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Routines For School: How To Help a Reluctant & Anxious Child Thrive in Daily Routines and Reading.
The article will talk about the best routines for school that will work for any child, especially for a child with selective mutism. You will find an example of a daily schedule free printable for your child. Routines for School: Daily Schedule Routine. Every young learner thrives in predictable routines for school and regular procedures. It is especially true for a child with selective mutism. Predictability in routines for school reduces the unknown – the cause of anxiety for a child with selective mutism. Therefore, planned and familiar schedules and expectations can help the child with selective mutism function comfortably and more efficiently in school and at home. While routines…
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Selective Mutism: How to Beat Crisis, Screaming, Fear.
Where do I start to share the story of selective mutism with you and how it has framed the past three years of our lives? Since my daughter was diagnosed with selective mutism at the age of 4, I’ve been a curious fighter, a mom-protector with the purpose to share my struggles and the knowledge about selective mutism with other families. There is power in knowing your enemy, or this is at least how I felt about selective mutism when the search for answers started in 2018. My initial enthusiasm to know-it-all would lead me to various selective mutism Facebook groups where I hoped to find the “remedy” and, maybe,…
