Teaching coping skills to children We all have different coping skills that we use to cope up in times of distress. These skills serve us in a way that makes it easier to handle stressors. However, coping skills can be both healthy and unhealthy. Of course, having healthy coping skills is a better way to …
All about Dyslexia What is Dyslexia? Dyslexia is thought of as letter reversals such as reading /b/ as /d/. For many years, before becoming a speech-language pathologist, even I thought so. But it is much more than that. Dyslexia is a difficulty in reading printed material. It is a type of learning disability. The individual …
Selective Mutism Children who don’t speak in certain situations or around some people tend to develop an anxiety disorder called selective mutism. They will be very talkative at home but very quiet at school. It is found to be frustrating for them as well as others. Signs of selective mutism: The signs of selective …
Distance Learning Ideas for Kids Teaching and learning can be fun at home! Hence, we are talking about Distance Learning Ideas for Kids. All we need is to be creative, imaginative, and interactive. Further, E-learning or distance learning is a part of our lives post COVID-19. Moreover, social distancing brings several restrictions. Kids are mostly …
Blank Comics to Boost your Child’s Language Conversation and talking are all about the exchange of information, ideas, feelings, beliefs, and thoughts. Here are some great ideas for using blank comics to boost language skills in your little ones. Why would blank comics be interesting? Illustrations tend to grab a child’s attention almost immediately. The …
Online Special Education This blog talks about online special education. COVID 19 has changed our lives in many ways. The way we teach and learn has completely adapted. Everyone has now moved on to learning in virtual set-ups. Special education is no different. Online special education has become the need of the hour. What is …
Learning to Play with OT Activities Play is a very important tool to learn various skills for a child and have a positive influence. It is the main occupation of a growing child. Play provides stimulation to learn, grow and refine many different skills. Play also provides opportunities for social interaction, stimulates social behavior and …
Rewards v/s Bribes: What works better? When managing difficult behavior in children there are lots of parenting strategies one may employ. However, there is one sure shot strategy that all of us as parents have resorted to every now and then and it has often worked. That strategy is rewarding good behavior. This strategy is …
Picture Scene Activities for Adults What are Picture Scene activities? Picture scenes are nothing but scenes of various situations represented in a pictorial form. It can be a simple picture of a playroom to something as complex as a large playground. Children and adults use picture scenes to improve speech-language and cognitive-linguistic skills. Yes, you …
Tips to develop growth mindset in kids You are at your job and make a report. If you get poor feedback on the report from your boss. You will crib about it and will blame your boss and his skills. You will be in bad mood all day or you will take help to improve …