Bridging the Gap: Empowering Parents to Help Your Child With Learning Difficulties
By Julia Chan, New Age Parents Does your child have a learning difficulty that affects his ability to cope in mainstream education? Are you frustrated with not knowing what your child needs and how to facilitate a positive learning environment for him? For parents of children with learning difficulties, it can be challenging to identify the right resources and tools to support your child’s learning. You may also be facing difficulties in communicating with his teachers and advocating for his needs in a mainstream environment. You don’t have to
The Importance of Early Intervention: Identifying Developmental Delays in Preschoolers and Young Children
Prior to the 2000s and 2010s, Early Intervention was not an option to many parents. Although they may have noticed some delays or differences in their child, it is unlikely that they considered early intervention. One of the reasons are due to some of the myths of older generations. For example, a 3-year old child is not talking yet. This may just be regarded as “delay” and eventually the child would speak after few months. Another example would be, when a child is still unable to walk by 2 years of age, for some, they would think that using a walker
Helping Children with Word Retrieval Problems
There are many studies conducted regarding children’s development. This includes all the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social milestones. True enough, no child is alike. For parents (especially first-time mummies & daddies), they can’t help but compare their child to others. “How come she can walk at this age, and my child still cannot?” or “Why is my child not using his words yet?” – these are just some of the frequently asked questions. However, we can never compare a child to another, as each of the child’s pace of development is different. This goes especially for speech and language. Some
How to Help Children Focus in Learning?
Focus is something that requires regular exercise for it to be strengthened. For some, focusing is very natural while for some, it can appear as a challenge. One thing is for sure: focus in children does not come easy. This is one of the issues most teachers struggle with. It is the same sentiments of the parents. In Bridging the Gap, we have a number of kids who have challenges in focusing and concentration. Given that they all have different and individual needs, we have various ways to help each of them to be more focus and more attentive in
