To a new beginning (Conclusion)

In this blog, in this moment, I see where it's my mind...

This academic year I had the opportunity to instruct me in the field of technology, virtual and English. The learning process was well enriching and reality the fact is that much helped me both my personal and professional development. The order to build the website and the blog makes me feel safer as this allows you to collect all jobs and projects I've done or I've participated. During the semester, I would say that to understand a little better why people think, feel and behave as it does (and the term "people" we include ourselves), the field of psychology gives us answers to many questions, because we are not easily explained, and all these jobs that were course requirements helped me realize many things. I learned that to treat social problems we must not only discuss or present possible solutions, but must also provide the necessary to achieve what is proposed tools. What I really liked the course is that the teacher was not confined to the classroom. We participate made presentations of our colleagues, we showed ourselves different jobs, which we stated our different views, always with respect, and us to conduct analysis of all these dynamics. We played many issues such as poverty, violence, among many other super interesting topics. I was shocked and delighted with the teaching method of our teacher as we never limited, on the contrary, it was a source of motivation and aspiration. This blog is my tool for others to know my work and I do not think I could have done it without this course without teacher. It was a unique experience. Upon start producing these works it did something difficult and stressful. Honestly this course helped me a lot too because we can make a difference, we must begin dialing equity above all things. Finally, I am very happy with the work I did and I'm pretty sure that will serve me a lot for my future. It is essential to acquire such skills and develop increasingly more as a person.

Many Thanks to Prof. Iara Segarra 

We force babies to eat?

Feeding a baby is a topic that many parents have trouble, especially the stage where they begin to incorporate solid. We facial task is feeding children because most things seem not like and many times, trying to get the same test, it ends in tears and anger.

Why is it wrong to force a baby to eat?

For many reasons. First, because forced to eat is dangerous; if the baby cries while we put food in the mouth you can suck the food. Second, because we have a serious problem of childhood obesity, just missing children eat even more. Third, because it is counterproductive: the more you try to force more will refuse to eat, and end up hating those foods that have forced him. With such bad luck that parents always put more emphasis on foods they consider healthier, and never insist with candy or junk food. Children end up hating healthy food. But above all, because you can not force feed a human being. Because it is unworthy. Even in prison they can force feed the prisoners.

Aphasia... new disorder?

It is a mysterious brain disorder can be confused with the preliminary stage of Alzheimer's, but does not deprive patients of their memories, but the words to talk about them.

It is called primary progressive aphasia (PPA), and scientists said they are looking for better ways to diagnose this disease little known. That will help people whose thoughts are lucid but can not express them to receive proper care.

Even many doctors know little about this rare type of aphasia, and spread the problem is key to improving care. There is a study underway to try to slow the progression of the disease by electrical stimulation of the affected region of the brain.

Language and speech are enormously complex. 100 requires just talk activate muscles between the lungs and lips to produce at least 14 different sounds per second, said Dr. Joseph Duffy, of the Mayo Clinic.

A stroke or brain injury can often leave the person with problems to produce sounds or words. The APP occurs for a different reason, because the region of the brain that controls language is sick and degenerates, resulting in communication difficulties -a first glance similar to those caused by dementia.

Interesting...

Reference: http://www.sinembargo.mx/15-02-2016/1623005

Two years = 50 words

Today, I think about kids again, let's see...

"Typically, a child speak. We want to end this widespread phrase 'and speak'. If a child with two years does not use about 50 words is not that it is vague, it is that something happens. " Says Ana Torrico, secretary of the Association of Speech Therapists of Asturias (ALPA), adding that "the problems of language are like a ball, if they persist, they end up having an impact on other areas of life, such as education and social ".

It is of utmost importance to make a correct diagnosis of these problems. It is the pediatrician who has the obligation to inform parents if there is an abnormality, and then derive the child to early care units, formed by speech therapists. A performance that must be done before they start going to school. This diagnosis is crucial, because the late onset of speech may be due to different factors, and only experts can determine whether it is by an autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) or one language (TEL).

Reference: Gancedo, M. (2016). Torrico: «A los dos años, un niño debería saber 50 palabras». recovered from http://www.elcomercio.es/gijon/201603/06/torrico-anos-nino-deberia-20160306012410-v.html

Children see. Children do.

Raising a child is not easy, you have to be patient and persevering in their education. And when we talk about education we are not referring to the school or academic training, which of course is important, but that parents offer their children in day to day, training them and teaching them in each of the situations they live .Our children acquire correct values ​​will depend not only on its own character, but what they learn in the family. If the child grows up in an environment where you feel loved, respected and protected you learn proper ethical values. Children need someone to guide them, to encourage them and help them in the course of his life. Need to feel supported, valued, dear ... And for that we are parents, we are the best example, your role model in all respects. We must teach by example and use the values ​​we want to learn, not only for them but for ourselves.

This video is a great example that can reflect. Let this example for our children. They need a lot of us in these difficult moments is when we teach them about the values ​​for this result are better citizens and therefore better parents.

Bad Behavior vs. Disability

Where's my mind now? I want to talk about parents, yes, let's begin... 

Let's be honest, most parents of children with disabilities, make the mistake of underestimating the social expectations of their children. Disability does not justify inappropriate behavior, and if we want our children to reach their fullest capabilities and are ready to seize the opportunities of life, we must be realistic, not only have rights, obligations and responsibilities as well as all.

Our most important obligation is to our own children: "Educate them with love and realistic expectations, so they are ready for the world to profit the most of their abilities." (Tardio, 2016)

Many parents justify behavior as a result of disability. True, disability can cause different behaviors, but your reaction as a parent is what determines if the behavior continues or re-routed. If your child learns something positive, or learns that the easiest way is the way to do everything. The education of your child is your responsibility as a parent, your child all it does is put into practice what you have learned.

The base regulating human behavior analysis, says that if a child has the ability to behave improperly to obtain or avoid something, has the same ability to properly behave with proper training, and learn that there are better ways and more appropriate both get what you want or need.

Reference: Tardio, E. (2016) La discapacidad no justifica el mal comportamiento. Recuperado de http://www.elianatardio.com/2016/03/18/discapacidad-comportamiento/?utm_content=buffer006ea&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Toys are important for the development of our children?

Let's see where's my mind today...

One of the great challenges and occupations of parents is to give their children the best opportunities for development. Thus, one of the most controversial aspects of raising a child is the type and amount of toys that should have, especially in these times when the offer is vast and varied. Literally, there is no place we go with children and not find a toy section, from the park, supermarkets, squares and everywhere they appear.

It is common the idea that a toy serves only to entertain, but if we know that more attention can be great tools for knowledge and learning. Of course, this depends on the qualities and possibilities that has the object that our children interact. Reflecting on this aspect is vital because, through the decisions we make on this subject can contribute to a healthy development or saturation that hinder meaningful learning.

From neuropsychology, he states that action is vital to gain knowledge as the brain creates neural networks (synapse) that become learning through interaction, discovery, movement and handling; In this sense there are many toys on the market that hamper these aspects, in fact, the most popular are those that prevent the child be creative, print them imagination and thus generate knowledge. (Farias, 2013)

For example, action figures or toys that have sounds, lights, movement and many colors are very common but they only serve for the child to observe them in performing their multiple exploits, merely press a button to start the action . In these toys no chance of play, interaction or movement.

The same situation occurs with video games, which are highly stimulating and generate anxiety and stress, are unfortunately becoming more common and parents are turning to them in an effort that children are quiet but the resulting consequences are serious, since difficulties concentration, delayed learning and socialization problems.

Another key aspect in the development of the child and takes neuropsychology, is the game as a volunteer and desirable activity, ie, as a source of internal motivation of the child and to be so essential that it is a free play, full possibilities and where necessary to reflect to solve obstacles, this is possible with simple objects and often no cost, like going to the park and let our children to interact with their peers, allowing them to play with boxes, dishes and other items all have at home, drawing, molding clay; these games are set in the understanding that the simpler the toy, the more likely.

Moreover, the amount of toys they have at their disposal is also important, as proposed by Jonh Payne in his book Parenting with simplicity: “El número de juguetes que tu niño tiene a la vista, y que puede usar, deberá reducirse de manera radical”. This is because, the fewer objects to play with, increases the degree of care and the ability for deep play; the fewer toys have experience less disconnection and burden, this can observe when children have many elements of play and only take one after another without stopping at any giving the perception that they need more toys, because those available are not enough, what it leads parents to a circle of endless consumption.


Reference:  Farías, I. (2013) Imporancia de los juguetes para el desarrollo de los niños. Recuperado de http://psic.mx/index.php/conversemos/item/115-importancia-de-los-juguetes-en-el-desarrollo-de-tu-hijo-una-perspectiva-neuropsicologica