All are unique

ALL ARE UNIQUE!

At work and in the community, the self-esteem, performance and job satisfaction of employees with disabilities are profoundly impacted by the attitudes of co-workers and peers. Negative attitudes in the workplace or in social circles are often the greatest barriers to inclusion and career advancement for people with disabilities. The human spirit is one of ability, perseverance and courage that no disability can steal away. One of our favourite ways to ignite this passion and jumpstart a happier and healthier lifestyle is by reading some amazing and motivating quotes from outstanding individuals. Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.

Here are few ways, where you can motivate this unique child.

Fan following

Let your child know you believe in him/her fully and without condition. Show your commitment often with both actions and words. Your child might feel like the world only sees in them the disadvantage they have been dealt. He or she should never feel the same from his own parents. You are his number 1 fan.

2. The Courage

“It takes a village to raise a child.” This is especially true in the case of a child with a disability. Raising children is very stressful and even more so in this case. A parent can easily succumb to the pressure. That can lead to anger and even abuse. Enlist the help of close friends and family. Others taking a vested interest in your child will benefit both of you. Seek outside sources such as your place of worship or civic organizations. Many offer help in this area.

3. Strengths are your strongness
With every disability also comes an advantage. Usually what is lost is made up with a significant increase in another area. A person without sight might have a highly developed ability to hear. An autistic person might be a genius in complex problem solving. People without hands learn to use their feet in the same manner. Nature provides a way to succeed. Encourage the front person not to see themselves in a negative light. Instead, focus on the positive and special abilities that have been provided to them.

4. Include the person

Find special ways to always include the person in normal family activities. Perhaps he/she is paralyzed from the neck down. He will not be helping you slice carrots. He or she can, however, read the recipe out loud to you as you cook. Teach the person to participate and to feel needed. Every person wants to feel useful.

5.  All children are god’s favourite

God loves all children. Your child should certainly know this. Faith creates great miracles. Give them comfort in the knowledge that it will not always be this way for them. Life on earth is short and quite often painful. But eternity promises glorious abundance and joy. Greater days lie ahead. Pray together daily.

6. Let them go around

No child should be locked away from society and sheltered in the name of protection. Help your child win friends and acceptance. Encourage them to participate in extra-curricular activities at school. Practice frequently played games with them at home so they become skilled at them. Role-play things like meeting a new person or public speaking. Help them build a social and emotional support.

7. She/he is a normal child

Mostly, just be yourself. Your child does not wish for you to have her disability. She just wants to be treated the same as anyone else. Laugh with her. Cry with her. Look at her with respect and make her feel needed. She’s a person…the same as you.

Always remember, disabled people also have a heart which breaks if something wrong has been said. Physical scars can vanish off, but the words said to them especially if the words are harsh, those words can never fade from their mind. It will demotivate them, its our duty to make them feel worth.

Disability is a matter of perception, if you can do just one thing well, then you are needed by someone.