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Please Understand Me II: Temperament, Character, Intelligence $8.61 For the past twenty years Keirsey has continued to investigate personality differences, to refine his theory of the four temperaments and to define the facets of character that distinguish one from another. His findings form the basis of Please Understand Me II, an updated and greatly expanded edition of the book, far more comprehensive and coherent than the original, and yet with much of the same… |
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Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A’s, Praise, and Other Bribes $7.71 The basic strategy we use for raising children, teaching students, and managing workers can be summarized in six words: Do this and you’ll get that. We dangle goodies (from candy bars to sales commissions) in front of people in much the same way we train the family pet. Drawing on a wealth of psychological research, Alfie Kohn points the way to a more successful strategy based on working with peop… |
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The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child $4.66 Any child can be motivated to learn. “If he only would apply himself…” “She can do it if she puts her mind to it.” “He just doesn’t seem to care.” “She’s just not trying.” Motivation is the key to learning. But very few parents and teachers have an effective arsenal of techniques at their disposal. Enter educator and acclaimed author Rick Lavoie, who arms all those who deal with childr… |
Is your child late to talk? Have you ruled out any possibility of hearing loss? Does he clearly understand much of what you say but is unable to speak yet?
As parents we are right to be concerned when our babies do not reach their developmental milestones. First may I say that the majority of parental concerns will turn out to be delayed speech, meaning that the child understands but is unable to express himself and will catch up in time. A number of children however, will have very specific speech and language disorders. may not understand much of what they hear and will go on to need very specialist support and education. It is therefore vital that parents do express their concerns to a relevant health professional.
As our hearing baby grows and develops, we agonise over whether or not his lack of speech sounds, words and phrases is normal, does he have difficulties expressing himself and will he be understood by others outside the home environment.
With speech therapy waiting lists growing ever longer it is worth being alert and doing as much as you can to give your baby the best possible start in communicating effectively. In parts of Ireland for example in November 2009 average waiting period for assessment was 17-22 months while the waiting time for treatment was 24-32 month. Similar statistics are reported in other parts of the UK, in America and Australia too.
The particular difficulty with baby milestones, however, is that they provide only a rough guide to what is ‘normal’ or average development. Each child is unique and there may be many other factors to take into account, so they are open to interpretation, which needless to say may also be influenced by funding issues among service providers. Understandably, there is no endless pot of money and they have to prioritize access to their services.
Is baby signing right for you and your child?
My frustrations may have been obvious when my niece recently commented on her 22 month old son’s lack of words or intelligible phrases. My suggestion that she use baby sign language to encourage communication was greeted with laughter and she dismissed the idea saying, ‘I’ve heard that it will stop him talking? I guess it was not an enlightened audience, even though she knew my background as a Specialist Teacher.
Only yesterday I read a comment in a forum from a mother, who said signing did not work for her daughter…and then went on to say that her daughter was an early talker. Why then did she want to introduce signing, I wondered.
Children know their own abilities and limitations and will use signs differently. Some will use a few signs for just a few weeks as they develop and practice their speech sounds and skills, while others will be content to employ them for longer, usually alongside their developing speech, until the point at which they are fully confident. Most children will drop the signing when they become confident speakers and children with additional needs may continue to use signing for a little longer.
My 18 month old grand-daughter only ever used one sign, and used it until she was three. Her very stubborn streak prevented her from vocalising the word ‘please’ so there were some battles between her and mum when she requested things. She was delighted to be shown the sign for please and it became an automatic reaction that she used adoringly and to good effect from then on.
Important facts about baby sign language.
- Signing with hearing babies is always accompanied by speech and normal conversation. Only keywords are signed, in the same way as a parent ordinarily emphases vocabulary when speaking to their baby or toddler.
- Signs are formalized gestures that convey meaning between the parent and child. These signs will likely be the closest approximation he can manage of the sign you taught him, given his age and developing body awareness. You will come to know the subtleties, and be able to clarify the meaning with your child. All this leads to better communication between you.
- Signs are made in front of the body, thereby drawing attention to the face, to overall body language and to the purpose of communication.
- Signs may come from Makaton, baby sign language, ASL, BSL or the equivalent in your country. If your child attends preschool or nursery then familiarise staff with the signs your child uses.
On a more personal note.
As kids we thought nothing of using signs for tea, coffee, yes, no, drink, telephone, dinner, OK, stop. We all worked in the family timber yard where you could not hear or be heard above the sound of the circular-saw benches and chopping machines. We never thought of it as sign language but effective communication… and we never wore ear defenders in those days!
We all want the best possible start for our children. Don’t delay, your child needs you.
Mother of two, grandmother of five children under 11 years, Pauline worked as a specialist peripatetic teacher with families and children with special needs including Autism /ASD, Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, ADHD and Down Syndrome.
In today’s even more stressful world she is keen to encourage people to find solutions to greater happiness in their lives. To find out more about the benefits of baby sign language visit http://www.happinesspages.com/baby-sign-language.html
Still not sure? Get some answers to your questions at: http://www.happinesspages.com/baby-sign-language-FAQ.html
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why did I fail a pre-employment assessment test?
I’m applying for a teller job at a bank and I took an online test. It asked questions like “did you ever lie to your parents growing up?” I answered “strongly agree”, because it seemed like the most honest answer. It also asked if I’d ever broken a rule or violated a traffic law. I answered “agree” to all of these. Anyone who didn’t would be lying right?! It asked a lot of senario type questions, but I really cannot understand why i failed!!! I feel like i’m more than qualified and a really honest person. What kind of answers are they looking for on these types of pre-employment tests?!?!?!
Forgive me, for I am a smart-A_____. My first thought was, present this question in note form to the teller at the bank. Look threatening. My second thought was, I could never get jobs like that either.
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Please Understand Me II: Temperament, Character, Intelligence $8.61 For the past twenty years Keirsey has continued to investigate personality differences, to refine his theory of the four temperaments and to define the facets of character that distinguish one from another. His findings form the basis of Please Understand Me II, an updated and greatly expanded edition of the book, far more comprehensive and coherent than the original, and yet with much of the same… |
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Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A’s, Praise, and Other Bribes $7.71 The basic strategy we use for raising children, teaching students, and managing workers can be summarized in six words: Do this and you’ll get that. We dangle goodies (from candy bars to sales commissions) in front of people in much the same way we train the family pet. Drawing on a wealth of psychological research, Alfie Kohn points the way to a more successful strategy based on working with peop… |
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The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child $4.66 Any child can be motivated to learn. “If he only would apply himself…” “She can do it if she puts her mind to it.” “He just doesn’t seem to care.” “She’s just not trying.” Motivation is the key to learning. But very few parents and teachers have an effective arsenal of techniques at their disposal. Enter educator and acclaimed author Rick Lavoie, who arms all those who deal with childr… |
