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How to Prepare Your Child to be A Self Advocate

How to Prepare Your Child to be A Self Advocate. Would You Consider this Child be a Successful??. Went away to college Graduated with a BA in four years Got a good p aying j ob r ight a fter g raduating Director of Community Health Care Programs Very a ctive in their community

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How to Prepare Your Child to be A Self Advocate

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  1. How to Prepare Your Child to beA Self Advocate

  2. Would You Consider this Child be a Successful?? • Went away to college • Graduated with a BA in four years • Got a good paying job right after graduating • Director of Community Health Care Programs • Very active in their community • Received a Master Degree

  3. My Story • Leap of Faith for me & myparents • My Parents knew what I was capable of • Trail / Errors

  4. Self Advocacy A Self Advocate is an individual who has the ability to effectively express his or her own interests, desires, needs and rights.

  5. Benefits of Self Advocacy • Speak for themselves • Express what the child wants or does want for their future • Builds the child self esteem • Parents can use to measure how capable their child is at making their own decision

  6. How to Build Self Advocacy Skills • Take more respondsibility for their day to day activities • Have chores • Take Care of themselves • Make their own lunch • Do their own laundry • Belong to a school or community group – i.e. Scouts, Boys & Girls Club • Volunteer Activities • Leadership Activities

  7. How to Build Self Advocacy Skills • Communication Skills • Decision Making Skills • Take Reasonable Risks • Understand their Disabilities

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