Margo occupational therapist - The Development of Creative Play
Play is a universal phenomenon developing in the first days of a child’s life. However, there are large variations from one child to another, as with general development. The child’s first months a...
Margo special care counsellor - Discipline : Intervention Strategies
Any parent or person working with children is faced with the need to show some "discipline" to them. Children need a structured environment for healthy growth. Rules and other strategies related to...
Margo Occupational Therapist - Difficult Children
A child’s diet can be a source of parental stress. How many parents and therapists hear this every day: “I don’t want to taste it! I’m not hungry! I don’t like this!” Firstly, it is important to ha...
Margo- Special Care Counsellor
Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is an evolving type of therapy. In my experience, animals arouse great interest and curiosity when used in intervention work, and they are also appealing. Here is some...
Daily behaviour management
Wether we are a parent or a resource person intervening with children, we all experience at one point a situation where we have to deal with a difficult behaviour. In order to change this behaviour...
Pre-reading skills or phonological awareness!
Children learn to juggle word sounds well before they are able to read. They also learn word recognition and decoding skills well prior to being able to read syllables or even say the alphabet. Pho...
Communicating Effectively with Our Children: Not Always Easy, But Oh So Important!
Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (www.fabermazlish.com) developed an educational method that has been proven in places all over the world: "Talk and children will listen, listen and children will tal...
How Do We Help Our Children Choose Their Friends?
When I met Jeanne for the first time, I was struck by her personality, her intelligence and sensitivity. Jeanne is a bright young girl and very pleasant to interact with. So I was not surprised to ...
What consequences should I give my child?
It is not always easy for a parent to spontaneously have ideas about what consequences to give a child who disobeys or adopts inappropriate behavior. Often, the first consequences are cutting out v...
MargOT - Cutting
Cutting is an activity that requires multiple skills. It is not uncommon for children to have difficulties in cutting and making crafts, considering the complexity of the task. In fact, the child n...
La communication c’est plus que simplement dire des mots
La communication c’est plus que simplement dire des mots. Dès qu’ils sont tout petits, les nouveau-nés communiquent en regardant et en analysant l’expression faciale de la personne devant eux. Comb...
Do you know constructive Time Out ?
Questions and concerns related to child education have evolved considerably during the course of the past few years. Yet one subject comes up constantly in my practice, the use of an old technique ...
MargOT - Body Awareness
Everyone has in their mind an image of their body, with all its parts. If we close our eyes, we can imagine how our body is positioned in a space. This ability, or body awareness, is acquired over...
Découvrez le concept du “Flexible Seating” ou “Classe Flexible”
Au cours des prochains mois, vous entendrez de plus en plus parler du concept du « Flexible Seating » ou « Classe Flexible ». Pourquoi? Parce que de plus en plus d’enseignants et d’enseignantes ado...
Child Development – When Do You Seek Consultation?
Each child develops at his own pace. Nevertheless, it may happen that some children have a delay in one or more areas of development (social, language, motor, etc.). Margo, education specialist, ha...
Inferences - Learning to read between the lines
Children gradually learn the language while being exposed to their mother tongue. By being exposed to the language through different ways such as games and stories, the more they will develop compr...
L'ABC d'un système de motivation
Qui n’a jamais entendu parler d’un système de motivation pour aider les enfants à acquérir un comportement désiré ? Qu'il s'agisse de ces collants cumulés pour la propreté des bambins, aux systèmes...
Is it time to learn about time?
Time is an abstract concept that a child acquires gradually during early childhood. Concepts of time are among the most difficult concepts to grasp for a number of children with special needs becau...
