Tag Archives: Communication Skills

Toddlers who played with fewer toys show improvement in communication skills – News-Medical.Net

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Noel


The parents in the treatment group learned strategies to help their toddlers communicate, such as practicing taking turns, encouraging eye contact and modeling simple sentences from the child’s perspective. For instance, when the child pointed to crackers …
Source: www.news-medical.net

Interest in toys predicts autism treatment’s effectiveness in toddlers – New Kerala
Washington, March 23 : A new study has found that toddlers with autism who played with a limited number of toys showed more improvement in their communication skills following parent-guided treatment than those receiving other community-based treatments …
Source: www.newkerala.com

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How to Choose Toys Your Child Won’t Leave in the Box

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Noel

Have you have noticed the increased in advertisements for toys on television and everywhere else? And every single toy is educational! Isn’t it a wonder that all our children are not mini Einsteins? In this article I will explain – what children learn through play, the benefits of play, different types of play and their value, how play helps the development of a person from babies into adulthood and finally, how to choose age appropriate toys that will provide hours of fun and learning. With this information you will be able to choose toys that will be fun and educational so that your children will learn while they play.

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The Child Puppet Theater: The Perfect Pretend Play Toy

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Noel

A puppet theater is one of the oldest toys in the world, but child experts believe that they beat many of the latest battery-operated gizmos. Puppet theaters were some of the more popular toys during the Roman civilization, and were used in old England in nurseries and town squares, where professional puppeteers would stage performances to the delight of the onlookers. And who hasn?t heard of the children?s classic Pinocchio, or the most famous puppet pair in the world, Punch and Judy? In Japan, the puppet theater is even recognized as a ?fine art?, with puppet masters dedicating years of their lives to learning the tricks of the trade.

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How to choose toys your child won?t leave in the box

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Noel

Have you have noticed the increased in advertisements for toys on television and everywhere else? And every single toy is educational! Isn’t it a wonder that all our children are not mini Einsteins? In this article I will explain – what children learn through play, the benefits of play, different types of play and their value, how play helps the development of a person from babies into adulthood and finally, how to choose age appropriate toys that will provide hours of fun and learning. With this information you will be able to choose toys that will be fun and educational so that your children will learn while they play.

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