School districts throughout the country will soon welcome back students for a new academic year. This includes an increasing number of special needs children identified with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The beginning of a new school year is an exciting yet anxious time for both parents and children. It typically brings a change in the daily routine established over the summer months. This transition can…
Back To School : Parent Tips For Children With Autism
Back to School – 10 Ways To Reduce Back-To-School Anxiety
New situations are difficult for many children. Going back to school is a filled with new situations—a new classroom, teacher, classmates, schedule, and responsibilities. Think about how anxious you would be about starting a new job every year of your life and you will know what children experience with the start of the new school year. But there are ways to reduce your child’s anxiety…
Back To School – Child’s Back-To-School Anxiety
How do we recognize kids’ anxiety? And how do we know if our child’s anxiety level is typical or problematic? Typical anxiety Some anxiety about returning to school is typical in kids. Most kids have a little anxiety about who their teacher will be and what the new year will bring. Kids may have some difficulty falling asleep or some nightmares at the very beginning…
10 Things Every Child With Autism Wishes You Knew
10 things every child with autism wishes you knew 1)First of all I am a child. I have Autism. I’m not only “Autistic.” My autism is only one aspect of my character. Does not define meas a person. You are a person with thoughts, feelings and talents. Or you’re just fat, skinny, tall, short, short-sighted. Perhaps these are some things I notice when you meet, but this is not necessarily what you are. As an adult, you have some control of how they self-define. If you want to delete a feature,can be expressed differently. As a child I’m still discovering. Neither you or I may know what…
Raising Successful Children
Raising Successful Children PHRASES like “tiger mom” and “helicopter parent” have made their way into everyday language. But does overparenting hurt, or help? Diana Baumrind, a clinical and developmental psychologist at the University of California, Berkeley, have found that the optimal parent is one who is involved and responsive, who sets high expectations but respects her child’s autonomy. These “authoritative parents” appear to hit the…
“Helicopter Parents”? “Monster Parents”? “Free-range Parenting?” – Part 4 Free-range Parenting
Definition Free-range or slow parenting (just like slow food), refers to parents who try to give their kids more independence—those who step back and let their kids learn from experience. Free-range parenting is based on the notion “that we can give our children the same kind of freedom we had [as kids] without going nuts with worry”. The idea is to “Prepare the child for…
“Helicopter Parents”? “Monster Parents”? “Free-Range Parenting?” – Part 3 – Monster Kids: The Case in Hong Kong
“Monster Kids” refers to a group of children who are spoiled by their parents, resulting in lack of basic self-care ability. Characteristics of Monster Kids in Hong Kong “Princess / Prince Disease” – they are unable to brush their teeth, to eat, to get dress and even to go to the toilet. They need a maid or their parents to do it for them. Bossy…
“Helicopter Parents”? “Monster Parents”? “Free-Range Parenting?” – Part 2 – I Am Not a Monster Parent
Definition “Monster parents” is used to describe a group of super-aggressive parents continually find fault with the way teachers treat their kids, and suggest unreasonable ways in how they can do their jobs better. They are “super-aggressive army of complainers”. Monster parents can also refer to parents who repeatedly make unreasonable demands to their children’s school and prevent it from functioning normally. Origin The…
“Helicopter Parents”?”Monster Parents”? “Free-Range Parenting? – Part 1 – Are you ‘Helicopter Parents”?
You may hear a lot about the term “Helicopter Parents”, “Monster Parents” and “Free-Range Parenting”. How much do you know about these terms? Do you know the difference between them? You will know more about the definition, the origins, the characteristics, the consequences and the possible solution for “Helicopter Parents” in this articles. Definition The term “Helicopter parents” is often used to define a group…
Parenting: Your Children Send Messages Too
Your children are constantly sending you messages that you may or may not be getting or interpreting correctly. Your ability to receive and understand those messages can help you send the best messages in the best way to them (and when to stop sending messages or change your messages). Children are incredibly good at sending their parents messages about how they are doing at any given…