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How To Include Children with Special Needs at Your Gymnastics Center, Part 2
In Part 1, we looked at 3 principles that are important for your gymnastics center instructors to apply when working with children who have special needs: Interact with the Child Observe the Child Put Safety (& Comfort) First Now we’ll look at several more principles that build on those original 3. Principle 4: Be Flexible … Continue about How To Include Children with Special Needs at Your Gymnastics Center, Part 2
How To Include Children with Special Needs at Your Gymnastics Center, Part 1
As modern medicine and societal norms continue to develop, your gymnastics center will be more and more likely to engage with children who have special needs. No matter how highly trained your gymnastics instructors may be in their area of expertise, no amount of skill will be able to compensate for a basic working knowledge of how to work with … Continue about How To Include Children with Special Needs at Your Gymnastics Center, Part 1
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