WRITTEN AS AN AID TO PARENTS, THIS BOOK PRESENTS FACTS ON BLINDNESS AND PRACTICAL INFORMATION ON THE REARING OF BLIND CHILDREN FROM INFANCY THROUGH ADOLESCENCE. INFORMATION IS GIVEN ABOUT TEACHING BLIND CHILDREN SKILLS AND HABITS RELATED TO EATING, TOILET TRAINING, SLEEPING, DRESSING, WALKING, TALKING, AND PLAYING. SCHOOLING AND RELATED QUESTIONS OF READINESS, PLACEMENT, AND SPECIAL MATERIALS AND METHODS ARE DISCUSSED. CONCERNS OF THE BLIND ADOLESCENT ARE PRESENTED. QUESTIONS OFTEN ASKED BY PARENTS OF BLIND CHILDREN ARE ANSWERED IN A SEPARATE CHAPTER. THE APPENDIX LISTS 34 BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS ABOUT CHILDREN AND BLIND CHILDREN, THREE PERIODICALS AND SEVEN ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNED WITH THE BLIND, AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE BLIND. THIS BOOK WAS PUBLISHED IN 1964 BY CHARLES C. THOMAS, 301-327 EAST LAWRENCE AVENUE, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62703, AT $7.00. (MY)