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If your blind child resists using their cane, it’s not defiance — it’s design. Many young children struggle to swing a traditional long cane safely or effectively. Learn the five signs your blind child’s cane or mobility device isn’t right and discover how the Pediatric Belt Cane can help them walk confidently, safely, and independently.

Children begin learning to navigate their world from the moment they start moving. For children with blindness or mobility-related visual impairments, this process can be more complex — but no less vital. Traditional mobility tools like long canes often aren’t introduced until school age, which can delay critical stages of physical and cognitive development. The Pediatric Belt Cane, however, provides the tactile input needed to safely begin independent movement as early as 1