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How to help your child build strengths from challenges
- Kids who learn and think differently often face challenges in school and socially. - Dealing with challenges helps kids build emotional strengths. - These strengths can help kids cope with tough situations throughout their lives. Many kids who learn and think differently face challenges every
Types of strengths in kids
Get examples of different kinds of child strengths. Explore this list and download a kid-friendly activity to help identify strengths.
5 steps for recognizing strengths in kids
All kids have strengths and challenges. Its natural to focus on things that arent going well for your child and on skills that need improving. But its just as important to see your childs strengths. Knowing those strengths helps you build your childs self-awareness and self-esteem. You can also use
Strengths-based IEPs: What you need to know
- A strengths-based IEP uses student abilities to help work on weaknesses. - IEP goals are built around what the student can do and how the team can use those abilities. - Helping students identify and leverage their strengths, interests, and preferences can lead to more self-awareness and self-a
Learning strengths: What you need to know
- Kids have more than just one learning style. - Natural talents and abilities help shape the way kids learn. - Understanding learning strengths can help you find ways to help your child learn and improve skills more effectively. The idea that different kids learn best in different ways isnt new
Strengths chain
Hands-On Activity to Identify Your Childs Strengths Ready to start identifying your childs strengths? All you need to get started are some markers or crayons, scissors and tape. Ask your child to choose a color for each group of strengths listed on these worksheets. The color-coding can help you
Make a strengths chain
2017 Understood for All, Inc. Make a strengths chain Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Ready to start identifying strengths? All you need to get started are some markers or crayons, scissors, and tape. Start by picking seven colors one for each group of strengths. The colors will help you see the biggest are
Building strengths: Pick one skill for your child to work on at home
Spending more time with your child at home lets you see challenges you werent aware of. Discovering difficulties may not sound like good news, but it creates an opportunity. It gives you an idea of skills you can help your child build while youre together. Working on a new skill can also be refreshi
Strengths chain: Hands-on activity to help kids identify their strengths
Learn how to make a strengths chain with kids. Download and print the worksheets, and watch a video demonstration. Get tips for how parents and teachers can use this activity.
Play to your child’s strengths, says Ben Foss, author with dyslexia
Ben Foss is a dyslexia advocate and the founder of Headstrong Nation, an organization dedicated to empowering adults with dyslexia. He also has dyslexia and led the technology team that created the Intel Reader, a device that takes photos of text and reads it aloud. In 2013, Ben wrote The Dyslexia E
Not a good test-taker? Use your other strengths
Growing up, classes would drag on and on, mostly because my thoughts were elsewhere. I zoned in and out of lectures, entranced by other things, and only reeled back in by teachers calling on me to answer a question. Andrea, please pay attention, they would say sternly when I looked at them blankly.
Make dyslexia about strengths, not shame
Let me introduce myself: My name is Ben Foss, and I am dyslexic. When I was a kid, my mother read out loud to me. When I went to college, Id fax my term papers home to her in New Hampshire so she could read them to me over the phone and help me find spelling mistakes. I know what its like to feel lo
Finding my strength as a people person while struggling with dyslexia and dysgraphia
When I was 4, my family lived in a neighborhood overrun by kids. And every evening at 5 oclock, the ice cream truck would cruise down our street. My mother had a strict rule, though: I couldnt get ice cream unless I wore my shoes, and I could never find my shoes. They, along with my toys, were alway
Opportunity GapBuilding strong reading skills in kids
Watching a child struggle with reading can be tough, especially when youre unsure how to support them. Does your child avoid reading, get easily frustrated, or stumble over familiar words? These may be signs theyre having trouble with reading. In this episode, we talk to literacy expert Shaquala H
The strategy that’s made my business stronger
When I was a kid, my favorite comic book character was the superhero known as Daredevil. He stood out to me because his disability was also his strength. When he became blind in a childhood accident, he developed heightened abilities that gave him a radar sense. Daredevils powers struck a chord with
Video: College students on embracing strengths and differences
College is a perfect time for young adults with learning and thinking differences to discover their strengths and learn how to thrive in school and in life. Watch as students from Landmark College, a school for people who learn differently, talk about how the college experience has helped them unloc
8 activities to help your child explore strengths and passions
Focusing on strengths is just as important as recognizing challenge areas. Encouraging your child to explore strengths and passions (and take healthy risks) can be a real self-esteem booster. Here are some activities to try. Hiking, biking, walking, and climbing Is your child curious and full of ene
Video: How a jeweler with dyslexia found his strengths
From a young age, Blaine Lewis knew he learned differently. He was struggling in school with reading. And when he was 8, he was diagnosed with dyslexia. Lewis had strengths, too. He picked up knowledge quickly. He was also gifted with his hands, and he loved to create things. Even though his parents
How to choose the right job for your teen’s strengths
Your teen’s passions and interests can help when choosing a job. It’s important for the job to be a good fit.
When the IEP team focused on my strengths, it made all the difference
Have you ever heard that story about a child with ADHD who struggles in school, gets the right support and ends up thriving academically? Well, that wasnt me. Yes, I have ADHD. And I struggled in school. But I dont think of my education as a success. Today, people would say I was a child with execut
My kids have different strengths and challenges. Here’s how I set goals with them.
How one mom sets goals with both of her kids, keeping in mind their strengths and challenges.
How to build resilience in kids
- Resilience helps kids cope with challenges. - It isnt just about bouncing back. - Resilience can be taught. Whenever kids face setbacks or go through difficult times, we hope that theyre resilient and can quickly bounce back. We worry about their grades, behavior, and mental health. And we wo
How’d You Get THAT Job?!Tapping into the strengths of my dyslexic brain
Gil Gershoni says that everything he does is dyslexic. He founded the branding firm Gershoni Creative and hosts the Dyslexic Design Thinking podcast. Gil Gershoni is the founder and creative director of the branding firm Gershoni Creative. He says that everything he does, he does dyslexic. Gil sees
Opportunity GapHow to build strong parent-child bonds
A strong parent-child relationship is a powerful tool in helping kids with learning disabilities thrive. Hear from an expert on how to build trust. A strong parent-child relationship is key to helping children with learning disabilities succeed. Building this bond takes time, patience, and being op
How to build confidence when you know you’re different
When I was growing up, I knew I was different than the other kids around me. I had dyslexia and a faint lisp/stutter. And I was passionate about TV shows like Xena: Warrior Princess and Avatar: The Last Airbender. I didnt let my differences stop me from being confident, though. When others made fun
Sorry, I Missed This: The Everything Guide to ADHD and Relationships with Cate OsbornWhat makes a ‘good listener’ with ADHD?
Licensed therapist Sarah Greenberg comes on to talk about the listening strengths and weaknesses that can come with ADHD. People with ADHD can often get a bad rap for being bad listeners. So, instead of actually listening, were often focusing on: Am I making enough eye contact? Do I look engaged? H
In ItAdulting and executive function skills: How to help your child thrive after high school
Sending kids off to the adult world can feel both scary and exciting. How can families best support their kids who learn and think differently? Sending kids off to the adult world can feel both scary and exciting. How can families best support their kids who learn and think differently? In this ep
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Sorry, I Missed This: What makes a ‘good listener’ with ADHD?
Licensed therapist Sarah Greenberg comes on to talk about the listening strengths and weaknesses that can come with ADHD. People with ADHD can often get a bad rap for being bad listeners. So, instead of actually listening, were often focusing on: Am I making enough eye contact? Do I look engaged? H
In ItTrouble with skill-building for ADHD? Here’s help
Learn tips and strategies for helping kids with ADHD build important everyday skills. For kids who struggle with ADHD, building skills like executive function and self-advocacy can be difficult. In this episode of In It, hosts Gretchen Vierstra and Rachel Bozek welcome Dr. Andy Kahn. Andy is a lic
SEL printables to share with your students’ families
How can you help your students develop a growth mindset? How can they build resilience and keep trying even when something is hard? Many families work through these same challenges with their kids at home. And tackling them in partnership with families leads to better outcomes for your students. S