Your Therapy Source Magazine for Pediatric Therapists October 2016

FOCUS ON WHAT CHILDREN CAN DO! As therapists, it is our job to determine a child’s areas of weakness then we have to report on that to teachers and parents. We do not get referrals regarding what children can do only for what children can not do. Do you ever feel like we spend so much time focusing on what children can not do? It can be easy to get sucked into negativity. Instead find each child’s strengths and build upon those strengths to improve areas of weakness. Every child is a star at something. Let’s focus on what children can do! Need some ideas to determine what a child’s strengths may be? Keep all these attributes in mind as you work with a child. Also, refer to the list to spark descriptive words for a child when it comes to IEP time. Here is a list of positive character traits and talents: adventurous creative nice active competent nimble agile confident open artistic coordinated out going attentive charming passionate aware cooperative patient articulate cool physical amusing dependable polite beautiful determined practical big-hearted eager quick blissful easy going responsible brave flexible realistic bright focused self-reliant calm friendly simplistic capable generous strong carefree happy superb caring helpful thoughtful cautious honest terrific cheerful imaginative unique clever kind watchful courageous loyal zany courteous magnificent Want to encourage positive thinking? Check out Positive Affirmations to empower children to realize their full potential. 12

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