Explain The Four C's Of Physical Disabilities

Children with physical disabilities need to be involved just as any other person would be. There are many different ways of how a child can be physically disabled. There are things such as altered muscle tone, paralysis, sensory disturbance, unable to use a limb, unsteady gait, and poor gross motor, fine motor, and oral motor skills (Meeting the needs of students with disabilities). Children will come across other students with special needs and wonder what is wrong. They will wonder why someone cannot walk and is in a wheelchair, or why someone limps when they walk, but it is not only subject to those two. It is most helpful if parents talk about this with their children. Talking about this with a child helps them to be more understanding about such a sensitive
Some options would be sitting down and talking about it, reading books about children with special needs, or even volunteering. All three of those are great ways to introduce children to special needs, both physical and mental. There are different ways to go about explaining disabilities to children depending on the child’s age. The four C’s are important to keep in mind. They are compassion, communication, competence, and comprehension (How to explain disability to a child). When explaining such a concept to a child you need to keep in mind how mature they are and how well they will

understand what you are saying. In the article “How to explain disability to a child” it states that for a 2-4 year old something along the following lines should be said. There are a lot of children who are born with all the things they need, sadly there are some children who are born without the things they need. They can be born missing things like arms, legs, or fingers. That is why they need help sometimes from things like wheelchairs or crutches to move around. When you talk to a child in a wheelchair or with crutches talk to them just like how you would talk to anyone else.