on the first one.

Ronit  

]]> By: colorblind sonhttp://www.ronitbaras.com/focus-on-the-family/parenting-family/is-my-kid-color-blind/#comment-8111 colorblind son Fri, 14 Oct 2011 04:33:00 +0000 http://www.ronitbaras.com/?p=1650#comment-8111 "Generally, color blindness should not affect kids' learning. My son is 13 years old now and he cannot tell the difference between blue and purple." Color blindness has a HUGE impact on a child's learning.  I know this was written years ago and that your son may not have been in schools with SmartBoards, computers, Tests with color print, Color-coded organization in class, textbooks with color print, but this is a really dangerous opinion. Your son cannot tell the difference between blue and purple, because he is red-green colorblind.  I am sure he confuses orange, browns, reds, and greens also. Did you ever get him tested?  Imagine the stress he must have endured because of a lack of awareness.  Please, take this post down.  There are many variations in color deficiency....you are minimalizing the difficulties some may have. "We discovered this when he was 2½ years old, because he knew all the other colors. For 13 years, his color blindness did not interfere with his learning at all. In fact, he is so brilliant I do not think any of his teachers know he is color blind."  Or that the teachers were never taught about color blindness.....I bet it DID interfere.  He just never felt comfortable coming to you...It is insulting that you say one is so brilliant....it implies that those who have to tell their instructors are "dumb"..  Please take this down and go to www.colourblindawareness.org "Generally, color blindness should not affect kids' learning. My son is 13 years old now and he cannot tell the difference between blue and purple."
Color blindness has a HUGE impact on a child's learning.  I know this was written years ago and that your son may not have been in schools with SmartBoards, computers, Tests with color print, Color-coded organization in class, textbooks with color print, but this is a really dangerous opinion. Your son cannot tell the difference between blue and purple, because he is red-green colorblind.  I am sure he confuses orange, browns, reds, and greens also. Did you ever get him tested?  Imagine the stress he must have endured because of a lack of awareness. 
Please, take this post down.  There are many variations in color deficiency....you are minimalizing the difficulties some may have.
"We discovered this when he was 2½ years old, because he knew all the other colors. For 13 years, his color blindness did not interfere with his learning at all. In fact, he is so brilliant I do not think any of his teachers know he is color blind."  Or that the teachers were never taught about color blindness.....I bet it DID interfere.  He just never felt comfortable coming to you...It is insulting that you say one is so brilliant....it implies that those who have to tell their instructors are "dumb"..  Please take this down and go to
http://www.colourblindawareness.org

]]> By: Manaskantabaruahhttp://www.ronitbaras.com/focus-on-the-family/parenting-family/is-my-kid-color-blind/#comment-8073 Manaskantabaruah Sat, 03 Sep 2011 09:39:00 +0000 http://www.ronitbaras.com/?p=1650#comment-8073 my son is 2yr9months old.he has started his school lately and now he is learning the colours -red,green n yellow.but i feel he is finding it difficult to recognise the colors.how do i know whether he is colour blind or is it his learning difficulty?plz help my son is 2yr9months old.he has started his school lately and now he is learning the colours -red,green n yellow.but i feel he is finding it difficult to recognise the colors.how do i know whether he is colour blind or is it his learning difficulty?plz help

]]> By: ronitbarashttp://www.ronitbaras.com/focus-on-the-family/parenting-family/is-my-kid-color-blind/#comment-7749 ronitbaras Tue, 01 Mar 2011 04:57:00 +0000 http://www.ronitbaras.com/?p=1650#comment-7749 Hi Sally, It is wonderful that you have discovered your son is color blind. It can be a big obstacle in schooling but only if you don't know that this is the issue. Other than that, it should not be an obstacle in life. ( see my article above about my son and my dad). There are some tips in the article to manage that and we have wonderful readers with links to sites that can help you lots. see TJ's comment with the link and Marty's suggestions. The early years of schooling can be a big obstacle for color blind kids mainly because most of the learning is based on colors ( assuming kids can identify colors before they can read- which is true but not 100% correct) - the real problem is that they can't distinguish between some colors ( depending on their color blindness type) and the adults around them think they don't understand or they just don't know the answer. This creates a big problem for the kids, because they know the answer and adults keep telling them it is wrong. If you know that this is the issue, you just avoid them having to distinguish between the two colors and make sure their worksheets are not in colors that will create a problem for them. I would suggest: Find out the kind of color blindness. Explain to your kid what it means ( it is not a problem, really) Find the family member that is color blind ( it runs in families) and give this person as an example. ( hopefully a good example, I was lucky, I gave my dad as an example and he is an electrician + art and craft man working with paint) Tell his teachers he is color blind and ask them to avoid giving him tasks that are confusing for him. Give him 3 month , if you don't see any improvement, take him to see a behavioral optometrist - I love them, they are magicians. They can help your son if there is any reading problem. I hope this is helpful for you. keep us updated with your son's progress all the best Ronit Hi Sally,

It is wonderful that you have discovered your son is color blind. It can be a big obstacle in schooling but only if you don't know that this is the issue. Other than that, it should not be an obstacle in life. ( see my article above about my son and my dad).
There are some tips in the article to manage that and we have wonderful readers with links to sites that can help you lots.
see TJ's comment with the link and Marty's suggestions.

The early years of schooling can be a big obstacle for color blind kids mainly because most of the learning is based on colors ( assuming kids can identify colors before they can read- which is true but not 100% correct) - the real problem is that they can't distinguish between some colors ( depending on their color blindness type) and the adults around them think they don't understand or they just don't know the answer. This creates a big problem for the kids, because they know the answer and adults keep telling them it is wrong.
If you know that this is the issue, you just avoid them having to distinguish between the two colors and make sure their worksheets are not in colors that will create a problem for them.
I would suggest:
Find out the kind of color blindness.

Explain to your kid what it means ( it is not a problem, really)

Find the family member that is color blind ( it runs in families) and give this person as an example. ( hopefully a good example, I was lucky, I gave my dad as an example and he is an electrician + art and craft man working with paint)

Tell his teachers he is color blind and ask them to avoid giving him tasks that are confusing for him.

Give him 3 month , if you don't see any improvement, take him to see a behavioral optometrist - I love them, they are magicians. They can help your son if there is any reading problem.

I hope this is helpful for you.
keep us updated with your son's progress

all the best
Ronit

]]> By: Sallyldevereuxhttp://www.ronitbaras.com/focus-on-the-family/parenting-family/is-my-kid-color-blind/#comment-7748 Sallyldevereux Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:17:00 +0000 http://www.ronitbaras.com/?p=1650#comment-7748 i took my 9 year old son to have an eye test recently, his sight is fine, but they have said he has a servere colour vision defect where his colours mix into the same colour? please can you give me more information about this, he struggles alot at school and i wonder if this has anything to do with it? i took my 9 year old son to have an eye test recently, his sight is fine, but they have said he has a servere colour vision defect where his colours mix into the same colour? please can you give me more information about this, he struggles alot at school and i wonder if this has anything to do with it?

]]> By: Ronit Barashttp://www.ronitbaras.com/focus-on-the-family/parenting-family/is-my-kid-color-blind/#comment-7528 Ronit Baras Tue, 25 Jan 2011 03:23:14 +0000 http://www.ronitbaras.com/?p=1650#comment-7528 Hi T.J, I love your list. I think parents and teachers can learn from it. I would add some photos to help. Ronit www.ronitaras.com Hi T.J,

I love your list.
I think parents and teachers can learn from it.
I would add some photos to help.

Ronit
http://www.ronitaras.com

]]> By: T.J.http://www.ronitbaras.com/focus-on-the-family/parenting-family/is-my-kid-color-blind/#comment-7513 T.J. Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:39:36 +0000 http://www.ronitbaras.com/?p=1650#comment-7513 I want to let you know that I have compiled a list of helpful tips for people who are colorblind, their parents, and their teachers. You can find this information at https://www.testingcolorvision.com/helpful_tips. I am colorblind and my father, Dr. Terrace Waggoner, is an optometrist and color vision expert. With that said, I feel these tips can be very beneficial. Plus, there is a bevy of information pertaining to color vision on the site. I hope you find this helpful. I want to let you know that I have compiled a list of helpful tips for people who are colorblind, their parents, and their teachers. You can find this information at https://www.testingcolorvision.com/helpful_tips. I am colorblind and my father, Dr. Terrace Waggoner, is an optometrist and color vision expert. With that said, I feel these tips can be very beneficial. Plus, there is a bevy of information pertaining to color vision on the site. I hope you find this helpful.

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