Specific and understandable suggestions are offered to parents of severely visually impaired children who have or may have the capacity to learn visually. Parents can assist children with even a small amount of vision to develop that vision from an early age. Vision development begins by ensuring that the child receives appropriate medical and educational services. Parents themselves can make observations to determine how the child reacts to light, what size objects can be recognized, what colors are preferred, etc. Activities are suggested for helping children of various ages learn to "look," including the newborn infant, young baby, older baby, toddler, and preschool child. Other suggestions are provided for: helping the child when he or she can't see something, helping the parent capture and hold the child's attention, capitalizing on the child's attraction to light, and helping the child adjust to wearing glasses. Appendices list materials for parents, toys which encourage the use of vision, and other items for enhancing the use of vision. (JDD)