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Disability Awareness for 5 year olds
Practical ideas for parents who want to help their child's classmates and playmates understand more about their child and his/her special needs.
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1 thru 10 of 27 Articles found in Parenting Caregiving.
Welcome To Holland
By: Emily Perl Kingsley
The classic article by Emily Perl Kingsley about becoming the parent of a child with a disability. Read it. You'll be glad you did.
An Intro to Hannah - Unknown Diagnosis
By: E. L. Honea, Family Member
My sister has disabilities... and no one seems to know their cause.
Debunking four common steryotypes about kids with special needs
By: National Network for Child Care
Often what is known about disabled children comes from television and movies. This information often is false and exaggerated and leads people to believe in stereotypes. Stereotypes can be destructive to the relationships between children and new, inexperienced caregivers.
Do You See What I'm Saying?
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
Children with hearing loss and the play environment.
Helping Those Hearing Hassles!
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
Helping children with mild and moderate hearing impairments understand what they hear.
Streeeetching The Attention Span!
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
Setting up a non-distracting play and learning environment.
Auditory Processing Tips
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
Games to help kids develop good auditory processing skills.
Making Outdoor Play Fun And Safe For Children With Visual Impairments
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
Helpful hints for families, caregivers, and teachers.
Independent Mealtime For Kids With Motor Impairments
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
Using mealtimes to promote independence, self-care skills, and social interaction.
Swimming Pool Safety Tip.
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
Special swimming concerns for the child with spina bifida!
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High contrast for low vision.
High visual contrast helps children with low vision or cortical blindness find and visually track toys. Use backgrounds to create contrast. Three tablecloths (black, white, yellow) and a bright light will help almost any toy to visually pop out! Spread a black cloth on the floor and shine a light on it. Now send the Musical Turtle on a trek across the cloth. It is so much easier to track now! Pick the appropriate colour background for each new toy, and turn up the contrast!