Mental Health Tips During this time we are naturally going to be anxious, stressed and tempers may get frayed. It is only natural for people to grate on each other nerves when confined to one place for long time. Patience will be needed, especially if you are a parent of teens. If you allow your… Read More Parents: Home Schooling & Mental Health During COVID-19.
What is Dysgraphia? Dysgraphia is a neurological disorder that generally appears when children are first learning to write. Dysgraphia is a recognised specific learning disability that affects written expression. It is a hidden disability that many people and professionals don’t know about. Dysgraphia can be language based or non-language based and appears to affect spelling,… Read More What Is Dysgraphia?
What Is Dyscalculia? Dyscalculia is a specific learning difficulty that affects a person’s understanding of numbers and maths. It may occur with other difficulties such as Dyslexia. People with dyslexia can have a difficulty with maths due to the level of language contained in a problem. People with dyscalculia instead have a difficulty understanding simple… Read More Understanding Dyscalculia
Understanding aggressive behaviour in children requires a parent to become somewhat of a detective in their child’s lives. Aggressive behaviour may have multiple causes ranging from psychiatric conditions, disabilities, medical problems or life circumstances at it’s root. You Know Your Child Best. A parent will know their child best of all and can judge whether… Read More Understanding Aggression In Children
Siblings spend more time together than they do with anyone else during childhood. It is complicated bond that can be influenced by many factors such as birth order, personality, parental treatment, family and other experiences outside of the home. It can be a very intense type of bond that can bring siblings closer together. Or… Read More How To Deal With Sibling Rivalry In Children
Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects a baby’s normal physical development and causes mild to severe learning difficulties. It usually develops when a baby is still in the womb (uterus) and affects about 1 in 1,100 births worldwide. More males are affected than females and people born with Down syndrome have a higher… Read More What Is Down Syndrome?
When we hear the word visual we automatically think about eyesight. We forget that it is the brain that carries out the visual process and interpretations. When someone has a visual processing disorder they have a problem with interpreting visual information such as symbols, pictures, distances etc., not their eyesight. People with a visual processing… Read More What Is Visual Processing Disorder? (VPD)
What Is Self-confidence? Self-confidence is simply a feeling of trust in one’s abilities, qualities, and judgement. Most adults can have a hard time with feeling this way about themselves, and will struggle to pass it on to their children. Self-confidence doesn’t mean you act in an arrogant manner or feel superior to others. In fact,… Read More Building Self-Confidence In Children
Let me preference this blog by explaining why I write blogs such as these. Many years ago one of my children was diagnosed with a disability. We received the diagnosis but nothing else. No information about what it meant, where to go for help, etc. I felt as a mother as if I’d been thrown… Read More What Is Acquired Brain Injury?
Every parent wants the best for their child including an education. But what happens when your child has a disability? What choices do you have with your child’s education? Are there questions you need to ask? What are you rights and entitlements under the law regarding education? All great questions that any parent will want… Read More Choosing A School For A Disabled Child
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