Parents of disabled children have many demands on their time and even more challenges when it comes to play dates and activities other than school. After-school programs shouldn’t be seen as an extra burden. They are a great opportunity for the child to make friends, build confidence, discover new interests, and show their strengths. …
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Reading has many benefits, making it important to find out how to raise a child who genuinely loves to read. Why Reading Is Important for Kids Setting the foundation for the life skills children need as they grow up, reading isn’t just a part of school. Books foster a greater awareness of the world …
The digital workplace is here, and it’s not going away anytime soon. With the digital workplace comes surprising social aspects you would usually associate with a regular workplace. Now, there’s no digital water cooler for you to stand by and gossip when your break comes around, but there is a people aspect to your digital …
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With the online space comes a whole new way to learn, communicate, and most importantly, socialize. However, there’s a fear that people entering the digital space may not be able to be aware of the feelings and concerns of others online. To be able to maintain such an experience is known as “digital empathy”, something …
You will find that many children on the autism spectrum and with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder will have difficulties controlling their emotions. It’s believed by both scientists and parents alike that most of these children lack executive function skills. Executive function skills include being able to organize, manage time, sustain attention, be persistent in following goals, among …
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Human beings are prone to, and someone would say suffer from, feelings – we call these ‘emotions’. They affect our behaviour in different ways: some positive some negative. Some people appear, to others, to be driven by these factors. We call them emotional. Emotion could be defined as a strong feeling caused by: • Circumstances; …
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is one of those conditions you hear about repeatedly when it comes to explaining the actions of someone who is having a bit of difficulty managing themselves. I’ll give you a rundown on what the general guidelines and suggestions are, as well as just what ADHD is in full definition so …
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As the tools we possess to identify autism and other such neurodivergent conditions improve, so do our knowledge on how to best care for, assist, and improve our methods when it comes to teaching children with autism. Having this knowledge is important not just for parents, teachers, and caregivers, for everyone. Neurodivergent folk are a …
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One thing you should know is that acting tough and being tough are two completely different things. When you tell a child to act tough, they will walk around with their chest puffed out, maybe put on an act, or even grow an attitude with others. Whatever it may be, telling a child to act …
Raising an emotionally intelligent child can be a puzzle for some. You want to be able to strengthen your child’s ability to relate and socialize with other people, especially if they happen to have difficulty with emotions in general, like those with autism. Given it’s a relatively new concept, though, how you were raised can …
