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Learning Disabilities Articles for Help with Kids by Susan Kramer

Contents

1. What Is Dysgraphia? 2. Dyslexia Information and Help 3. Oppositional Defiant Disorder - Symptoms 4. Oppositional Defiant Disorder - Explained 5. Oppositional Defiant Disorder - Managing Anger 6. What Is Childhood Disintegrative Disorder  - CDD? 7. Hyperlexia Information 8. Asperger's Disorder Information 9. TSC and Learning Disabilities 10. Living Harmoniously with Learning Disabilities 11. Cooperation and Learning Disabilities 12. Overcoming Stress 13. Dividing Time Between Your Kids 14. Helping Kids with Challenges Make Friends 15. Learning Difficulties or Disabilities? 16. Making Transitions and Learning Disabilities 17. Helping Kids Find New Solutions 18. Back to School Dress When Challenged 19. Showing Courage and Learning Disabilities 20. Teach Kids to Stay Close to Home 21. Feeling Fear and Learning Disabilities 22. Kids Learn Trustworthiness 23. Multitasking Ideas

24. Laziness or Learning Disabilities? 25. Helping Kids Reach Their Goals 26. Family Roundtable Discussions with Kids 27. Materialism Issues 28. Illness or Accident Leading to a Challenge 29. Vocational or Academics for Challenged Teens? 30. Expectations and Relating 31. Nurturing Kids of All Abilities 32. Our Roles in the Eyes of Society 33. Developing Self-Esteem 34. Changing Goals and Learning Disabilities 35. Shopping Trips Can Be Educational 36. Achievement with Learning Disabilities 37. Resolving Conflicts and Learning Disabilities 38. Teaching Kids Order and Organization 39. Family Life with Learning Disabilities 40. Backyard Motor Skills Games 41. Truancy and Learning Disabilities 42. Kids Learn About Playing Fairly 43. Looking for Equitable Resolves 44. Aerobic Activities for Stress Relief in School 45. Acceptance, Abundance and Learning Disabilities 46. Kids Learn About Sharing

18. Back to School Dress When Challenged

All kids, including those who are challenged with learning disabilities need to feel good about themselves, and this includes how they are dressed.

Back to school time is an opportunity to update your kid's wardrobe for school. They may be going into a new class and most kids would like to look their best in clothes that are clean, free of tears, and fit properly.

Consider that kids do have some really active play at school in physical education activities and playground time, especially. For both boys and girls shorts or pants work best depending on the climate: pants allow freedom of movement.

For girls, wearing tights under a skirt, dress or tunic offers the same freedom of movement, preserving personal modesty while tumbling or hanging upside down from the jungle gym.

The sturdiest jeans I found were those featuring double knees. This was accomplished with a large iron on patch "welded" inside the front of the pants at the knees. It really did prolong the life of the pants.

To replicate this, turn a pair of jeans inside out and iron on, then outline sew the patches made for knee repairs in jeans. That's what I did. Then you save the life of the pants without much extra cost.

The easiest pants for all kids to get on and off with the least hassle are those with at least part of the waistband made in elastic, for example, the kinds that have an elastic waistband around the back half of the waist.

Okay, now that we've talked about pull on pants or tights let's discuss shirts, sweaters, sweatshirts, coats.

Pull-on tee shirts are fine for most students, because it is unlikely they would be taking them off during the day. So, for those kids needing help getting dressed for the day there will be an adult or older helper there to assist.

But it might be best to consider short sleeve or long sleeve shirts with Velcro™ or snap closures. Buttons and zippers are much more difficult to close. Many coats now have Velcro™ closures, also. (Even my husband's winter coat has these closures over the inner zipper.)

And don't forget caps that have the sticky closures under the chin, and moving down to the other end of the body to finish dressing the kids for school, include sturdy athletic-type shoes with yes, the sticky closures!

Important note: If your child has a hooded sweatshirt, jacket or sweatpants with a drawstring pull it out - for safety reasons they're illegal now in the USA.

Article by Susan Kramer

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