Saturday 13 December 2008

Ace High - What to give Dyspraxic children for Christmas

Hi there,

It's that special time of year again.

So what would any Dyspraxic child like for Christmas?

As always ..... parental support and patience will aways be right up there...

And most will want - lots more confidence.

Confidence comes from the courage of trying new things ..

and the familiarisation brought by of lots and lots of practice.

So any present that can help your child with their "fine motor control"

- which can be as expensive as a new game boy controller .. or a Wii.

Or can be as cheap as screwing up - into small balls - all the christmas paper after the presents have been opened.

When Anthony was 7 or 8 he always liked playing cards - 21 Pontoon, Cribbage or Whist.

It was great because he would get so excited when he won (and obviously - don't be such a competitive Mum or Dad that you can't let your child win a few hands !!)

Also ..it was quite difficult for him to deal the cards in the right sequence .. or even hold the cards all fanned out - in one hand . .. so all that practice was excellent for him.

So there's just a couple of ideas.

I hope you all have a great Christmas

and a very happy 2009.

Take care

Des