11. Leisure Education is an assistive tool to
enable the individual to :
1) gain a broader understanding of where, why, how, and
with whom he can pursue his leisure interests and experiences and
2) unlearn non-adaptive and learn more functional
responses, i.e. to develop different modes of leisure behavior which
will enable the individual to adapt to the environment to meet his free
time needs.
Values derived from Recreation:
1. Mental Health
2. Physical Health and Growth
3. Emotional Stability
4. Social Fitness
5. Psychological Awareness
12. Everyone needs to plan and best utilize daily
free time for recreation. If leisure time is used
correctly and to the fullest, it will:
- Recreate the body, mind, and spirit
through and through
- Bring forth renewed vigor, spirit,
and
creative effort
Why is it important for a student to enjoy positive
leisure or recreational activities daily?
13. a. Recreational activities gives you opportunity to
be creative, to express your basic needs, and to be
your real self.
b. All work and no play makes a person not only
dull but a sick, unbalanced, and unhappy
individual according to medical authorities.
c. Students who correctly balance work and play are
more productive and tend to be in better physical,
mental, social, and emotional health.
d. Students who are disciplined, well-organized, and
have life goals well in mind will have better
chances of being successful.
e. These will help them build a lifelong habit.
4) That is why people thinks Ritalin does not work in adults, i,e it does not have a paradoxical effect in adults. NOT TRUE.
Genetic disorder except in some very rare cases of Von Economo’s encephalitis.
The disorder starts at birth and frequently in utero. These children move and kick a lot while in utero. Because of that, complications at birth are not uncommon, cords around the neck, wrong presentation etc
Some. if untreated beyond evolving to Oppositional Defiant Disorders and later Conduct Disorders find their way to jail where they are highly represented and generally untreated.
Sometimes is very clear since birth. In those cases these babies are colicky, irritable, have crying spells, sleep problems, are difficult to comfort etc.
The degree to which each one of the components of the syndrome manifest itself is very variable as is the proportions in which they combine themselves i e some are only distractable while others more hyper than distractable etc.
Short attention span except for computers, Nintendo type of games, etc. If he can pay attention to computer games why not at school?