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...
When China closed its borders to foreigners, I happened to be in the U.S. visiting friends and family, leaving me alone with my two children, whose school campuses had closed – my wife, Shari, had been traveling with me, but made it back to China in time. Because my...
Sensorimotor Stage (0 to 18-24 months)As its name suggests, children at this stage mainly interact with the world through sensory exchange and movement. In the first year of their lives, children’s cognitive abilities are still developing. They acquire experience and...