It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend - Richard Lavoie +++ BESTSELLER
Helping the Child with Learning Disabilities Find Social Success
Richard Lavoie
As any parent, teacher, coach, or caregiver of a learning disabled child knows, every learning disability has a social component. The ADD child constantly interrupts and doesn’t follow directions. The child with visual-spatial issues loses his belongings. The child with a non-verbal communication disorder fails to gesture when she talks. These children are socially out of step with their peers, and often they are ridiculed or ostracised for their differences.
A successful social life is immeasurably important to a child’s happiness, health, and development, but until now, no book has provided practical, expert advice on helping learning disabled children achieve social success.
For more than thirty years, Richard Lavoie has lived with and taught learning disabled children. His bestselling videos and sellout lectures and workshops have made him one of the most respected experts in the field. Rick’s pioneering techniques and practical strategies can help children ages six to seventeen
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Overcome shyness and low self-esteem
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Use appropriate body language to convey emotion
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Focus attention and avoid disruptive behaviour
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Enjoy playdates and making friends
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Employ strategies for counteracting bullying and harassment
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Master the Hidden Curriculum and polish the apple with teachers
It’s So Much Work to Be Your Friend answers the most intense need of parents, teachers, and caregivers of learning disabled children – or anyone who knows a child who needs a friend.
Hardcover Published 2005, Paperback Published July, 2006, 394 Pages
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