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===Hands-on Parenting Wins the Race=== The idea is to custom-fit every aspect of your child’s life to serve his very unique needs. To that end, even a learning app, like MITA, needs your constant involvement. Ricardo plays computerized learning games with his son: <blockquote> “I never use the game as a babysitter. I make sure I am always there. When my son gets stuck, I mute the game and explain the question myself.” </blockquote> Ricardo tried many games before he found the ones he liked. He is always on the lookout for a great game, and he has programmed a few himself. When Ricardo found MITA, it was not available in his native Brazilian Portuguese. He called us and offered to do the translation. That’s how MITA came to Brazil. In the early days of searching for a game app, Ricardo learned that he had to watch the game closely to make sure it works as described. <blockquote> “We were in the potty-training stage. I used games to make him stay on the potty. I found a Portuguese-language game on Google Play, but I realized there was something wrong with it. He was pressing the buttons before he heard the questions. It turned out the questions were not in random order. I was going to fix it myself, but there was no open source code available. I was furious. I dropped all my research in molecular biology and switched to games. I changed the focus of my research, because I saw the power of games.” </blockquote> Not ready to write your own games? No problem. Look for ways to adapt the games already on the market to your child’s needs. This is Amber’s key to success with MITA: <blockquote> “I’ve learned more over the years about how to optimize the program for my children which I think is an amazing option for caregivers! You can choose everything from which program to work on to how many of each puzzle should be given, as well as adjusting the difficulty yourself. This helps you as a caregiver to target the skills you are working on and is invaluable.” </blockquote> As you see, these parents have used vastly different means to help their children succeed. If they agree on one thing, it is, perhaps, this. Don’t leave your child to his own devices. Don’t let him hide inside his world. Take your time to make contact and build a supportive relationship with your child. Don’t leave him at the mercy of a video—or even a learning app. Work and play with your child. Join him at his favorite games and teach him new ones. His brain has a lot to overcome, but with your patience, diligence, and creative touch, nothing is out of reach.
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