Easy tips for parents to use to help kids make friends. Written by a therapist, these steps can help your child feel better about school, fit in with the other kids, and be more confident. Stop worrying about your lonely son or daughter and learn what you can do today to help your child.
March 29 2008 | Child Development and Social Behavior and Special Needs | No Comments »
Visually impaired children may not have much experience of what their bodies can do. There can be delays in their physical development in the critical early years of childhood. They also often have deficits in physical and motor fitness. This can in turn lead to problems with balance and co-ordination. Research has shown that blind […]
January 24 2008 | Child Development and Child Play and Child Sports and Special Needs | No Comments »
“I have used elements of many different approaches over the years, but the one that I’ve found makes the biggest difference with young children with autism is simply that of playing.
Parents are biologically adapted to respond to their developing infants’ needs, we almost cannot help but engage in baby-talk when confronted with a small child. […]
November 28 2007 | Child Development and Special Needs | No Comments »
Developing healthy peer relationships is critical for the normal development of a child. Peer relationships have been found to be an important predictor of positive adult adjustment and behavior. Difficulty in finding friends leads to feelings of low self-esteem and these feelings usually continue into adulthood.
Children with poor social skills are at risk […]
November 06 2007 | Child Development and Child Health and Special Needs | No Comments »
