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Essay on Analyze and help Children with Social Skills and Motor Skill Problems in the Daycare Center
Learning disabilities are school related problems, closely tied to the old "3 R's- Reading, 'Riting, and 'Rithmetic"'-yet the byword with parents often seems to be "social skills-that's the bottom line!" Indeed, adults with learning disabilities find, too, that their successes or failures in their personal lives or jobs are often more affected by their social skills than by their academic learning.
Social skills and motor skill problems deficits may be related to impulsivity, both verbal and motor, poor visual perception of facial and body language cues, poor auditory perception of vocal cues, invasion of the personal space of others, inappropriate touching, untidiness, disorganization, and a number of other such problems. Mood swings, overreaction, and depression may also provide problems for the individual with learning disabilities.
Parents and teachers can help children with learning disabilities learn to deal with some of the common problems they experience in such a way that these problems do not hit home in adulthood for the first time. Early intervention can help teach the skills other children learn almost automatically, and provide plenty of practice in developing strategies which will help in ensuring greater social acceptance in childhood and adolescence as well as greater social and vocational competence in adulthood.Some of the most useful techniques, ideal for parents to use on a day today basis, combine self talk, role playing, and reinforcement.Self TalkFor example, a parent might say, "Since I know that I want to look nice when I go out, I'm going to go look in the mirror and see if I look all right....
