According to Erikson’s Social Developmental Model, children are likely to be in an awkward stage between the ages of two and three, as they struggle to find their own independence, while still relying on the attachments they have with their parents and care providers. Just for Kids strives to help individuals through this transition by facilitating opportunities for them to develop skill sets that should allow them to perform age-appropriate tasks without the aid of others, while also helping them to learn important safety rules that stick with people for life! This stage of development primarily revolves around learning social rituals, or the different schemas for how individuals interact with others, and the behaviors that are expected of them. We focus on helping students develop these necessary skills to find success as they become part of their community!
Clients can expect our staff to provide assistance with:
Alphabet (ABCs!), colors, shapes, & numbers
Identification, sounds, use, associations and more!
Gentle Touching
Space management (arm’s length)
“Soft hands”
Zero tolerance for “rough-housing”
Risk Management
Children and adults are continually faced with risks in every walk of life. We teach what it means to “stop, assess, decide, and act” (SADA) accordingly when facing adversity!
Full and Complex Sentence Structures
Approximations are encouraged but ultimately children learn through continual reinforcement and shaping how to build sentences that are grammatically accurate.
Associative Learning
This is the groundwork for forming strong connections and neuron creation in developing brains! Children are encouraged to draw as many associations between the current curriculum and experiences they’ve had in their lives to solidify the content. During this process, students share their associations with their peers to help them draw a greater understanding of the presented material.
Social Rituals/Schemas
The “Do’s and Dont’s” of Social Behaviors