Remembering The Toy Analogy A Parents Perspective On Raising A Child With Special Needs
As I sat down to write this, I didn’t realize what I was going to re-discover. As I stared at the computer to figure out what to share about my unique experience of parenting a child with special needs I was struggling with how to begin. In the eight years of my experience, there are […]
Promoting Cognitive Development Through Play
Cognitive development refers to the way in which a child learns, solves problems, acquires knowledge about the surrounding environment and increases the ability to interact with it. Children acquire different cognitive skills as they meet certain developmental milestones. As a parent, you can help your child improve cognitive development in memory, concentration, attention, perception, imagination […]
Developmental Milestones In Early Childhood How To Recognize and Address Developmental Delays
Parents, caretakers, physicians, and early childhood educators play a crucial role in monitoring developmental milestones in early childhood and identifying children with suspected delays. Recognizing and addressing these issues early can help children access and benefit from essential services. While every child is unique and develops at their own pace, most children acquire new skills […]
Nutrition For Kids With Special Needs
For children with special needs it is possible to have a variety of conditions that vary in severity and prognosis. A highly functioning child with autism, for example, may have one set of unique nutritional problems while a child with severe cerebral palsy will have a very different set of nutritional needs. Consultation with a […]
How To Raise An Adaptable Kid
Every child has his/her likes and dislikes and feelings toward what is exciting and what is stressful. From the moment your little one is born, he starts to develop his own personality characteristics. Is he easy-going, constantly fussy, comfortable with others holding him or prefer only mom? While some of these traits are innate to […]
The Effects Of Music On Childhood Development
Since nearly the beginning of human history, music has been used as a force for healing. Aristotle taught that “When we hear (music and poetry) our very soul is altered.” From Hippocrates to Native American medicine men, people have long used singing and playing instruments to cure. In modern times, scholars and doctors have researched […]
What Is Medically Fragile
A child is defined as “medically fragile” when, due to abuse or neglect, illness, congenital disorder or brain injury, he/she requires medications, treatments and/or specialized care or equipment. Some conditions that may qualify a child as medically fragile are: Fetal alcohol syndrome Chronic conditions such as Cystic Fibrosis, Down syndrome or post organ transplant care […]
Normal Vs Abnormal Sexual Behavior For A 0-5 Year Old Child
During the early years of life, children become aware of and explore their bodies including their private parts. It is important to understand the difference between developmental exploration and abnormal interest or knowledge of private parts or sexual acts. Normal • Sexual language as it relates to body parts or bathroom talk • Self-fondling or […]