Child
Development Programme
Case
Study
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Alfie Farr, aged 3 years old
When
Alfie started nursery school, his mother was worried
that with all the media surrounding children,
especially boys, failing at school, she wanted to
ensure that she helped him to prepare as much as
possible.
She
was relieved to hear about the Child Development
Programme, as it would help give her the tools she
needed. She was impressed by the almost immediate
response in Alfie and improvement in his behaviour
from playing together with the programme for just 15
minutes each day. |
Alfie has always been a confident, outgoing
and happy child who enjoys being with other children and
adults, however, his mother was concerned that this may result
in his being disruptive in school, as actually having him sit
down and engage in a task was quite difficult, as it is for
most boys of his age.
 Once
they started using the Child Development Programme his mother
noticed an almost immediate change in his behaviour. When he
used other games he would soon get bored, but she found he
enjoyed the programme and would remain engaged because of the
interaction with her and the way that it challenged him to
think for himself.
“For the past year I
have noticed how he loses interest in his toys within minutes,
which makes it hard for me to get on household tasks and also
it seems to cause him to get quite hyperactive and demand
attention. Whereas with the programme we can work together,
but also, I can set him some shapes to copy and he will
happily spend around an hour playing by himself, which is
fantastic at his age. It has also had a positive effect on his
confidence levels as he is proud to accomplish the tasks I set
him.”
Since using the programme
she has noticed that his language and communication skills
have significantly developed. As an always chatty child, he
will now quite happily speak to relatives on the phone and
have a proper conversation, being able to describe his day and
also ask them questions too, which for a child of only 3 years
old shows advanced language skills. This has been helped by
Alfie using the toys in the pack to tell stories, as rather
than telling a child a story, it is much more beneficial to
let them use their imagination and learn to think of and use
descriptive words.
“From
seeing other children of Alfie’s age, I can really now see
the difference the programme. I’ve been able to assess his
skill levels and by using the DVD and manual set him tasks
which get increasingly difficult, it’s amazing to watch him
progress before my eyes. I truly believe that it is the most
valuable gift I have given him, second only to bringing him
into this world!”
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