Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Small Steps Forward

Using Games and Activities to Help Your Pre-School Child with Special Needs

Sarah Newman

Paperback: £15.99 / $29.95 add to cart

1999, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp
ISBN: 978-1-85302-643-0, BIC 2: JMC JNSG VFJD

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Winner of the British Medical Association's Popular Medicine Book of the Year 2000

Winner of the British Medical Association's Popular Medicine Book of the Year 2000

When young children are diagnosed with conditions such as Down's Syndrome, autism or other forms of developmental delay, there is much that parents can do to help. Small Steps Forward provides parents and carers with the information they require and a host of ideas to encourage their child's development. The games and activities suggested in the book use toys and materials which most children will already have, and involve no special preparation. They are also fun to play.

Sarah Newman divides skills into six areas - cognitive, linguistic, physical, sensory, social and emotional - for convenient reference. She deals with general issues, such as behaviour management, toilet-training and sleep management, which may be encountered by parents of children with any form of disability - physical, learning or sensory. She provides an outline of child development so that parents can place their child's progress in context.

Advice on coping with the stress of having a child with special needs, and information on support parents can expect from health, education and social services, is also given. The author includes a comprehensive resources section, which incorporates a bibliography and list of useful addresses.

New edition: Small Steps Forward: Using Games and Activities to Help Your Pre-School Child with Special Needs: 2nd edition
2008, Paperback: £13.99/ $19.95, ISBN: 978-1-84310-693-7, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 272pp