Early Childhood Tips & Tricks Articles - Page 5

Stress, worry, irritation, and frustration may all be triggered by situations that require emotional self-regulation.  Anxiety can affect neurodivergent learners' ability to understand and use communication, as well as their ability to deal with sensory input, working memory, the flexibility of thinking, and social imagination. Individualized coping techniques are therefore required, taking into consideration the learner's skills, preferences, and familiarity with a particular setting.

These days, kids seem to be learning to read earlier than ever before! After all, preschool and kindergarten seem to have tougher expectations for children as they enter the classroom for the very first time. If you’re interested in getting your kid reading sooner rather than later, read this article to discover the top mistakes to avoid when teaching your child to read, and learn what you can do instead to foster your child’s skills and love for reading!

This fall, kids around the country are reentering school, some of them attending a face-to-face environment for the very first time! It’s only natural for parents to feel a bit anxious wondering about whether their kids have what it takes to be successful considering the challenges of the past school year. Join us as we discuss the top three skills your child needs to be successful in school and keep reading to find a breakdown of what your little learner should accomplish before entering pre-k, kindergarten, or 1st grade!

This year has been a difficult one for lots of reasons. Rising numbers of parents and caregivers have been homeschooling their children, whilst working full-time jobs in the midst of a global pandemic and this has added new unprecedented strains and stresses. It has also meant that caregivers have had to be adaptable and creative about the way they educate their children.

Communication and interaction with others are facilitated by social skills, which include gestures, body language, and personal appearance. Understanding how we communicate with people, the messages we convey, and how we may modify communication strategies to make our communication more efficient and successful is essential to developing social skills. Establishing and building children’s social skills can help kids create objectives for themselves and build healthy connections with others. Keep reading to find out which strategies to use to perfect the social skills of your little one!

Going to the mall or eating out might be a problem for parents with a toddler, there will be a lot of chasing, yelling and you cannot keep your eyes out from your child for a minute. But going out is even more difficult for parents with a child who throws tantrums. Tantrums are not just about crying to get and do what they want, this is also the child’s way to get your attention. Keep reading to find out more about tantrums and the ways to deal with them.

By the age of 12 months, there are already 8-10 words in the active dictionary of a child, and from that moment the verbal period of speech development begins. By the second year, the number of words in the active dictionary increases to 300-400, of which children can build simple sentences of 2-3 words. It would be a mistake to assume that all this comes to the child spontaneously, of course. To develop speech, it is necessary to communicate with adults, which contributes to the formation of thinking and speech, and the development of cognitive activity. 

Behavior analysts define the meaning behind any behavior is called the function of the behavior.  A baby may cry for different reasons, but the difference in understanding if they are hungry or hurt results from analyzing body language, assessing the environment, and using your parental intuitions.  Trying to assess which need your child is attempting to communicate to you can help you discover appropriate functional replacement behaviors, coping skills, and preventative strategies.  

Every parent wants their child to start speaking early and ensure it happens the best way possible. Speech is an essential stage of a child’s development. This is important for communication with the outside world. Below are some of the techniques used by practicing speech development specialists, speech therapists, and occupational therapists.  Although children of all ages can participate in these types of exercises, parents will find they will be extremely helpful in encouraging speech production in those with language processing difficulties. 

After the pivot to online learning that occurred last spring, many parents and teachers can probably agree that online learning has taken a toll on their kids’ learning. That leads many of us to the same question: just how effective is online learning, and what can be done to make it more successful? Join us as we explore the effectiveness of school online, and keep reading to discover tips for online learning success.