The director of the Department of Welfare and Rehabilitation of People of Determination in the Ministry of Community Development, Wafa Hamad bin Suleiman, confirmed that the period of domestic isolation that was applied to combat the spread of the "Covid-19" virus, had positive results in the field of education and training of children of determination, the most notable of which was the marked improvement in the method Their parents interacted and responded to the instructions of therapists supervising the follow-up of their children's rehabilitation plans, which led to an increase in their ability to train their children according to the plans required to empower children scientifically and socially.

Bin Sulaiman told «Emirates Today» that the isolation period contributed to raising the level of acceptance and awareness of the parents of the importance of their role in implementing treatment and rehabilitation plans for their children, adding that the isolation period provided ample time for parents to communicate with their children, especially those with determination.

Bin Sulaiman pointed out that the Ministry issued a guide for parents and family members for home education during the period of home isolation as a reference for the methods and methods of education inside the home, with the aim of providing parents with the most important skills that can be taught to those with determination at home, and to simplify education at home through clear and specific steps.

She revealed the success of specialists in persuading parents to use the spaces and tools in the home environment in training children of determination, and practicing physical therapy sessions through daily activities, with the aim of intensifying these sessions and converting them to a part of the child's daily life, and not limiting it to being in a specific location and time and for a period Specific time.

Bin Sulaiman explained that the home environment can be harnessed to strengthen motor skills and strengthen muscles, such as using stairs inside the house as a tool in strengthening leg muscles by going up and down or using a collection basket as a goal to drive the direction, and strengthening the hand muscles by throwing balls remotely inside the basket.

Important skills

The Home Education Guide for People of Determination, issued by the Ministry of Community Development, to support distance learning programs, includes axes of a number of important skills that parents must work on in developing children of determination, including attention development skills, regularity education, cognitive skills, and motor skills Big and small, skills for developing sensory aspects, behavioral skills, social skills, self-management and good behavior skills.

The isolation period contributed to raising the level of parents' awareness of the importance of their role in implementing the rehabilitation plans for their children.

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