The Activity Kit for Babies and Toddlers at Risk: How to Use Everyday Routines to Build Social and Communication Skills

by Deborah Fein, Molly Helt, Lynn Brennan

Suspecting that your baby or toddler may have autism spectrum disorder or another developmental delay can be scary and overwhelming. But there is a lot you can do to help, even while waiting for an evaluation or early intervention. With the right tools, everyday tasks can be terrific opportunities for building critical social and communication skills. Start at the kitchen table, bathtub, or shopping cart! In this easy-to-navigate guide, leading experts present more than 100 games and activities designed to support development in children from birth to age 3. Your child's daily routines are transformed into learning opportunities that promote crucial abilities, like how to imitate others or use simple hand gestures to convey wants and needs. As a parent, you are the most important person in your child's life. Now you can be the best teacher, too. 

Genres: Parenting

240 pages, Hardcover

First published November 27, 2015

Reviews

[Amanda Barrett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very insightful. I don't like the title but it was recommended by someone at the son's school and everyone with a child on the spectrum should read this book.

I have highlighted heaps of it to refer back to also.

[زينب · Rating 4 out of 5]

Found this one in the library (my baby is not "at risk") but I was interested in the activities part in the title as I wanted to get ideas for activities to do. It is definitely helpful for all types of babies and has activities and games for different ages.

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the book, it was really helpful for me as a parent and for our baby, needless to say that we saw the results rigth away