How To Help Children And Youth That Are Given The Label Of “Low Intelligence”
What is intelligence? How is it measured? Many times children & youth given this label are hurt by how people react to them as a result of the label “low intelligence”. There are many different kinds of intelligence. Often children & youth are considered to have “low intelligence” because the method of evaluating intelligence and/or their curriculum does not recognize their learning strengths. And, the child or youth’s true challenges are often not identified by parents or teachers. Getting this label can be caused by and complicated by a combination of: medical conditions; learning/developmental challenges; genetic factors; unmet educational needs; nutritional imbalances; family patterns; too much or too little stimulation; exposure to environmental pollutants; prolonged stress; frequent illness; abuses of all kinds.
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On Our Own We Would Try: • Bedtime Stories and Chats • Less or No TV, Movies, Video/Computer Games • Replace sodas, juices, sugars, fats, fast foods with water, veggies, whole grains, nuts, protein, fruit, slow food • Long Walks/Hikes • Wholesome Pleasures • Back Rubs and Foot Massages • Nature • Pets |
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For Parents: • Discover all the ways the child or youth is intelligent and skillful. • Find activities they enjoy and can be good at. • Remember that each child or youth has gifts which when involved help them learn more easily and quickly. • Get family, friends, community and religious organizations to help the child or youth learn study skills and get caught up academically in enjoyable ways. |