Social skills are not typically taught formally. Yet, social skills are crucial to future success. Social skills deficits, if not addressed, could potentially limit further skill development and could be associated with psychosocial problems.
Research has shown that when children start school with higher levels of early literacy skills, they have greater academic success later on. Here are 6 skills that support the development of emergent literacy.
An expansive vocabulary is essential for academic learning. If you’re having some trouble trying to introduce new vocabulary to your child, here are some tips and tricks that you may find helpful.
There are many skills that need to be learned first for a child to speak. These preverbal skills (mostly hidden to the untrained eye) are the building blocks to language.
Handwriting difficulties are common among children with neurological conditions. However, if they spend time performing fine motor related tasks at school, alongside the guidance of occupational therapists, the condition can be improved.
Children are not born with executive functioning skills but they are born with the potential to develop them through a multitude of structured, fun and creative ways.
Have you ever noticed that some kids with autism tend to do the same unusual behaviour over and over again? What you’re seeing could be a ‘stim’.
Children with ADHD have difficulties with daily tasks and expectations that we might take for granted. Helping them cope provides them the reliable structures in their daily lives; which grows their true potential.
ABA Therapy has become a hot topic in the autism community. In this special guide, we discuss everything you to need to know.
Engaging children in appropriate self-care activities from a young age can encourage them in their pursuit of self-reliance. If your child has delays in performing certain self-care tasks, here are some strategies that can help.