Challenges 4
Visible Role Models Can Transform Perceptions
The ETBI.ie Summer newsletter has an article from IDK’s Caroline Carswell, describing how ‘ proactive role models with disability are needed across the EU as advisors to the government, the semi-state and private sectors. ’ Read: Visible Role Models Can Transform Perceptions Of Ability Too often, parent instinct is to overprotect children with disability, meaning positive role
Why Over-Parented Students Irritate Teachers
Over-parenting, or the “misguided attempt to improve [a] child’s current and future personal and academic success”, is a risk for all parents, and not just parents of children with extra needs. Here’s a teacher’s view on the issue: Read: Why Parents Need To Let Their Children Fail We all know parents who won’t let go
Transitioning From Primary To Secondary School
Moving from primary to secondary school is a process all students undergo and can be quite daunting. Transitioning is also a crucial stage in a pre-teen child’s development, as their experiences at the time can significantly impact their later academic and social skills. For parents, the leap from primary to post-primary education can be difficult,
IDK in The Times Health Section, February 8th
The Irish Times interviewed Caroline Carswell for the Parenting section of its Health Supplement (Feb 8, 2011). The 2-page feature is online, in two parts. Sounding A Fresh Beginning (the challenges of parenting a deaf child) Making The Decision: Mainstream or Specialist Education Further Reading: Supported Mainstream Education For Deaf Children IDK’s Life-Skills Workshops, February
eBook: Teaching A Deaf Child To Hear And Speak
Edited by Caroline Carswell