The Physical Limitations of Commnication
October 23rd 2008 14:22
When someone says that their having communication trouble it often means something like arguments, disagreements, people not listening or others just not communicating at all.
Deafblindness and parenthood poses another completely dilemna in terms of communication and that's the intensity of the physical communication mode. There are two problems that intertwine when it comes to tactile communication combined with parenting. One is the physical limitations of both partners (though my shoulders, arms and other body parts suffer less but are still quite painful).
The other of course is not enough hands....
(Don't we all wish we had an extra set when we become parents)
These two limitations haven't helped much in the 11 months since our son was born. Trying to bath a baby with two hands and then needing to request something just ain't gonna work (something becomes too dangerous). Of course as he's grown older the communication hasn't become so urgent or by communicating we are no longer putting our son in so much danger in such environments (he's now in the big bath and can sit up but still needs supervision).
Learning what has been generally required has also helped too as I often can guess what's needed without needing to be asked or I've already put it in place. Still, the pain causes it's own issues.
I'll be looking at speech recognition on a Netbook as an option. Perhaps this will alleviate some of the pain for both of us.
If you have any suggestions then by all means give us a yell.
Deafblindness and parenthood poses another completely dilemna in terms of communication and that's the intensity of the physical communication mode. There are two problems that intertwine when it comes to tactile communication combined with parenting. One is the physical limitations of both partners (though my shoulders, arms and other body parts suffer less but are still quite painful).
The other of course is not enough hands....
(Don't we all wish we had an extra set when we become parents)These two limitations haven't helped much in the 11 months since our son was born. Trying to bath a baby with two hands and then needing to request something just ain't gonna work (something becomes too dangerous). Of course as he's grown older the communication hasn't become so urgent or by communicating we are no longer putting our son in so much danger in such environments (he's now in the big bath and can sit up but still needs supervision).
Learning what has been generally required has also helped too as I often can guess what's needed without needing to be asked or I've already put it in place. Still, the pain causes it's own issues.
I'll be looking at speech recognition on a Netbook as an option. Perhaps this will alleviate some of the pain for both of us.
If you have any suggestions then by all means give us a yell.
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