The Central Role of Parents: How They Can Give Power to a Motor Impaired Child's Acting, Experiencing and Sharing.

Trevarthen, Colwyn; Burford, Bronwen

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ERIC Number: EJ516153

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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The Central Role of Parents: How They Can Give Power to a Motor Impaired Child's Acting, Experiencing and Sharing.

Trevarthen, Colwyn; Burford, Bronwen

European Journal of Special Needs Education, v10 n2 p138-48 Jun 1995

This article addresses the parent's role in the life of the infant and young child with motor impairments, in the context of the conductive education approach. Critically important are recognizing and responding to the infant's efforts at communication, enlivening the child's zone of proximal development through games and music, and seeing the child as an individual. (DB)

Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Communication Skills, Educational Methods, Infants, Interpersonal Communication, Neurological Impairments, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Role, Parents as Teachers, Physical Disabilities, Preschool Education, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Audience: Parents

Language: English

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