By Mooney Niu, Mental Health Counselor with Ronni Rowland, Writer It’s that time of year again when we’ll be saying goodbye. Some friends are preparing for repatriation. Or perhaps you’re the one moving home – or traveling on to a new country. Mooney Niu, mental...
Working on your child’s language doesn’t have to be complicated. ‘Commenting’and ‘Expanding’are two simple language strategies that you can use. 1 – COMMENTING is a strategy used to provide your child with a model of words and phrases that you want them to learn. When...
Chantal Chen, Occupational Therapist with Ronni Rowland, Writer Imagine this scene at a playground. A young child takes your daughter’s toy. The child’s mother or father scolds, “No! No! That’s not yours! Say you’re sorry.” The child pouts and crosses their arms. Mom...
Managing a child’s undesired behavior is one of the many challenges that parents face every day. A child’s behavior changes at every turn and at every age, and when one behavior goes away, another one often emerges to replace it. Before this goes on to sound more...
As children go through elementary school and start to learn to read, many parents may wonder how they can support their child’s reading development at home. One of the simplest things parents can do to foster their child’s reading skills (and help their child develop...
True or False Q: People with dyslexia have vision issues. FALSE Some people with dyslexia will see blurry letters, words in reverse or inverted images, which may cause difficulty in their reading or spelling. However, this has nothing to do with their vision or...