RNIB's 'Supporting Early Years Education series' focuses on child development from birth to five years. The guides on this page look at social inclusion and social bonding which is crucial in these early stages.
Social inclusion in the early years
In this guide we explore social inclusion at Nursery level. We look at the case study of Carys, which highlights the difficulties that young blind children can experience in accessing play and therefore in developing important social skills.
Social bonding in the early years
In this guide, we look at social bonding. We explore the impact that visual impairment has on social development, as well as looking at some ideas to encourage blind and partially sighted young children learn to socialise and make friends.