The Shepherd's Shed

Welcome to this week's Dealing With Learning Disorders Newsletter.

Hope you all are gearing up to have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends.

Find out how our community is helping a family who lost everything to fire.
What a wonderful way to be a blessing this Thanksgiving.



Featured Article

Music Therapy: Hope For Kids With Learning Challenges
Bette Miles-Holleman

Music, with its powerful effect to stimulate the brain by triggering memories and emotional responses, can also help special needs children physically, by improving relaxation, muscle coordination and range of motion.

Other benefits attributed to Music Therapy include:

Motivation for physical exercise

Independence and increased self esteem

Development of functional speech and communication skills

Improved interaction with others

Does music therapy sound like a good option for your child? Would you like more information? Check out my website and sign up as a member to freely access all of the articles and resources available to members.


Discussion Boards

Our “Discussion Board" introduces many interesting topics every week.
Here we find a private place to share with others, make friends, and ask questions of the Featured Experts on the site.


This week we discussed the traditions each family has for Thanksgiving. Ideas were shared on how to create a project that can be added to every year. And one mom shared on how she and her children got involved in a community food drive.


I shared how my family likes to string popcorn and cranberries on thread and put it on the trees so that the birds have a treat on thanksgiving. My kids love to watch the birds.


Come join us and share your experiences in the Forums.


Tip of the Week

Last week, we explained watching for the ways your child
learns best.

Another easy tactic for building your child's self confidence is to
let your child help with household chores. This can build
self-confidence and concrete skills.

Keep instructions simple, break down tasks into smaller steps, and
reward your child's efforts with praise. Once they master simple
skills, then add more complex parts to the chore.

Have them set the place mats and napkins on the table. After
they're getting the place mats and napkins relatively straight,
have them set the forks on the napkins and the plates on the place
mats. Continue with this pattern until they have mastered
setting the whole table.

Giving children chores gives them a sense of accomplishment and helps them know they are an important part of the family.


Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Robin

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