1 month old: I look to the world from a foetus position I notice what moves close to me. 2 months of age: the muscles in my neck help me to lift my head; I discover little by little an upright world around me. 3 months old: because my parents played with me, my neck and [...]
Ten things to remind about Autism
On March - 3 - 2012
Children are first and foremost children. She has autismAutism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their [...]
Special children and emotional development
On March - 2 - 2012
Deafblindness and social emotional development. The combination of visual (seeing) and auditorial (hearing) problems in a young child has huge consequences for how the child perceives the world around and learns to handle the information. Seeing and hearing are the main distance sentences and responsible for the contact of the child with the world. Because [...]
Sexual education for children with special needs (part 1)
On February - 6 - 2012
Sex education is to guide and support a child in sexual development, and since a child with a physical disability or a chronic illness also is a child, it is fully entitled to have sexual education. Children with special needs even require additional attention. Acknowledge the sexuality of the child: Sometimes parents and even [...]
Child abuse (part 1)
On February - 3 - 2012
Abuse and what it does Child abuse is more than bruises and broken bones. While physical abuse might be the most visible sign, other types of abuse, such as emotional abuse or child neglect, also leave deep, long lasting scars. Some signs of child abuse are subtler than others. Knowing common types of abuse [...]
Children and sexuality
On January - 12 - 2012
Masturbation of toddlers and pre-schollers. Masturbation is rather common in young children. It should be considered a natural, normal behavior in children of all ages. Often it begins around the age of eighteen months. This masturbation peaks when children are between the ages of three and five. Then it declines in frequency until [...]
