Dragonfly: Universal Access Resources / Play Tips / One fun game to play with a PhysioBall

Quick Search Quick Search


Articles PLAY Pen Article

Understanding Sibling Issues

Raising a child with a disability or chronic illness poses many challenges. Some of these challenges focus on the relationship between the siblings in the family. These crucial relationships are examined in this article.

Read more...

Browse PLAY Pen
Type:



One fun game to play with a PhysioBall
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff




Try lying kids on a physiotherapy ball on their tummies. Encourage them to reach up, perhaps to remove magnets from the refrigerator door. Neck, back, stomach, and arm muscles are all strengthened. This is a great exercise for children with low muscle tone!
Welcome

Welcome to Dragonfly USA.

Play Tip PLAY Tip

Assentive Communication Introduction

Clock Communicators are "Low-Tech" augmentative communication devices, meaning you don't need a computer or software to make them work. They are an excellent way to introduce communication and making choices to new switch-users. When starting to work with your child, try taking pictures of the real choices that you want your child to indicate. It also helps to start with pictures and real objects presented. i.e.. Glass of milk on one side, OR banana on the other. Work up from two choices to as many as twelve. Try: pictures of bed, bath, outside, toys, video, food, drink, family members etc.

Read more...

Copyright © 1994-2010 Dragonfly. All rights reserved.