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I can still remember my 2nd grade classmate, she used to stutter at that time but when we were already 4rth grade, i noticed that she no longer stutters. Children who stutter regularly are more likely to notice it and will tend to be more anxious and embarrassed about it.
Here are some tips that would help you and your kids.
1. Talk to your child. Read books together. Encourage conversations during family meals.
2. Do not require your child to speak correctly at all times. Allow talking to be fun and enjoyable.
3. Avoid having your child speak or read aloud when he is uncomfortable, or when you notice the stuttering increases. Encourage instead activities that do not require a lot of talking.
4. Avoid corrections or criticisms such a "slow down" or take a deep breath. They only make your child feel more self-conscious. You should also ask others not to correct him.
5. Do not tell your child to start over or to think before speaking.
6. Minimize the stress or situations that will make the stuttering worse.
7. Maintain natural eye contact with your child. Try not to look away or show signs of being upset.
8. Let your child speak for himself and allow him to finish his sentences.
9. Speak slowly and clearly. Modeling a slow rate will help your child's fluency.
If pseudo-stuttering persists for more than two months. or is making the child anxious, then he may benefit from speech evaluation and therapy.. Kids with true stuttering should consult a speech .pathologist.
They say those who convey more meanings with gestures at 14 months have larger vocabularies at four-and-a-half years and are better prepared for school.
Parents and teachers could help children learn to speak by encouraging the use of gestures, say psychologists from the University of Chicago.
Their study, in Science journal, was announced at the AAAS conference.
'Hand-in-hand'
The researchers found that children from higher-income families with well-educated parents used more gestures as toddlers.
They also had higher vocabularies at school age.
"Our findings contradict the folklore," said Prof Susan Goldin-Meadow, co-author on the study.
"Your grandma always told you - if you're really articulate you shouldn't have to use your hands at all.
"That's typically what the upper class believes about itself.
"But our findings were surprising - we actually found extra gesturing in these high socio-economic status [SES] families.
"Gesture and speech go hand-in-hand.
"That's interesting and we need to explore what's happening here.
"Vocabulary is a key predictor of school success and is a primary reason why children from low-income families enter school at a greater risk of failure than their peers from advantaged families."
Pointing the way
Psychologists have long stated that families of higher income and education levels talk more with their children and speak to them in complex sentences.
But the study is one of the first to focus on whether gestures, too, have an influence on vocabulary and school preparedness.
The researchers studied 50 families from diverse economic backgrounds.
They recorded video of children with their parent, or primary caregiver, for 90-minute sessions, during ordinary home activities.
Fourteen-month-old children from high-income, well-educated families used gesture to convey an average of 24 different meanings during the 90-minute session.
Meanwhile, children from lower-income families conveyed only 13.
Once in school, students from higher-income families had a comprehension vocabulary of 117 (as measured by a standardized test), compared to 93 for children from lower-income families.
The paper does not establish a causal link between early child gesture and later child vocabulary.
But the authors suggested two possible mechanisms by which one might encourage the other.
"Child gesture could play an indirect role in word learning by eliciting timely speech from parents; for example, in response to her child's point at the doll, mother might say, 'Yes, that's a doll,' thus providing a word for the object that is the focus of the child's attention," they wrote.
The connection also may be more direct, since gestures allow children to use their hands to express meanings when they have difficulty forming words for them.
There are so many possibilities of asthma attacks. An asthmatic person is sensitive in many things around him. Especially if he came from a family with history of asthma. Here are some possible causes:
* Infection of upper urinary tract like allergic rhinitis.
* Dust, molds, pollen and other inhalants.
* smoke from cigarettes and vehicles.
* Cold weather or sudden change of weather.
* cat's fur
* Medicines like aspirin, beta blockers or indomethacin.
* Chemical or paint odors.
* Irritants in air passages such as: perfume, hairspray, powder and other pollutants.
* Sometimes too much exercise or workout or any tiring activities.
* foods that may cause asthma attacks such as: egg, nuts, chocolate, seafoods, milk, flour, shellfish.
The said foods that may cause asthma varies in different types of people. It is possible that a person is allergic to egg while others are allergic to seafoods. If a patient knows that he's allergic to certain foods. He should avoid it as much as possible.
Often times asthma begins at a very early age. And over half of young asthma patients become asymptomatic as they age. Or the symptoms suddenly vanish until it is totally gone.. For your information. There is no medicine that can actually cure asthma. It is actually the symptoms that are cured.
Based on studies,Teens who started to have asthma (15 years and above) for the first time, has possibilities that they will bring it as they age. There are different categories of asthma:
1. Frequent Episodic Attack- In this category, a wheezing sound can be heard every 4 to 6 weeks and there are no visible symptoms in children.
2. Chronic Asthmatic Group- These are children who has mild wheezing sound. They easily wheeze when they are tired, coughing at night only. and has limited activities.
3. Severe Chronic Asthmatic group- They are children who has daily attacks. They are usually small,underweight and barrel chested. You will hear a different squeaking sound and severe passage obstruction. That's why they are usually given steroids. that should be taken everyday and with constant monitoring.
There is what we call as Status Asthmatic's wherein it is the most severe asthma attack. that can't be treated with common medicine. This patient is having a hard time breathing. Seems like dying. This may cause death if not prevented.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common behavioral health condition facing many families. One out of every 20 children is affected by it. Many children who have ADHD have above average intelligence levels. However symptoms of ADHD can make their schoolwork, family and friendships very difficult. Symptoms often appear by the age of 7 but can be difficult to recognize because there are three types of ADHD.
Children with=
Hyperactive ADHD, display noisy behavior
Inattentive ADHD, display quite behavior
and
Combination ADHD, display both noisy and quite behavior
All three types of ADHD can be managed if diagnosed and treated early.
Here are some facts about ADHD
- Untreated children who have ADHD often develop more serious adult problems such as depression, substance abuse and work and relationship conflicts.
- Up to five percent of school age children may have ADHD
- Childern who ahve ADHD can be sucessfully treated if they diagnosed early.
- Three times as many boys as girls are identified as having ADHD in their childhood years. However, girls are identified more in their late teens and young adult years.
- Punishment is not the answer for controlling ADHD behaviors.
- Children who have ADHD may have other problems, such as poor conduct, anxiety, deprssion and learning problems.
- ADHD can cause poor study habits, testing skills and school performance.
- Often, children who have ADHD may have above average intelligence, which make diagnosis of ADHD more difficult.
It's important to remember that a child with ADHD is no less intelligent than his peers. The disorder makes him disorganized but doesn't affect his ability to learn. Patience is important for the parents of a child with ADHD because his behavior can often be disruptive for the family. A regular daily schedule can help, as well as hugs and kind words for positive behavior.
