Archive for 'December,2011'
Introducing ChildsWork News!
Beginning in 2012 the people here at ChildsWork will be adding a new element to our blog: The ChildsWork News feed. Here, we will endeavor to report each day on important stories surrounding the key areas [...]
Laughter – the best medicine
When do you feel closest to your child? Is it when you are learning together, developing communication skills and furthering academic progress? Or when you curl up together with a great book or film, sharing a [...]
It’s More than Saying “Worry Less” – Understanding Anxiety in Children & Teens
If you all are like me, minor anxiety probably crops up all the time. You worry about your own children, your students and yourself, all of which can inhibit progress and (more often in my case) [...]
Before You Speak, Think: Lessons in Empathy for All Ages
I was cruising a favorite DIY site this afternoon and I came across an amazing poster designed for classroom teachers. Its message was simple: Before You Speak, Think T – Is it true? [...]
Music – The Breakthrough Autism Therapy
When we care for a child with Autism, it can seem as if there a million different pieces of advice which we should be following, to support our kids as well as possible. Friends, professionals, teachers [...]
Building Intergenerational Relationships Part II: Classroom Activities for the Young and Young at Heart
Earlier this week, I posted about the importance of developing and maintaining intergenerational relationships among older adults and young children. I know from personal experience as a mother of two young girls that the presence [...]
Building Intergenerational Relationships Part I: The Importance of Older Adults in the Lives of Young Children
As a mother, there are few moments I treasure more than seeing those who raised me and my husband interact with my own children. My girls are fortunate to have three, relatively young, and loving [...]
Is Your ADHD Child Also Bipolar?
Bipolar has become increasingly more well-known as the media has embraced the condition through the publicizing of symptoms. One of the aspects of Bipolar which has come to light over the past few years is that [...]
“I’m Not the Only One”
In the autumn of 1974, early in my career as school principal, a kind and gentle fifth grader named Davion was having trouble with some of the other boys in the class. In particular, a boy named [...]
New Congressional Panel on Dyslexia Signals Important Change
• I can not stress enough being aware of the movement difficulty invol
Play “Therapy”: Kansas State Graduate Student’s Autism-Friendly Schoolyard
Glad play time is given its due.
Fiction & Life: New Study Shows that Losing Yourself in a Character Impacts Action, Beliefs
What you are saying here is important, and I can relate to it from my
Fiction & Life: New Study Shows that Losing Yourself in a Character Impacts Action, Beliefs
Thanks Susan! I totally agree. I have to say I was really excited when
Fiction & Life: New Study Shows that Losing Yourself in a Character Impacts Action, Beliefs
I love this blog! It's also very pertinent to career development and