Empower yusɛf fɔ gɛt pikin we gɛt spɛshal nid: Lɛ wi tɔk bɔt Parent Empowerment

Yu gɛt pikin na os we gɛt spɛshal nid, dat na, gɛt sɔm kayn prɔblɛm wit in bɔdi, maynd ɔ lan? Na yu nɔmɔ no aw i nɔ izi fɔ mɛn da kayn pikin de, ɛn aw i kin tranga fɔ waka wit lɔv. Sɔntɛnde we yu go to dɔktɔ, we yu go skul, we yu de fes sosayti, yu kin fil se yu nɔ ebul fɔ du natin, yu nɔ no wetin fɔ du ɔ wetin fɔ tɔk. Na dat mek wi de tɔk bɔt dis impɔtant tɔpik tide fɔ mek yu strɔng, fɔ mek yu strɔng mɔ ɛn mɔ.

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, wetin na Parent Empowerment?

Pan ɔl we dis kin tan lɛk big wɔd, di minin biɛn am rili simpul. Mama ɛn papa fɔ gi pawa na fɔ ɛp mama ɔ papa ɔ pɔsin we de kia fɔ pikin we gɛt spɛshal nid fɔ gɛt kɔnfidɛns, no, ɛn skil dɛn we dɛn nid fɔ kia fɔ dɛn pikin, fɔ advatayz dɛn pikin, ɛn fɔ disayd fɔ du sɔntin we dɛn no bɔt dɛn pikin.

Imajin se yu na di kapten fɔ wan ship. Yu pikin na di ship. Dɔktɔ, ticha, tritmɛnt, ɛn ɔda pipul dɛn na di kru we de ɛp yu pan dis joyn. Bɔt di kapten, we no gud gud wan usay fɔ tek di ship ɛn wetin na di bɛst rod, na yu. We yu strɔng, yu kin aks fɔ sɔpɔt fɔ ɔl dɛn pipul ya ɛn sef ɛn sakrifays na di ship fɔ yu pikin in layf.

Wan ɔda impɔtant kɔnsɛpt we wi de tɔk bɔt ya na "family-centered care." Dat min se wi de pe atɛnshɔn pan di wan ol famili, nɔto jɔs di pikin. Na bikɔs prɔblɛm ɛn gladi-at de we di wan ol famili kin gɛt togɛda pan dis waka. Sɔm pan di men gol dɛn fɔ dis we fɔ du tin na:

• Fɔ ɛp yu fɔ gɛt kɔnekshɔn wit ɔda famili dɛn we gɛt di sem ɛkspiriɛns lɛk yu yon.
• Fɔ mek dɔktɔ dɛn, ticha dɛn, ɛn mama ɛn papa dɛn wok togɛda fayn fayn wan.
• Fɔ disayd fɔ du tin we gɛt fɔ du wit di pikin in divɛlɔpmɛnt, fɔ gi yu kɔntrol ɛn trɔst as pɔsin we de kia fɔ di pikin.
• Fɔ ɛp yu fɔ ɔndastand mɔ bɔt wetin yu pikin ebul fɔ du.

Wetin na di bɛnifit dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt we i strɔng as mama ɔ papa?

We yu bi mama ɔ papa we strɔng, we ful-ɔp wit no ɛn kɔnfidɛns, i nɔ go jɔs bɛnifit yu pikin, bɔt yu, di ɔda pipul dɛn na di famili, dɔktɔ dɛn, ɛn ticha dɛn bak. Lɛ wi si wetin na dɛn bɛnifit dɛn de.

Okay, so aw a go strɔng as mama ɔ papa?

Dis nɔto sɔntin we kin apin wan nɛt. Na sɔntin we nid fɔ bil smɔl smɔl, wit tray. Na sɔm simpul tin dɛn we yu kin du fɔ bigin.

1. Arm yusɛf wit no

Di tin we wi nɔ no na di tin we wi kin fred pas ɔl, so lan bɔku tin bɔt yu pikin in kɔndishɔn.

• Aks di dɔktɔ: Di nɛks tɛm we yu go si yu dɔktɔ, rayt yu kwɛstyɔn dɛn pan pepa. Nɔ frayd fɔ aks kwɛstyɔn lɛk, "Wetin na di nem fɔ dis sik?", "Wetin dis kin du to di pikin?", "Aw a go ɛp mi pikin na os?"
• Rid sɔs we yu kin abop pan: Nɔ biliv ɔl wetin yu fɛn na di intanɛt. Rid wɛbsayt ɛn buk dɛn we dɛn dɔn chɛk wit dɔktɔ dɛn.

2. Tɔk opin wan ɛn ɔnɛs wan

Yu sabi di pikin pas ɔlman, so di tin dɛn we yu de si rili valyu.

• Tɔk to ticha dɛn:Tel di ticha dem na skul tin lek, "Ticha, mi pikin rili laik foh kala na os" o "Mi gyal pikin de fred likli foh nois ples." Dɔn dɛn kin trit di pikin di rayt we na klas.
• Tɛl di dɔktɔ: If yu notis se yu pikin de biev chenj afta yu dɔn gi am mɛrɛsin, ɔ if i bigin fɔ du nyu tin, tɛl di dɔktɔ ɔl dat.

3. Rɛspɛkt di we aw yu de tink ɛn di we aw yu de fil.

Ivin if pɔrsin wae sabi du yu wok gi advays, sɔmtɛm yu gut filin kin rayt.

• Imajin se dɔktɔ de tɛl yu aw fɔ trit yu pikin, bɔt yu nɔ tink se i fayn fɔ yu pikin. Tɔk wit am opin wan bɔt di tin dɛn we yu de fred ɔ di tin dɛn we yu de dawt. "Dɔkta, a de wɔri smɔl bɔt dis, wi nɔ go tink bɔt ɔda opshɔn?" Yu opinion bak gɛt valyu.

4. Aks fo helep, no bi yu wan!

Dis na di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl. Nɔ tray fɔ go na dis waka yu wan.

• Gɛt ɛp frɔm yu famili: Aks fɔ ɛp frɔm yu man, wɛf, mama, papa, brɔda ɛn sista dɛn. Ilɛksɛf na fɔ aks fɔ wach di pikin fɔ sɔm tɛm ɔ fɔ gɛt pɔsin fɔ tɔk to bɔt sɔntin we de na yu maynd, i kin rili mek yu gɛt trɛnk.
• Fɛn mama ɔ papa dɛn we gɛt di sem maynd: Na yu pikin in klinik, na skul, ɔ na kɔmyuniti sɛnta, fɛn ɔda mama ɔ papa we gɛt pikin we gɛt spɛshal nid lɛk yu. Tɔk bɔt yu ɛkspiriɛns dɛn. I kin bi big rilif fɔ no se "nɔto mi wan de go tru dis."

Lɛ wi no bak di we aw dɛn de du tin na wi kɔntri.

Kɔntri dɛm lɛk Amɛrika gɛt spɛshal lɔ dɛm we de protɛkt di edyukeshɔn rayt dɛm fɔ pikin dɛm we gɛt spɛshal nid (di `Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - IDEA`). Dɛn lɔ ya kin rili involv mama ɛn papa dɛn fɔ disayd fɔ du sɔntin. Pan ɔl we no lɔ nɔ de we tan lɛk dis na Sri Lanka, no di tin dɛn we yu kin du ɛn di rayt dɛn we yu gɛt insay di sistɛm na wi kɔntri.

• Rayt fɔ Edukeshɔn: Ɛni pikin na Sri Lanka gɛt rayt fɔ lan buk. Yu pikin gɛt di sem rayt.
• Speshal Edukeshɔn Yunit dɛn: Bɔku gɔvmɛnt skul dɛn naw gɛt spɛshal ɛdyukeshɔn yunit dɛn. Yu kin no mɔ bɔt dis frɔm yu lokal ɛdyukeshɔn ɔfis.
• Tɔk to di skul: Tɔk to di skul prinsipal ɛn di klas ticha we gɛt fɔ du wit am ɛn ɛksplen wetin yu pikin nid. If nid de, sɛn lɛta frɔm dɔktɔ we de tɔk bɔt di pikin in kɔndishɔn. Dis go mek am izi fɔ di pikin fɔ gɛt di spɛshal kia we dɛn nid.

Mɛmba se, di mɔ yu de advatayz fɔ yu pikin, na di mɔ yu ɛn yu pikin go gɛt sɔpɔt frɔm di sistɛm.