As children develop they become more adventurous and challenging. They want more new things in their lives. For children who are not developing neurotypically this can be overwhelming for them and they will need more support for these new things in their lives.
“I’m looking for fun and adventure! I’m looking for more!!!” As children develop on a neuro-typical pathway, they begin to look for activities to be more elaborate and exciting. The same old games become boring – it’s time for adventures and more challenges. This becomes especially true as a baby transforms from an infant to a toddler. As parents, we naturally begin to add these challenges as our children begin to show readiness. My son continues to enjoy the exciting new things of life, but one monotonous thing he loves is his grandma!
If a child has fallen off this neuro-typical path of development, these activity changes can be overwhelming. The dynamic, fast moving, adventurous life is then too much, and there is a tendency to become trapped in the monotonous way of doing things – just to feel safe! This is another reason that I love Relationship Development Intervention (RDIÒ): nothing new was created, just slowed down enough so that what happens naturally in neuro-typically developing children can happen for those who missed it the first time. Through a very careful approach, challenges are added to every day life in a supportive and trusting environment. Because of this, kids who normally fear change, challenges, and other dynamic attributes can slowly become successful in adapting to our fast changing world. The transformations are amazing!
Raising Responsible and Respectable Children
There are many ways in which to raise a child to be responsible and respectable. If you allow yourself as a parent to remain calm, determine consequences, offer choices, and remain consistent then you’re on your way to doing great things.A Journey Through Infant Development: One Year!
A lot of foundational milestones are met along the neurotypical pathway of development. There is a lot of growth and changing a child does during their first year of life. It is difficult if some of these foundations are not met or a child has difficulties with some of them during this time. There are a lot of key things to be looking for while your child grows.A Journey Through Infant Development: The Tenth Month
Curiosity is developed early in life that allows discoveries to be made. By exploring the different environments around us we find many different things. If a child doesn’t make discoveries or doesn’t know how we as parents need to show them how.