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Disability Awareness for 5 year olds
Practical ideas for parents who want to help their child's classmates and playmates understand more about their child and his/her special needs.
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Bandaides And Blackboards
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
This is a site about growing up with medical problems of all types. Has sections for kids, teens and adults.
Bandaides and Blackboards helps people understand what it's like, from the perspective of the children and teens to grow up with a medical problem.
,These kids have become experts at coping with problems that most have never heard of. They'd like you to know how they do it. The content is divided into three parts; one for kids, one for teens, and one for adults. The adult section offers especially good information for parents coping with a child's hospital stay.
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PLAY Tip
Learning how to catch a ball can be as easy as 1 2 3!
Catching a ball can be harder then it looks! Catching balls develops good shoulder stability and torso stability.
You can help make the process easier by offering the right balls in the right order. Here is a three step process to try:
1. First start with a sturdy balloon, a punching balloon without the elastic is ideal. It can be easier to start in a sitting position about 2-3 feet away.
2. Next, try with a light high friction ball. The 9 and 15 inch Yadda balls are ideal.
,3. In the final step, stand or sit a little further apart and bounce the Yadda ball to the child. The bounce gives the child a little extra time to catch the ball.
Note: For children with latex allergies, balloons contain latex but the Yadda balls are latex free.