Parenting and teaching a special child is a difficult an unsatisfying activity; will take away all your happiness. Maybe this is true to some persons who don’t love the child at all but in general parenting and teaching a special child is not a reason to be unhappy. It is all in the attitude! You can choose to be happy and satisfied caring and teaching your special child. Rather than letting yourself be imprisoned by the situation, be in control. Plan exciting activities that will help you enjoy... Read→
Playing and Children with Special Needs -2-
Date: 10 - September - 2011
As indicated in page 1, play for children has, besides just experiencing fun and pleasure also very functional aspects. And that sometimes makes that playing, especially for children with special needs becomes a kind of task: the children have to play in a certain way, according to the rules and the intentions of the adults. It is important that children just play; they will discover themselves. Of course, when it is about children with special needs, because of their limitations... Read→
Playing and children with special need
Date: 24 - August - 2011
About playing activities of children in general a lot is said by educationalists and psychologists like Vygotsky, Piaget and Erikson Play, for Vygotsky, is a vehicle for a child that enables it to behave more maturely than in other situations. In fantasy play children can work at the top of their developmental possibilities. “It feels like they are a head taller than in reality.” Play and imitation are an important part of Piaget’s theory, he believed that play is almost pure assimilation... Read→
The education of a deafblind child
Date: 22 - August - 2011
THE EDUCATION OF A DEAFBLIND CHILD A deafblind child has an auditory and visual limitation, whose combination, even using hearing equipment and optical devices, gives such problems that access to information, communication with other people and the mobility is very limited such that an appropriate deafblindness-specific support is needed. This is because a child who is deafblind has: a distorted perception of the environment; no ability to anticipate to events or on the consequences... Read→
Myth of the month: September 2011
Date: 20 - August - 2011
Myth: There is often told about babies that “a newborn is not capable of interacting right away.” That it takes a while for a baby to see or hear. Fact: Infants are learning almost from the time of conception. There are several studies about how and what an infant learns while still in utero. And it has been demonstrated how it is possible to capture a baby’s attention at birth and engage the child in interaction. The real key to interaction is in matching the adult’s... Read→
What does a parent need to know about assessment?
Date: 5 - August - 2011
What does a parent need to know about assessment? Assessment for an Early Intervention Service should evaluate children on their capabilities, not deficits, and analyze how children manage in relation to their family, community and culture. A developmental assessment tries to analyze the child’s competencies and resources. It determines the parents and professionals to look for the best available opportunities to help a child to make the best use of his or her developmental potential. Parents: You... Read→
