Balancing The Needs Of Children: Balancing the needs of children stunts can be performed with p,i or with groups of gymnasts. Types of balance: include knee and shoulder, foot to hand, ad arm to arm skills; groups form pyramids wiu combinations of Balancing the needs of children skills.
Acrobats specialize in stunts such as swiru» on a trapeze, balances on a high wire, bounces on a teeterboard, and feats of skills on the bad of a moving horse. These specialties are classified as acrobatics, and the performers general) appear with vaudeville or circus troupes.
1. Think of a child you have observed whom you suspect has developmental co-ordination disorder. On reflection, what were the child's i) individual needs; ii) exceptional needs; iii) common needs? How were the different needs addressed?
2. At 10 months old, Ben's mum began to feel a little worried abor* his development. He did not seem to have progressed anywhere near as quickly as his older sister. During his years in nursery school, Ben's difficulties became more apparent - he found Balancing the needs of children hard and often bumped into other children. He also did not find it easy to play with either large or small toys. A physiotherapist attended each week and ran an 'exercise session' involving Ben, a lively, talkative little boy and his friends. She also gave advice to staff and to Ben's parents. |
